Bedard’s name and number 98 decorated the backs of thousands of jerseys. In the shops, fans swarmed his merchandise. (Many of them were already wearing his regular home jersey as they plucked ...

But Bedard stood up, took off his suit jacket, went to the stage in Nashville and shook hands. When he donned a No. 98 red Blackhawks jersey, the roar in Chicago returned. The Blackhawks rebuild ...

A quick snapshot here: During three preseason games at the United Center, hundreds of fans of all ages, shapes and sizes were wearing No. 98 Bedard jerseys ... be overall jersey sales, or ...