The attendant whirlwind of attention comes with being a true prodigy. North Vancouver-product Connor Bedard of the Regina Pats is considered a generational talent and the consensus top overall pick for the 2023 NHL draft.
All the Pats’ games through their Western Hockey League B.C. Division swing are sold out, including tonight against the Victoria Royals at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
Even prodigies feel they need to improve, especially if you’re a generous five-foot-10 and 185 pounds and rely on your wiles and innate talent rather than size. Bedard said Mathew Barzal of Coquitlam, a star forward with the New York Islanders, is the NHL player he has the most in common with: “We text each other and stuff. He’s been a really good role model. He was first overall pick coming out of the Dub and he’s given me a lot of good advice.”“I try to watch as many [Canucks] games as I can. Obviously, a big fan since I was a kid.”
“You’re with the best players in the country You can learn so much from them. To play with them and practise with them is awesome,” Bedard said, about going from club to country in the world juniors.“Often, the case when you play top-end players like this is you over-respect them, give them a little bit too much time and space,” Royals assistant coach Morgan Kilimchuk said in a statement.
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