Connor Bedard was long tagged to be the top pick in the 2023 draft and speeds up Chicago’s rebuild considerably. AP. So great is the presumption of success that no one stopped to consider ...

Connor Bedard is selected by the Blackhawks with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on June 28, 2023 in Nashville, Tenn. Now Bedard goes from loads of potential to the “Chosen One” who needs to ...

Top prospect Connor Bedard speaks to the media prior to Game 2 of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena June 5, 2023, in Las Vegas.

With the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Connor Bedard.Follow our live NHL Draft blog for analysis from all our writers and columnists.. Anyone who turned on ...

What is it, really, about Connor Bedard’s shot — a shot that, though he’s just 18 years old, has for years been talked about as if he has patented it — that makes it so dangerous and ...