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Connor Bedard Family comes first for projected No. 1 NHL draft
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NHL Way-Too-Early Mock Draft 2023: Connor Bedard clear-cut No. 1
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Connor Bedard Is the NHL's Next Big Star. He Just Has to Wait a
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Connor Bedard, as expected, taken first in the NHL draft by the
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NHL draft 2023: Scouting reports for Connor Bedard, first-round picks
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Connor Bedard signs entry-level contract with Blackhawks - ESPN
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Top draft pick and Blackhawks rookie Bedard scores first NHL goal
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Flyers should tank for Connor Bedard, the projected No. 1 pick and
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Canada's Connor Bedard honored as IIHF's first male player of the
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Connor Bedard has exceeded 'exceptional' expectations - North
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Connor Bedard No. 1 in NHL Central Scouting midterm ratings - ESPN
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Chicago Blackhawks take Bedard with first pick in NHL draft
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There's no doubt Connor Bedard will be the first pick at the NHL
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Bedard's mom discusses being parent of projected No. 1 pick in
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NHL draft in Nashville expected to begin with Connor Bedard picked