Connor Bedard, 18, Becomes Youngest Player Ever Named to NHL All-Star Game: 'He's a Special Player'

Mar. 15, 2025

Connor Bedard.Photo:Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty

Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty

He’s also added two game-winning goals for the Blackhawks, as well as a highlight-reel “Michigan goal” last month that saw him lift up a puck on his stick and score from behind the net using a lacrosse-like move.

“Connor Bedard isn’t human,” the NHLtweetedafter the goal.

Bedard’s 33 points thus far this season leads all NHL rookies, making him a leading candidate for the league’s Calder Memorial Trophy winner, which is given to the NHL’s rookie of the year.

Connor Bedard.Patrick McDermott/Getty

Patrick McDermott/Getty

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The rising NHL starspoke with PEOPLElast year ahead of the draft and talked about how he’s managed his growing popularity as a teenager.

Connor Bedard.John Russell/NHLI via Getty

John Russell/NHLI via Getty

“He is as advertised,” Los Angeles Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke, who played with Bedard on Canada’s world juniors team last year,toldThe Toronto Star. “He’s a special player.”

source: people.com