Team Canada exec talks Macklin Celebrini as final Olympic roster decisions loom
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SAN JOSE — Sharks center Macklin Celebrini was the youngest of the 42 men’s players invited to take part in Hockey Canada’s National Teams Orientation Camp in Calgary this summer, the first step for most toward gaining a precious spot on the country’s star-studded Olympic roster. Four months later, after a historic start to the season, Celebrini’s place on what’s sure to be a stacked Canadian team appears all but assured. Entering the Sharks’ game against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, Celebrini, 19, is third in the NHL in scoring with 57 points in 38 games. He’s either scored or assisted on roughly half of the Sharks’ goals this season and has arguably been the biggest reason why the...