Connor Bedard has fun playing with Chicago Blackhawks teammate Nick Foligno’s kids
Nick Foligno texted and called Connor Bedard over the summer, and the veteran had the rookie over to his home.“It brings me back to when I was 19 and I came into the team and I had some really cool older guys to play with,” he said, “like [Daniel] Alfredsson, Mike Fisher and Wade Redden, and the list goes on. I remember going over to Alfie’s house and his four kids, I think I had more in common with them than I did with Alfie at the time.
The chance to pass along what he has learned during his long NHL career was an appealing situation for the 35-year-old Foligno. While Foligno didn’t know many of his teammates when he was acquired by Chicago, he had a connection to a couple players with the Blackhawks. He played with Seth Jones with the Columbus Blue Jackets, and he also was teammates with Connor Murphy at the world championships.
“I had to give them the riot act, like ‘Don’t act crazy. Relax. He’s just a person,’ ” Foligno said. “I think as soon as he walked in, they just handed him a mini stick and they’re like ‘Let’s go.’ Poor kid. He was down on his knees the whole day coming over. But I think he loved it more than they did probably.”“He’s been so good to me and he’s made me feel so comfortable, as well as all the young guys,” Bedard said of Foligno. “He’s such a good person, such a good role model.
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