The San Jose Sharks, in a period of transition and currently without a head coach, won the NHL draft lottery on Tuesday night, following a regular season in which they posted just 19 wins and 47 points, good for last in the entire league.
The San Jose Sharks are awarded the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft, setting up the team to draft standout Macklin Celebrini. won the draft lottery on Tuesday and earned the right to have the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft for the first time in franchise history.
Celebrini is from North Vancouver, British Columbia, but has previous ties to the Bay Area as he spent a season playing for the Sharks' junior team. His father, Rick Celebrini, is currently vice president of player health and performance for the NBA's Golden State Warriors.It marked the first time since the 2010 draft lottery that the order of selection went unchanged. The NHL's newest market, Utah, stayed put at No. 6.
The lottery results also led to the Sharks securing a second first-round pick, No. 14 overall and held by Pittsburgh. San Jose acquired the selection in a trade that sent Karlsson to the Penguins, who had the right to retain the selection only if it landed in the top 10 of the draft order. Listed at 6-feet and 190 pounds, he has the opportunity to become just the fourth NCAA player -- and second forward -- to be selected first overall, and first since Michigan defensemanwent No. 1 to Buffalo in 2021. The only other college forward drafted first was Michigan State's Joe Murphy by Detroit in 1986.
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