It has been a remarkable week at the world junior hockey championship for the 2023 NHL draft's presumptive top pick. Connor Bedard has 14 points to lead the tournament and he's tied Jordan Eberle's national record of 14 career goals at the men's under-20 event.
Brandt Clarke was manning his position on the blue line early in the second period when the action abruptly stopped.There were gasps and cheers moments later Thursday night from the red-clad crowd inside Scotiabank Centre when they -- along with the officials and Bedard's teammates -- realized what happened.
Bedard has 14 points to lead the tournament -- linemate Logan Stankoven is second with seven -- and he's tied Jordan Eberle's national record of 14 career goals at the men's under-20 event. "He's got the drive, he's got the skill, he's got determination," Clarke said. "There's not exceptional status for the NHL.The star centre for the Western Hockey League's Regina Pats -- coincidentally where Eberle played -- is also just four points back of the record 31 put up over three world junior tournaments by Eric Lindros.
"If you ask anyone in the country, they'd want to be scoring that goal," Bedard said. "It would be nice to score a big one like he has." Tom Bedard is a logger in B.C., often starting his days before dawn and spending hours on the road getting to and from his gruelling job. "People get motivated in different ways," he said. "A guy that knows his abilities, likes to put on a show for people, likes to make plays with the puck, has the utmost confidence in himself. The drives him. He wants to be better than he was last game.Canada enters the final day of Group A action with six points from three games. Sweden leads with eight, followed by Czechia with seven.
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