The annual NHL pre-draft combine in Buffalo, N.Y., is resembling more of a coronation for the 17-year-old Connor Bedard, who is poised to be the Chicago Blackhawks' No. 1 pick in the NHL draft.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Connor Bedard runs the agility course at the NHL combine on June 10, 2023, in Buffalo, N.Y.For everything two-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid has accomplished in Edmonton since being selected No.
“That’s quite a high ceiling,” said Paddock, a former NHL coach and player. “But there’s no indication he’s not going to do that based on what he’s done to date.”Chicago Blackhawks own the No. 1 pick Bedard held his latest meeting with the Blackhawks at the combine in a relationship that began at a top-prospects camp in Toronto last summer.
Bedard said he’s following McDavid’s advice to stay in the moment and not peak too far ahead. 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.
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