The Winnipeg Falcons made Macklin Celebrini the first overall pick in the 2025 GWMHL Rookie Draft today. Celebrini, the expected top pick, may well step right onto the Falcons’ first line in the upcoming season after the team won the draft lottery. The Salem Sabercats picked Matvei Michkov at #2, Ivan Demidov went to the Clarington Coyotes at #3, and, with a pick they’d acquired last season from Denver, the West Virginia River Rats chose defenseman Zayne Parekh at #4. Will Smith rounded out the top five, going to the Hershey Bears.
