The San Jose Sharks won the NHL Draft Lottery on Tuesday, and general manager Mike Grier did not shy away from who the team will be selecting with the first pick.
The San Jose Sharks will make the first overall pick over the summer, and it’s not much of a secret who they’ll take.
The Sharks owned the highest odds to acquire the first pick after their 19-54-9 season. In fact, the lottery went chalk from one to 16.
San Jose now owns the rights to top prospect Macklin Celebrini.
The 17-year-old is currently at Boston University, but that figures to not last much longer. His Terriers made the Frozen Four but lost to the eventual champions in the University of Denver in the national semifinals.
Celebrini already has a college season under his belt and World Juniors action before the age of 18; he’s eligible to play in the latter tournament two more times.
