(2005-07-17) July 17, 2005 (age 18) North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position
Centre
Shoots
Right
NHL team
Chicago Blackhawks
National team
Canada
NHL draft
1st overall, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career
2023–present
Connor Bedard (born July 17, 2005) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Considered one of the greatest ice hockey prospects of his generation, he was selected first overall by the Blackhawks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut that year.
Bedard was selected by the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL) first overall in the WHL Bantam Draft in 2020 as the first WHL player of exceptional player status and won the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie player in his debut season.[1][2] In his third year in the WHL, he won the Bob Clarke Trophy as the league's leading scorer and was given the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as its most valuable player, before also earning the Canadian Hockey League's Top Scorer and Player of the Year honours.[3][4][5][6]
Competing internationally for Canada, Bedard won championships with the Canadian national under-18 team in 2021 and with the Canadian national junior team in 2022 and 2023. His 2023 tournament performance set several national and international points records and led to his being named the event's MVP. Bedard was the inaugural recipient of the IIHF Male Player of the Year award.[7]
^Bell, Josh (March 25, 2020). "Connor Bedard Granted First-Ever WHL Exceptional Status". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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^"Connor Bedard at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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ConnorBedard (born July 17, 2005) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Considered...
their form as they defeated Germany in a convincing 11–2 victory, with ConnorBedard earning 7 points, tying a Canadian World Juniors record. Despite Czechia...
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The first three selections were ConnorBedard going to the Chicago Blackhawks, Leo Carlsson being selected by the...
season, Geekie's 23 points ranked second among rookies, behind only ConnorBedard. In his first full-length WHL season in 2021–22, Geekie scored 24 goals...
status by BC Hockey and Hockey Alberta, the third such player after ConnorBedard and Matthew Savoie, he did not receive exceptional player status with...
January 24, 2023. Powers, Scott. "What if the Blackhawks don't land ConnorBedard?". The Athletic. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved...
2023, along with its counterpart, the IIHF Female Player of the Year. ConnorBedard, of the Canadian national junior team and the WHL's Regina Pats, was...
to land ConnorBedard". The Athletic. Retrieved April 22, 2023. Wyshynski, Greg (May 8, 2023). "Blackhawks win NHL Draft Lottery, ConnorBedard sweepstakes"...
1 February 2023. Powers, Scott. "What if the Blackhawks don't land ConnorBedard?". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 January 2023. Kennedy, Ian (10 November...
champion Los Angeles Kings in June 2013, which would later be performed by ConnorBedard after scoring an over-time game-winning goal against Slovakia in January...
medal. Kennedy, Ian (12 January 2023). "Midseason NHL Draft rankings: ConnorBedard headlines elite talent at the top". Yahoo. Archived from the original...
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Western Hockey League (WHL) player to receive exceptional status, after ConnorBedard, and the first defenceman. On May 9, 2024, DuPont was selected first...
forward lines were reorganized with Stankoven centering ConnorBedard and Joshua Roy. The Bedard/Stankoven/Roy line became the backbone of the team through...
at the World Junior Championships with 31 points until surpassed by ConnorBedard in 2023, five points ahead of Jordan Eberle and Brayden Schenn. Lindros...
recognize local teachers at home games. ConnorBedard had been named to the 2024 NHL All-Star Game. If he had played, Bedard would have beaten Skinner's youth...
centre Connor McDavid in 2012, defenceman Sean Day in 2013, centre Joe Veleno in 2015, centre Shane Wright in 2019, and forward ConnorBedard in 2020...
is in the goaltender trapezoid behind the net. On December 23, 2023, ConnorBedard scored a Michigan goal for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 7-5 loss to the...
in 2009. Connor McDavid, drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 2015. Alexis Lafreniere, drafted by the New York Rangers in 2020. ConnorBedard, drafted by...
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