​Macklin Celebrini has taken the NHL by storm in his first few seasons and his reward for turning heads with his stellar play is an honor many in the sports world dream of earning.On Tuesday, EA Sports announced that the San Jose Sharks star will be the cover athlete for NHL 27, the latest installment in the popular hockey video game franchise. While we only have the two covers — for the normal and deluxe editions — to go off of for now, EA Sports will be revealing the first trailer for NHL 27 on Thursday, July 16 at 11 a.m. ET on their YouTube page.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNot only is Celebrini the latest NHL athlete alongside Matthew Tkachuk, the three Hughes brothers and Cale Makar to grace the cover of EA’s hockey games, his cover also breaks a pretty awesome record. Celebrini is now the youngest NHL cover athlete in history at just 20 years old.Pretty sweet!Right now, it’s unknown when NHL 27 will hit shelves for hockey fans to get ahold of, but if last year’s release is anything to go by, we’ll likely see this newest installment in early-to-mid September.This article originally appeared on For The Win: Macklin Celebrini’s NHL 27 cover breaks an awesome record