Macklin Celebrini makes history as the franchise's youngest cover star, but Islanders phenom Matthew Schaefer could soon shatter that record if his meteoric rise continues into next season.
On Tuesday, the NHL announce that San Jose Sharks superstar Macklin Celebrini will be on the cover of NHL 27.
He becomes the youngest NHL cover athlete in history, at 20 years and 31 days old:
It makes you wonder, with how popular New York Islanders' star defenseman Matthew Schaefer has become since being selected first overall at the 2025 NHL Draft, if he's destined to find himself on the cover of the NHL video game in the near future.
If Schaefer is named the cover athlete for NHL 28, he'd surpass Celebrini as the youngest to ever do it.
Schaefer turns 19 on Sept. 15, so he'd still be 19 when the announced comes out, around the same time next season.
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