‘Not every guy lights the league on fire at 18′: Blackhawks’ Bedard still believes his breakout is coming - Daily Faceoff

‘Not every guy lights the league on fire at 18′: Blackhawks’ Bedard still believes his breakout is coming - Daily Faceoff

Vibes can’t predict everything. But damned if Connor Bedard didn’t feel like a player on the verge of a long-awaited breakout when he walked into a small conference room at the Waldorf Astoria on the Las Vegas Strip during at the NHL Player Media Tour in September. The breezy swagger was immediately obvious. He cracked jokes about vetoing trades in the Chicago Blackhawks’ fantasy football league, for which he serves as co-commissioner. He mocked…

Connor Bedard poised for a breakout year with the Chicago Blackhawks

The swagger was back. When Connor Bedard walked into a small conference room at the Waldorf Astoria during the NHL Player Media Tour in Las Vegas, you could feel it, a sense that something big was coming. The 20-year-old Chicago Blackhawks forward, fresh off a challenging sophomore season, seemed relaxed, confident, and ready to prove that his breakout year is just around the corner. Bedard joked with reporters about running the team’s fantasy f…