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NHL Notebook: Macklin Celebrini signs five-year extension worth $18.8 million annually
San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (71) and Calgary Flames center Nazem Kadri (91) face off for the puck during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome
Photo credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images`
Ryley Delaney
Jul 29, 2026, 18:30 EDTUpdated: Jul 29, 2026, 18:23 EDT
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Macklin Celebrini will be a San Jose Shark for at least the next six years.
On Wednesday morning, the team announced that the burgeoning superstar agreed to a five-year deal that carries an annual cap hit of $18.8 million. The AAV is the highest for any contract in NHL history, surpassing Leo Carlsson’s AAV of $18 million.
Carlsson received an offer sheet earlier this off-season, but Celebrini wasn’t eligible for one. Celebrini will play his 2026-27 season with a cap hit of $975,000 before the extension kicks in in 2027-28 season. Side note, how are we already almost in 2030?
By 2030, there’s a strong likelihood that Celebrini will be considered the best player in the NHL. Last season, his sophomore season, the Vancouver product scored 45 goals and 115 points, blowing his total of 25 goals and 63 points in 70 games in 2024-25 out of the water. Celebrini’s 115 points were fourth in the NHL, behind Nathan MacKinnon, Nikita Kucherov, and Connor McDavid.
The Sharks just missed the post-season, but with a handful of strong drafts, they have the chance to push for a spot as soon as next season.

Amazon Prime to have Wednesday night games

On Tuesday, the National Hockey League, Rogers Media, and Amazon announced that Prime will carry Wednesday evening games for the next 12 years.
Prime has carried Monday night games for a couple of years, which Sportsnet also has the rights to. In total, 26 games on Wednesday will be available to watch only on Prime, the first on Sept. 30.
Additionally, Prime will carry a few playoff series across the first two rounds when the spring rolls around.

Michael Hutchinson retires

Michael Hutchison, a long-time NHL backup, has hung up the skates according to the Winnipeg Jets.
The 36-year-old spent parts of 11 seasons in the NHL. Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the third round of the 2008 draft, Hutchinson made his debut in 2013-14 with the Jets. The following season, he played 38 games and finished with a .914 save percentage and 2.38 goals against average, finishing eighth in Calder Trophy voting.
That ended up being the most games he’s played in a single season, but appeared in 30 games and 28 games with the Jets in 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively. That ended his tenure as an every day netminder, playing in three games in 2017-18 and nine games in 2018-19.
Hutchinson only reached the double-digit game mark two other times in his career, in 2019-20 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche, then again in 2022-23 with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
In 11 seasons, Hutchinson spent parts of five seasons with the Jets, parts of four seasons with the Maple Leafs in two stints, as well as parts of a year with the Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Avalanche, and Detroit Red Wings. His final NHL game came with the Red Wings in 2023-24, playing just one game that season.
Hutchinson’s 2024-25 season was spent in Finland.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.
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