B.C.’s Macklin Celebrini sits atop the mid-season draft ranking of North American skaters released Friday by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.
The 17-year-old centre led Canada with eight points (four goals, four assists) in five games at the world junior hockey championship.
Celebrini, of North Vancouver, B.C., also leads Boston University in goals (11), assists (16) and points (27) 16 games into his freshman season and ranks second among all U.S.