– Get a solo pic ✔️ 🥳 /7fCtQMtiZsīedard put up an astonishing 143 points (71 goals, 72 assists) in 57 games last season for the Pats. He has been compared to current NHL phenoms like Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews, which has Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson smiling from ear to ear as of late. It is expected that he will make the NHL roster, though.īedard has been on NHL fans’ radars for two years, with his viral highlights and gaudy junior numbers. As a result, if he does not make the Blackhawks’ roster in the fall, he would be forced to go back to his junior team, the Regina Pats. He will be the second Bedard to play for the NHL franchise, as his great-great uncle, defenseman James Bedard, played 22 games for Chicago from 1949–51.Īccording to a CHL/NHL transfer agreement, Bedard is not eligible to play in the AHL until he is 20 years old.

(Photo courtesy of NHL.com) As originally reported by The Athletic’s Scott Powers, Chicago Blackhawks 2023 first overall draft pick Connor Bedard picked a great way to celebrate his 18th birthday on Monday by agreeing to a three-year entry-level contract worth the maximum annual amount of $950,000 through the 2025–26 season.īedard made history as the Blackhawks’ second first-overall draft pick in team history on June 28, following Patrick Kane in 2007, after the Blackhawks won the NHL Draft Lottery in May. The Blackhawks signed prized prospect Connor Bedard to a three-year entry level contract on his 18th birthday, Monday.

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