Top prospect Aiden Celebrini decides against joining Vancouver Canucks next season

A Vancouver Canucks prospect who's currently in the NCAA reportedly intends on returning to college in the fall for at least one more season.

The Vancouver Canucks organization has quite a bit of talent in the NCAA including top prospect Tom Willander, who will be signing with the club in a matter of weeks and Aku Koskenvuo, who signed his entry-level contract earlier this week.

There's a few other names to keep an eye on in the Canucks prospect pool as well in the NCAA, including Aiden Celebrini, older brother of San Jose Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini, and many were wondering if he'd be making the jump to pro with Vancouver this spring.

Vancouver Canucks prospect Aiden Celebrini returning to college for 2025-26 season

During a recent interview with Max Miller of Sharks Hockey Digest, Macklin Celebrini revealed that his brother Aiden doesn't intend on signing with the Vancouver Canucks this offseason and will be returning to Boston University for the 2025-26 campaign.

"Macklin told SHD that Aiden doesn't intend to sign with Vancouver during the 2025 offseason as he will stay in school,"  Max Miller said.

Celebrini also gave a mini scouting report on his brother Aiden, saying that he's developing quite well into a defensive defenseman and that it would be "really cool" to see him on a pairing with Quinn Hughes in the future.

"He's developed really well. He's a defensive defenseman, lockdown, and he's good at what he does," Macklin Celebrini said about his brother.

Celebrini, 20, was selected in the sixth round, 171st overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft after a strong season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Brooks Bandits.

In 26 games so far this season, the Vancouver native has registered six points (one goal, five assists), 12 penalty minutes and is a plus-eight.