San Jose Sharks star Macklin Celebrini has signed a five-year contract extension that will make him the NHL’s highest-paid player, the team announced.
The deal, which kicks in during the 2027-28 season, is worth $94 million and will average $18.8 million. That exceeds the $18 million-a-year average in the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet to center Leo Carlsson, which the Anaheim Ducks matched.
Celebrini, 20, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, broke the Sharks’ single-season record for points with 115 last season in his second year in the league.
He was a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player, voted on by fellow players) and played for Team Canada at the Olympics.
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