Macklin Celebrini (L) and Will Smith (R). San Jose Sharks (and best friends).
Macklin is one of the best hockey players in the world (not an exaggeration) at 20 years old.
Edit to add: if any bay area baseball folks have ever considered getting into hockey, now is a great time to do it. The Sharks are young and exciting to watch. Go check out a game!!
* Youngest Canadian player in an NHL Olympics (for the hockey team...I'm sure there were younger athletes in other sports). Alberts Smits was there for Latvia and this was before he was eligible to be drafted, and I'm sure there were other similar players on other less prominent teams.
To be honest, I think it was a favor. Either the Sharks face a 4 game sweep like the Kings or we randomly win the lottery and pick Stenberg 2OA (who could have easily gone 1OA).
Funnier part is I’m pretty sure he is a Red Sox fan since he is from the Boston area. He and Mack visited the giants last year too though and other sharks players have gone to games too.
I’ve been a fan since 09-10 so I’ve lived those heartbreaks. I’m meaning more about current times where the Sharks have been bad, but since expectations are low it’s been fun. The Giants are the complete opposite.
In a notably extremely good draft, particularly at the top. In many drafts, all of the top four (as well as the guy who went seventh if not for speculation he'd stay in Russia if the wrong team took him) would be in consideration for the first overall pick.
I can’t for the life of me watch a hockey game on TV, but going to a game is fucking rad. It’s easy to get to SJ too even without a car, via Caltrain. The arena is right next to Diridon station and there’s always a train that’ll get you back to SF in reasonable time.
Been a Sharks fan for over 20 years and this is by far the most exciting time I’ve ever experienced! I truly believe we are going to win a Cup within the next 3-5 seasons!
The legal options are bleak. You have to get a different NBC sports package than you get for the giants (NBC Sports California). Or VPN + ESPN+, but I've never managed to get a good enough vpn to fool the app
The guy on the left is Macklin Celebrini who, in his two years of professional hockey, has already established himself as one of the best centers in the league. (On a team with numerous flaws!)
The guy on the right is Will Smith and on any other team he’d be praised as an incredible playmaker and one of the best young talents in the league. He’s obviously overshadowed by Celebrini who is looking like he might be a true generational star.
I want to get on the bandwagon, but I don't know how to start? My dad always watched baseball so I grew up as a giants fan, but I'm realizing that I literally do not know how to even start getting into another sport
All you need to know for now is that the Sharks have been in the dumpster for the last 7 years. But during that time we drafted extremely well and got a generational first overall pick in Macklin Celebrini.
He stepped straight into the NHL at 18 and absolutely exploded. In his second season, at 19, he broke the Sharks regular season scoring record… He was one of if not THE best player at the Olympics this year. I have watched this team my pretty much my entire life and existence of this team, and we have never seen anything remotely close to the level of player Celebrini is. It’s incredible.
We’ve also drafted two second overall picks in the last three year along with Mack.
We still need a couple of seasons to really start to peak, but the Sharks have one of the brightest futures in the NHL. The future is teal.
[r/sanjosesharks](r/sanjosesharks) come join us! Also there are some videos on YouTube that walk you through rules of the game. The hockey guy on YouTube is a good place to start. Check his playlist. Also [r/hockey](r/hockey) for general league wide news.
Buy a ticket to a game. Live hockey is seriously the best. Get there early and watch warm ups right on the glass. SAP Center is undergoing some renovations over the next several years to make it even better. It was built for hockey. Not a bad seat in the house.
That’s how I got into Sharks hockey back in 2008 as a broke freshman at SJSU. Bought the cheapest ticket on some random day of the week.
I don’t live in the Bay Area anymore and still make the trek several times a year to see my team. So looking forward to seeing how this season goes…hopefully playoffs for the first time since 2019.
100% this. My dad watched hockey since I was born but I was never into it. Then I went to a game in person in my 20's and that changed. The atmosphere is fantastic.
• There are 33 days until the Sharks' opening day on October 1.
• The Sharks have been terrible and rebuilding for the last roughly 5 years.
• In that time as one of the league's perennial basement dwellers, we have amassed a huge core of exceptional young talent and an extremely deep prospect pool. We have the deepest bench in the league, by a lot.
• This will be our first season coming out of the basement and seriously attempting to make the playoffs. A playoff berth and hopefully a couple postseason wins will be considered a success.
• if the plan works out, we could be contending for the organization's first Stanley Cup in just a couple of years.
• Now is the time to get on the bandwagon. Everyone is welcome.
• It's okay if you can't see the puck. No one can. Watch the players. You'll figure out where the puck is by watching them in the same way that you see where a fly ball is going by watching the outfielders.
Just start watching games when the season starts in October. Maybe find a quick YouTube video of the rules. I'm also a baseball fan first but got into the sharks a few years ago.
After you've endured the 2026 San Francisco Giants you deserve a fun team 😅
If you’re in the area go down to San Jose and grab a beer / bite to eat at Stanley’s (restaurant above the sharks ice practice facility) and watch all the skaters practicing / maybe learn to ice skate
Start looking now into how you can watch the games once the season starts for whatever internet / cable / streaming package you use
Go to a game - nosebleed seats are very different in the Shark Tank vs giants stadium - you’re closer to the action, it’s enclosed so it’s louder, and when the goal horn sounds you feel it in your bones.
All great advice below. DM with any questions. We took our daughter to her first game last season and she’s obsessed. She can’t wait for the new season to start.
It is a little like running next to a train and trying to jump on. People have offered great advice but you need a hockey friend. DM me. We’ll be friends and you can ask me all the questions. It’s super helpful when you are like “why did that happen?” happens. :)
There is a lot of content in YouTube including recent games (last season) and older stuff if you want to know broader franchise history. People like Brodie Brazil do a lot of good informational content, you can browse the Reddit, look into draft stuff, and if you’re wanting to learn more about the sport of hockey there’s tons of stuff online too. Don’t feel overwhelmed, get into it at your own pace. The season (for the Sharks) starts on October 1st or September 20th for preseason so you got time.
Come to a game when the season starts! The Sharks play at the SAP center (aka the Shark Tank) which is right off the Caltrain at Diridon station in San Jose. Taking the train is great, plus you can grab a couple drinks in downtown after!
As a Sharks let me tell you when your team suffers and no one pays attention it' actually kind of nice. Unlike the Giants ooof everyone paying attention to this trash except me I opt out
The kid on the left is Rick Celebrini’s son, Macklin. Kid on the right is Will Smith. Not to be confused with the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Both play for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.
Formally inviting anyone who wants to to get Sharkspilled this year. Pivotal season coming up in terms of future progress and a perfect time to get into it.
Only the biggest young star in the NHL who up until yesterday was the highest paid player in the league sitting next to another one of the best young players in the league!
Celebrini was the #1 overall pick and was 4th in MVP voting in his 2nd year in the league (this year)… at AGE 19. Also, his dad is the Director of Sports and Medicine for the Warriors since 2018
Will Smith played at Boston College and Celebrini went to Boston University. They were college rivals and now play together on the Sharks and they’re besties, literally together all the time. He was the #4 pick also
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u/KyleSilva Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
Macklin Celebrini (L) and Will Smith (R). San Jose Sharks (and best friends).
Macklin is one of the best hockey players in the world (not an exaggeration) at 20 years old.
Edit to add: if any bay area baseball folks have ever considered getting into hockey, now is a great time to do it. The Sharks are young and exciting to watch. Go check out a game!!