Connor Bedard is an example. He was the seventh 16-year-old to be selected to play for Canada at the WJC. Though we do see these rare examples, the majority of players who make their World Junior ...

It’s been apparent for two seasons now that Connor Bedard doesn’t have an ideal ... near the top of the draft will develop after the World Junior Championship, but James Hagens, Porter Martone ...

Move over, Connor Bedard. There's a new rookie hockey collectors ... seven games with Team USA while winning a gold medal at the World Junior Championship and another two games with the Canadiens ...

The 5-foot-11 defenceman became the second player to be granted exceptional player status in WHL history, along with Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard ... the 2025 World Juniors in Ottawa ...

The three best hockey players in the world — Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar — are all Canadian. The two best junior-aged hockey players in the world — Connor Bedard and ...

We win gold; 20 times we’ve been world junior champions ... did not have the services of its two best eligible players: Connor Bedard (Chicago Blackhawks) and Macklin Celebrini (San Jose ...

I’m frustrated this time of year with the exaggerated response to Team Canada’s World Junior results ... play without their best players… Connor Bedard had more than THREE points per ...

CHICAGO — It was Connor Bedard’s Winter Classic ... an NHL rink inside one of the most storied ballparks in the world—it just oozes with potential. And you pair that opportunity with ...

Something to watch for when Connor Bedard plays the Oilers Saturday in ... with 13 NHL draft picks and five players who were in the World Juniors… Should be interesting to see if Oilers ...

OTTAWA — Team Canada lost in the quarterfinals to Czechia at the World Juniors for a second straight ... cases where you have someone like Connor Bedard on your team, 19-year-old players need ...

In an unexpected way, it’s quite possible Matthew Schaefer’s stock rose with his absence from all but the first 62 minutes of Canada’s five games at the world junior championship.

“I remember meeting him quickly after the game and just asking about his time in junior there,” Crosby ... “I don’t know Connor that well, although I’ve obviously had a first-hand ...