NHL Lottery Results 2024: Sharks Win Celebrini Sweepstakes; Full Selection Order

The future is about to look much brighter for the San Jose Sharks.

The 2024 NHL draft lottery was Tuesday, which meant 11 teams anxiously hoped for the opportunity to select Boston University star Macklin Celebrini with this year's No. 1 overall pick.

But the honors will go to the Sharks.

Celebrini may not be quite the household name that top prospect Connor Bedard was going into last year's lottery, but he is the widely presumed No. 1 overall selection and the next franchise cornerstone for San Jose following its fortune Tuesday.

Here is a look at how the picks unfolded in the lottery:

1. San Jose Sharks
2. Chicago Blackhawks
3. Anaheim Ducks
4. Columbus Blue Jackets
5. Montreal Canadiens
6. Utah
7. Ottawa Senators
8. Seattle Kraken
9. Calgary Flames
10. New Jersey Devils
11. Buffalo Sabres
12. Philadelphia Flyers
13. Minnesota Wild
14. San Jose Sharks (via Pittsburgh Penguins)
15. Detroit Red Wings
16. St. Louis Blues

Austin Nivison of CBS Sports explained that while the draft lottery included all 16 teams that didn't make the playoffs, only 11 had a chance at the top pick because clubs can only move up a maximum of 10 spots.

Here is a look at what the percentage chances to finish with the top pick were going into the event:

1. San Jose Sharks: 25.5%
2. Chicago Blackhawks: 13.5%
   
3. Anaheim Ducks: 11.5%
   
4. Columbus Blue Jackets: 9.5%
   
5. Montreal Canadiens: 8.5%
   
6. Utah: 7.5%
   
7. Ottawa Senators: 6.5%
   
8. Seattle Kraken: 6.0%
   
9. Calgary Flames: 5.0%
   
10. New Jersey Devils: 3.5%
    
11. Buffalo Sabres: 3.0%
    

Celebrini was the clear prize for all of those teams, and one head of an NHL scouting department told ESPN's Emily Kaplan he is "as complete a prospect as there is" in the sport even at 17 years old.

His list of accomplishments in just one year of college hockey reads like one of a future star, as the center won the Hobey Baker Award and the National Rookie of the Year while being recognized as a First Team All-American selection.

The phenom became just the fourth freshman to ever take home the Hobey Baker Award, which is given to the best player in the country.

Celebrini earned that by finishing the regular season as the nation's leader in points per game at 1.69. He was also second in the country in goals with 32 and third in points with 64.

Kaplan pointed to the Boston University star's "complete package" of skills that includes "elite hockey sense, skill, shot and, yes, his motor. The 5-foot-11 two-way center is also known for his desire to win—and ability to bring his teammates along with him, making everyone great."

For his part, Celebrini said he models his game after the likes of Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and Brayden Point.

"Those guys that do it on both sides of the puck," he said. "They're leaders on their teams and they also drive offense."

Those are quite the names to live up to, but he has excelled at every level of the sport to this point.

Next up is the NHL with the Sharks.