In the event you occurred to have turned on the TV to TSN or Sportsnet the previous 12 months, there’s a very good likelihood you’ve already heard of the title Connor Bedard.
In the event you haven’t, properly, he’s about to be skating on the principle ice floor on 18th and Richmond in Brandon, Manitoba tomorrow evening. You would possibly wish to test it out.
There hasn’t been a participant come via the doorways of the Keystone Centre with this a lot hype since, perhaps Taylor Corridor on the 2010 Memorial Cup, when the long run 1st general choose gained the four-team event with the Windsor Spitfires.
Certain, there’s been different nice gamers over the previous decade to play in entrance of us like Leon Draisaitl (third general to Edmonton in 2014), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1st general to Edmonton in 2011) and even a pair of Wheat Kings that wowed Westman like Nolan Patrick (2nd general to Philadelphia in 2017) and Ivan Provorov (seventh general to Philadelphia in 2015)……however not like this…..not like Bedard.
10 out of 10 scouts surveyed by TSN have the Regina Pats ahead at primary within the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. One NHL head scout was just lately quoted as saying “…once you have a look at how (Bedard) shoots the puck, his innate skill to attain objectives and also you challenge him as an elite aim scorer who may very properly get 50 or 60 within the NHL.”
Connor Bedard is scheduled to make solely three stops within the Wheat Metropolis this season. Tomorrow evening, January sixth and February twenty fourth. Sorry to interrupt it to you Westman, however on January fifth the World Junior Gold and Bronze medal video games are being performed in Halifax, Nova Scotia……which means, sadly we gained’t be seeing Bedard on the sixth.
Whether or not you’re a die-hard Hockey fan that has had this sport penciled in your calendar all summer season, or a median sports activities fan that simply likes seeing athletes push their sport to a different stage…..the Bedard present ought to be definitely worth the value of admission……earlier than we now have to journey east on the number one freeway and pay NHL costs to see him on the Canada Life Centre subsequent 12 months.
Geez, that’s quite a lot of stress on one child, how is he going to deal with it? He presently leads the WHL in scoring to begin the season….benefit from the present Westman.
