Wisconsin Badgers

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Shoots right ... born in May of 2003 ... parents are Colin and Charla Ceulemans ... has one sister, Ashlyn ... dad played hockey at NCAA Division III Concordia-Minnesota ... major is undecided ... first-round pick, 25th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft

2021-22 / Freshman Season
Attended Canada's National Junior Team summer development camp...Mark Johnson Rookie of the Year award winner...named Big Ten 2nd Star of the Week 1/4/22...named 2022 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off most outstanding defenseman...appeared in 34 games...named HCA Rookie of the Month for December 2021...scored seven goals...led the roster with 22 points and 15 assists...blocked 40 shots...notched first career point with an assist in 4-1 loss to Michigan Tech (Oct. 9)...scored first career goal on the power-play in 4-3 OT win over No. 5 Minnesota and recorded assists on the equalizer and game-winner for first multi-point game...had five multi-point games on the season including two three-point games...four game point streak from 12/10/21-1/8/22...scored a goal and recorded two assists including the primary assist on the equalizer in 5-4 loss to Penn State (Dec. 12)...scored unassisted against No. 16 Providence and assisted late game-tying goal (Dec. 29)...scored game winner in the 1st period in 5-2 win over Michigan State (Jan. 14)...tallied pair of goals in 4-3 loss to No. 8 Ohio State (Feb. 4)...assisted game-winning goal in 3-1 win over Notre Dame in Big Ten tournament match...missed three games due to injury...led roster with 102 shots

Before Ceulemans was a Badger
Helped Team Canada win gold at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship in Frisco, Texas, scoring a goal and eight points in six games ... scored four goals and 11 points in eight games during his Covid-shortened season with the AJHL's Brooks Bandits ... named team's best defenseman ... in the 2019-20 season, he netted five goals and 30 assists for 35 points in 44 games and finished second among under-17 players in the league for points, helping his team go 46-10-2 on the year ... Ceulemans attended Hockey Canada's Summer Under-18 Selection Camp for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in 2020. Before joining the Brooks Bandits, Ceulemans played for OHA Edmonton Prep and the Leduc Oil Kings ... Ceulemans represented Canada in the 2019 World Junior A Challenge and World Under-17 Hockey Challenge where he recorded four assists over four games.

Granato on Ceulemans
"He's an elite skater. In the blink of an eye, he's up in the play. He sees the game unbelievably well and seems to know where his other four teammates are on the ice at all times. He's gifted at the offensive blue line, that is for sure."

CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 2; at Ohio State, 2/4/22
Assists: 2 (2x): last vs. Penn State, 12/11/21
Points: 3 (2x): last vs. Penn State, 12/11/21
Point Streak: 4; 12/10/21-1/8/22
Multi-point Games: 5
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 2; at Ohio State, 2/4/22
Assists: 3 (2x); last vs. Penn State 12/10-11/22
Points: 4 (2x);  last vs. Penn State 12/10-11/22