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The Sharks make 20-year-old Macklin Celebrini youngest captain in team history

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Dubow, J. (2026, September 25). The Sharks make 20-year-old Macklin Celebrini youngest captain in team history. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/the-sharks-make-20-year-old-macklin-celebrini-the-youngest-captain-in-team-history/article_e6f8352b-b1a7-582a-8239-146d5255222c.html

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Macklin Celebrini, a 20-year-old player from North Vancouver, B.C., was named captain of the San Jose Sharks on Friday, making him the youngest team captain in NHL history. He takes over after Logan Couture’s retirement due to injury and becomes the franchise's fifth-most prolific scorer as a teenager with 178 career points and 70 goals before turning 20. Celebrini signed a five-year, $94-million contract this summer and led Canada to a silver medal at the Olympics earlier this year.

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The San Jose Sharks appointed Macklin Celebrini, aged 20, as their new captain on Friday, making him the youngest player ever to hold this position in team history. Celebrini takes over from Logan Couture, who held the role until a career-ending injury forced his retirement. The youngster had been one of five rotating alternate captains last season but is now set as the full-time leader.

Born in North Vancouver, B.C., Celebrini was drafted first overall by San Jose in 2024 and has quickly established himself as one of hockey's top players. He shattered Joe Thornton’s franchise record for points by a teenager with 115 last season, just behind Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby for the most in NHL history before turning 20. Celebrini also boasts 70 career goals, ranking seventh among all players before reaching their 20th birthday.

With this appointment, Celebrini becomes not only the youngest captain in Sharks history but also the youngest current captain across the entire NHL, edging out Chicago’s Connor Bedard who was named at age 21 earlier this month.

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Calif. North Vancouver SAN JOSE Sharks the San Jose Sharks

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Celebrini PERSON · 7× SAN JOSE GPE · 3× Sharks ORG · 3× B.C. GPE · 1× Calif. GPE · 1× Couture PERSON · 1× Logan Couture PERSON · 1× Macklin Celebrini PERSON · 1× North Vancouver GPE · 1× the San Jose Sharks ORG · 1×

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Celebrini, who turned 20 in June, has 178 career points for the fifth-most ever for a teenager and his 70 career goals are seventh best for a player before turning 20. Celebrini had 45 goals and 70 assists last season, with his 115 points breaking Joe Thornton’s franchise record of 114 set in 2006-07 and trailing Wayne Gretzky (137 in 1979-80) and Sidney Crosby (120 in 2006-07) for the most in a season for a player before turning 20. He had the 10th-most points ever for a player who missed the playoffs, recording a point on 46.2 per cent of San Jose goals for the second-best rate in the league behind Connor McDavid (48.9 per cent) and the best ever for a teenager.

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2026-09-25 · Toronto Star

The Sharks make 20-year-old Macklin Celebrini youngest captain in team history · assertive framing

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Macklin Celebrini was picked as captain of the San Jose Sharks on Friday, becoming the youngest player ever to fill that role for the team at the age of 20. asserted

Celebrini → pick → 20

Celebrini, from North Vancouver, B.C., takes over the spot that had been vacant since Logan Couture went down with a career-ending injury, becoming the 11th full-time captain in Sharks history. Couture was given that role for the 2019-20 season and held it through the 2024-25 season even though he didn’t play a single game that year because of a chronic injury to his groin and pelvic area that ended his career. Celebrini was one of five players who rotated as alternate captains last season but now has the role for the foreseeable future. asserted

who → take → future

He is the youngest player to fill the leadership role, with Patrick Marleau previously holding that mark when he was named captain at age 24 in 2004. asserted

he → fill → 2004

He is also the youngest current captain in the NHL, edging out 21-year-old Connor Bedard, who was named captain in Chicago earlier this month. asserted

who → edge → Chicago

Celebrini has become the face of the franchise since being drafted first overall in 2024 and quickly developing into one of the game’s biggest stars. asserted

Celebrini → become → stars

He signed a five-year, $94-million extension this summer and is under contract through the 2031-32 season. asserted

He → sign → season

who → turn → teenager

He also was the leading goal scorer in the Olympics, with five goals to help Canada win the silver medal. asserted

Canada → lead → medal

Despite Celebrini’s exploits, the Sharks still missed the playoffs for the seventh straight season. asserted

Sharks → miss → season

They improved by 34 points for the 10th best single-season jump in the last 30 years but landed four points out of a playoff spot. asserted

They → improve → spot

The Sharks added even more young talent this off-season with three first-round picks headlined by Swedish left winger Ivar Stenberg at No. 2 overall. asserted

Sharks → add → .

They also added North Dakota defenceman Keaton Verhoeff at No. 9 and WHL Vancouver playmaking defenceman Ryan Lin at No. 21. asserted

They → add → .

General manager Mike Grier also brought in veteran reinforcements at the start of the off-season, trading for defenceman Darnell Nurse and signing defenceman Jacob Trouba and forward Mason Marchment. ___ asserted

Grier → bring → Trouba