Celebrini tops Central Scouting's midseason rankings
Macklin Celebrini unsurprisingly sits No. 1 among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting's midseason rankings.
Celebrini, the projected first overall pick in June's NHL Draft, is fresh off representing Canada at the world juniors. The Boston University standout collected four goals and four assists over five games despite his country's fifth-place finish.
In his freshman season with the Terriers, Celebrini has been dominant from a point production standpoint. The 17-year-old - who'll turn 18 about two weeks before the June draft - has 11 goals and 16 assists across 16 NCAA contests.
Here are the top 10 North American skaters:
| Rank | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macklin Celebrini | C | ๐จ๐ฆ | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 2 | Artyom Levshunov | D | ๐ง๐พ | Michigan State (NCAA) |
| 3 | Cayden Lindstrom | C | ๐จ๐ฆ | Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| 4 | Zeev Buium | D | ๐บ๐ธ | Denver (NCAA) |
| 5 | Trevor Connelly | LW | ๐บ๐ธ | Tri-City (USHL) |
| 6 | Carter Yakemchuk | D | ๐จ๐ฆ | Calgary (WHL) |
| 7 | Sam Dickinson | D | ๐จ๐ฆ | London (OHL) |
| 8 | Cole Eiserman | LW | ๐บ๐ธ | USA U18 (NTDP) |
| 9 | Berkly Catton | C | ๐จ๐ฆ | Spokane (WHL) |
| 10 | Zayne Parekh | D | ๐จ๐ฆ | Saginaw (OHL) |
Konsta Helenius leads the way among European skaters. The 17-year-old - who turns 18 in May - has notched eight goals and 12 assists in 29 games with Jukurit in Finland's Liiga this season. He has the most points by an under-19 player in the league in 2023-24 and the second-most by a teenager.
Here are the top 10 European skaters:
| Rank | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konsta Helenius | C | ๐ซ๐ฎ | Jukurit (Liiga) |
| 2 | Anton Silayev | D | ๐ท๐บ | Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) |
| 3 | Ivan Demidov | RW | ๐ท๐บ | SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL/Jr.) |
| 4 | Adam Jiricek | D | ๐จ๐ฟ | Plzen (Extraliga) |
| 5 | Emil Hemming | RW | ๐ซ๐ฎ | TPS (Liiga) |
| 6 | Michael Brandsegg-Nygard | RW | ๐ณ๐ด | Mora (Allsvenskan) |
| 7 | Aron Kiviharju | D | ๐ซ๐ฎ | HIFK (Liiga) |
| 8 | Matvei Shuravin | D | ๐ท๐บ | CSKA (KHL/Jr.) |
| 9 | Igor Chernyshov | LW | ๐ท๐บ | Dynamo Moscow (KHL) |
| 10 | Lucas Pettersson | C | ๐ธ๐ช | Modo (SHL/Jr.) |
Carter George of the OHL's Owen Sound Attack is the top-ranked North American goaltender, and Kim Saarinen of HPK's junior squad in Finland tops the list of international netminders.
The NHL Draft is scheduled for June 28 and 29 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.