It really is tough keeping Macklin Celebrini off the ice.

Fellow first-overall pick Gavin McKenna shared that the San Jose Sharks’ superstar spends lots of time on the ice. The Toronto Maple Leafs rookie has been training with Celebrini and a contingent of NHL’ers in Vancouver.

“My trainers probably won’t like to hear this, but there was a week where we were on the ice for like 17 hours,” McKenna told NHL.com’s Tracey Myers about Celebrini. “So, yeah, Mack’s crazy, but every skate out there you’re getting better. And it’s a competitive group. So, I’ve had a lot of fun with it.”

“It’s July and we’re already trying to tell him, kick him off the ice, that he’s on the ice too much, working on his game,” San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier said, joking not joking, about Celebrini on Wednesday.

The NHL’s new highest-paid AAV player runs a tight ship.

“He’s a pretty intense guy when it comes to his off-ice and on-ice stuff,” McKenna added.

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