Connor Bedard

The Chicago Blackhawks will kick off their preseason slate on Wednesday night at the United Center, welcoming the Detroit Red Wings to town.

In hockey, the team captain is not always the face of the franchise. Such is the case with the Chicago Blackhawks, who named veteran forward Nick Foligno as the locker room’s head honcho on Wednesday. There’s no question that Foligno was the obvious choice to lead this year’s young squad. But it does beg the question: When will the...

Blackhawks star center Connor Bedard celebrated his 19th birthday on Wednesday, but the date July 17 might ring a bell for fans for another famous reason That’s right. July 17 is the date set on the Apple calendar emoji. Here’s another fun fact: The reason Apple chose July 17 as the date displayed on the calendar emoji is because it’s…

Canada will complete the preliminary round on Tuesday against the Czech Republic, while Switzerland will face Finland

It seems the “humble king” may be a dying art

Connor Bedard is now tied for the IIHF Men’s World Championship lead with five goals in just three games. The Blackhawks phenom continued his incredible start to the tournament on Tuesday with a tough-angled shot that bounced off the goalie’s skate. Check it out: The only other player with five goals at this point in the tournament is Finland’s...

The Chicago Blackhawks rookie phenom Connor Bedard is showing out for Team Canada

The accolades keep coming for Connor Bedard over his phenomenal rookie campaign with the Blackhawks. On Monday the NHL named Bedard its Second Star of the Week. Bedard’s seven points on the week were tied for most in the league with First Star Nikita Kucherov. Bedard slotted in behind Kucherov because he notched seven points in three games, while...

The Chicago Blackhawks mic’d up Connor Bedard for their game against the Ducks on Tuesday, and the content didn’t disappoint. Fans really got a kick out of one interaction where the rookie called out linesman James Tobias for getting in the way of a play. “Can you guys, like, get out the way a little bit?” Bedard asked the...

Cameras caught an inside look at the close friendship between Connor Bedard and Nick Foligno

Connor Bedard will be mic’d up for Tuesday’s game vs. the Anaheim Ducks

The rookie phenom will play his first NHL game in over a month on Thursday

Connor Bedard has arrived in Toronto for the NHL All-Star Weekend, despite not being able to play. The Blackhawks’ rookie accepted his award for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) Male Athlete of the Year on Friday in Toronto. Bedard has been sidelined with a fractured jaw since January 5. The star forward underwent surgery on January 8 and was…

The ultimate crossover took place last month when the NHL and NBA organized a one-on-one between Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard, 18, and San Antonio Spurs’ big-man Victor Wembanyama, 20. The two most recent No. 1 overall picks exchanged jerseys and sat down for a chat in the Blackhawks’ locker room, where the 7-foot-4 French phenom towered over the 5-foot-10…

During the beginning of Friday night’s Blackhawks-Devils game in New Jersey, Brendan Smith rocked Connor Bedard with a nasty hit. The defenseman appeared to shoulder the Blackhawks phenom, who left the game holding his jaw immediately after being hit. Here’s the hit that kept Bedard from returning to Friday night’s game. That ensued into a litany of fights breaking...

Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich Chicago Blackhawks rookie phenom Connor Bedard left in the first period of Friday’s game against the New Jersey Devils with an undisclosed injury. The team announced at the start of the second period that he would be out for the remainder of the contest. The play happened midway through the first period...

Connor Bedard’s highly-anticipated rookie campaign is already one for the history books. On Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks’ star forward was named to the NHL’s All-Star Game roster, making him the youngest All-Star selection in league history at 18 years and 171 days old. When the game is played, he’ll be 18 years and 201 days old. Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff…

Everything you need to know about the Blackhawks superstar’s weapon of choice

Connor Bedard had the United Center rocking Wednesday after lifting the Blackhawks to a 2-1 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets. After getting the puck in the defensive zone, the Blackhawks’ rookie booked it down center ice before releasing an absolute laser from about 40-feet out to beat Jets’ goalie Connor Hellebuyck for the game-winner. It was his second goal…

What can’t Connor Bedard do? The 18-year-old Blackhawks phenom called game against the Winnipeg Jets — one of the NHL’s best teams — in overtime, winning the game, 2-1. With that, he became the youngest player in Blackhawks history to score an overtime-winning goal. He beat out Patrick Kane by nearly a whole year, for what it’s worth. In...