SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini was on the ice again Sunday morning after he was held out of practice the previous two days with what was described as an illness.
Celebrini did skill work with development coach Mike Ricci and San Jose Barracuda forward Donovan Houle early Sunday before the start of the fourth day of training camp.
Celebrini will not be in the lineup on Sunday when the Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights at SAP Center in the preseason opener for both teams.
Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said Sunday afternoon that he hadn’t received a report about how Celebrini felt after getting on the ice, and it remained unclear if the 19-year-old center would rejoin the Sharks for their next scheduled practice on Tuesday. San Jose’s next preseason game is on Friday at home, again against the Golden Knights.
“We’re just kind of easing him into it,” Warsofsky said of Celebrini.
Thursday, Celebrini was sent home by the team’s medical staff after he reported not feeling well following the first day of camp. Celebrini did not skate on Friday or Saturday, but was at the Sharks’ practice facility and attended team meetings.
Before having to miss Friday and Saturday’s practices, Celebrini was the centerman on a line with Will Smith and Jeff Skinner on the wings.
San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini (71) takes part in a practice session on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
Celebrini, 19, is coming off a spectacular first season as he finished second among all rookies in both goals (25) and assists (38) and was tied for second in points (63). He also tied for the NHL rookie lead with eight power-play goals, ranked second in both even-strength points (41) and power-play points (22).
LUND RETURNS: Forward Cameron Lund, who was injured during the Golden State Rookie Faceoff earlier this month in Anaheim, participated in the Sharks’ first training camp session on Sunday morning in a non-contact jersey.
In the Sharks’ game against the Anaheim Ducks on Sept. 12, and with just over six minutes left in regulation time, Lund was about to receive a centering pass from Filip Bystedt near his own blue line when a high hit from Ducks defenseman Will Francis laid him out, knocking him out of the event. The hit started a fracas on the ice, with defenseman Braden Hache immediately dropping the gloves with Francis.
Lund, who played 11 games with the Sharks at the end of last season after he signed his entry-level contract, had been skating in recent days, including Saturday, when he and a group of other injured players worked with Ricci on the ice in a separate small group.
“Obviously, it sucks missing a couple of days,” Lund said. “But the good thing is, it’s not long-term. I got to get out there today, which is good, and in the next couple of days, I should be out of the yellow jersey.”
Warsofsky said his practices on Sunday were among “the hardest skates that I’ve probably put on, but (Lund) did not look out of place. You could tell he put in the work this summer.”
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Originally Published: September 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM PDT