Connor Bedard (born July 17, 2005) is a Canadian junior ice hockey centreman who plays in the WHL for the Regina Pats. Bedard was selected by the Regina Pats first overall in the 2020 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft as the first ever WHL player of exceptional status. Bedard will be eligible for the National Hockey League entry draft in 2023.
Playing career
In 2018, Bedard emerged as a young hockey prospect, being named “the future of hockey“ in an article by The Hockey News. Bedard played minor hockey with West Van Academy Prep of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League. While playing with this school’s U15 and U18 teams, Bedard led the league in goals and points, being awarded the Most Valuable Player both years.
In March 2020, Bedard was granted exceptional status by BC Hockey, and in the 2020 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, Bedard was selected first overall by the Regina Pats as the first ever WHL player of exceptional status. In September 2020, Bedard was loaned to the HV71 junior hockey system, where he played until the Western Hockey League returned to play for it’s 2020–21 season beginning in March 2021.
In April 2021, Bedard was named to the Canada men’s national under-18 ice hockey team for the upcoming 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships in Frisco, Texas.
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