Eighteen-year-old Connor Bedard is already the face of a franchise that hopes for better days, and he hasn’t missed a beat
The Chicago Blackhawks' Connor Bedard warms up before a game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Oct. 14. Bedard had an outstanding pre-season and has a point in each regular-season outing so far.Fans jockeyed for position at the Ford Performance Centre as they tried to peek through a window at the sheet of ice where Connor Bedard skated on Sunday. His Chicago teammates were there, too, but no necks were being craned to see Boris Katchouk or Taylor Raddysh.
Bedard has a shiny teenaged face and a Canadian boy’s charm and is embracing the spotlight placed on him as the game’s next can’t-miss prospect. He was the first player chosen in the summer draft, had an outstanding pre-season and has a point in each regular-season outing so far – assist, goal, assist – after a celebrated junior career.
“I am looking forward to it,” Bedard said. “There are guys here that I have watched and idolized for a long time. I am very excited. I am living out a dream.”
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