{"id":94692,"date":"2025-08-19T16:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/94692\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:19:11","slug":"bedard-celebrini-enjoying-summer-skates-near-hometown-of-north-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/94692\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedard, Celebrini enjoying summer skates near hometown of North Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"

VANCOUVER — Connor Bedard<\/a> and Macklin Celebrini<\/a> didn’t see much of each other on the ice when they growing up in their hometown of North Vancouver, British Columbia, but the No. 1 picks from the 2023 and 2024 NHL Drafts were on the ice training together earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Celebrini, who was selected No. 1 by the San Jose Sharks in 2024, joined Bedard, who was chosen No. 1 by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2023, and a half-dozen other NHL players and prospects from the area for an afternoon session with Kaivo Hockey in Burnaby, British Columbia, a suburb located roughly 10 miles east of their old stomping grounds.<\/p>\n

“It’s fun,” Bedard said. “Before the two of us, there was only Ryan Nugent-Hopkins<\/a> from B.C. even to be picked that high (No. 1 by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2011 NHL Draft), so it’s cool that we’re obviously back-to-back years and we get to train together like this.”<\/p>\n

Bedard has been a regular at the skates. Celebrini has joined the group a half-dozen times at various points this offseason, including on Aug. 7.<\/p>\n

“It’s not very common to get that much talent together,” said Celebrini, adding he normally works with coach Cole Todd at the North Shore Winter Club when he’s home. “This is a great skate, obviously it’s really well run, and there’s a lot of great NHL players and AHL players out here that really push each other, so that’s why I go out there.”<\/p>\n

The list last week also included Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kent Johnson<\/a>, Vancouver Canucks forward Arshdeep Bains<\/a>, Tampa Bay Lightning center Gage Goncalves<\/a>, Celebrini’s Sharks teammate Luca Cagnoni<\/a>, and Celebrini’s older brother Aiden, a Canucks defenseman prospect who is preparing for his junior season at Boston University. Buffalo Sabres forwards Zach Benson<\/a> and Alex Tuch<\/a> also took part in the sessions earlier this summer.<\/p>\n

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