Sharks Coach: Macklin Calebrini Expected To \'Drive Our Team\'
Macklin Celebrini is a month away from the start of his first NHL training camp and coach Ryan Warsofsky already views him as a potential leader for the San Jose Sharks this season.
Warsofsky, who was promoted from assistant to replace David Quinn as coach on June 13, has been impressed by Celebrini’s determination in their conversations since San Jose selected the 18-year-old forward with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
“He’s so driven,” Warsofsky said at the 2024-25 South Carolina Stingrays Fan Fest at North Charleston Coliseum on Saturday. “I think at times we’re going to have to reel him back just because he wants to go, go, go, but he’s a super competitive, self-driven young person, which you don’t see a lot this day and age. That’s what impressed me the most.
“He’s going to be a guy that won’t wear a letter (this season), but he’s going to drive our team just the way he carries himself at such a young age.”
Via NHL.com