He added, his dream to play in the NHL began no different than those of his colleagues: the moment he picked up a hockey stick growing up in North Vancouver, British Columbia. We’ll see what happens, but to be selected, that would be a huge honor.”īedard said he’s following McDavid’s advice to stay in the moment and not peak too far ahead. “The history of that organization, that city with sports would be unbelievable. “Yeah, it’d be awesome,” Bedard said of the possibility of being selected by the Blackhawks. 1 pick, Patrick Kane, and with captain Jonathan Toews’ future uncertain. 1 pick, and are highly anticipated to use it on Bedard when the draft opens in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 28.īedard held his latest meeting with the Blackhawks at the combine in a relationship that began at a top-prospects camp in Toronto last summer.īedard’s arrival would coincide with the franchise in transition, with Chicago moving on from its aging core after trading 2007 No. “But there’s no indication he’s not going to do that based on what he’s done to date.”
“That’s quite a high ceiling,” said Paddock, a former NHL coach and player. “I think you can use a lot of adjectives to describe it,” Regina coach John Paddock told The Associated Press recently in comparing Bedard’s production at the same age level to McDavid and Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. The annual NHL pre-draft combine in Buffalo, New York, is resembling more of a coronation for the 17-year-old Bedard, who has spent the past two years putting up generational numbers with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League while also shining against his peers on the international stage. “So Connor McDavid started that trend, and Connor Bedard is going to lead it into the next trend.”
“He’s right up there with Connor McDavid, it’s just the next generation,” Marr said in touting Bedard’s quickness, shot and ability to read and adapt. 1 in the 2015 draft, Connor Bedard is on the same trajectory in being pegged as this year’s top eligible draft prospect, Central Scouting director Dan Marr said Friday. (AP) - The NHL is going to have another Connor to contend with very shortly.įor everything two-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid has accomplished in Edmonton since being selected No.
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