Connor Bedard tops NHL Central Scouting’s mid-season rankings of North American skaters ahead of the 2023 draft.
The 17-year-old centre for the Western Hockey League’s Regina Pats has an astounding 31 goals and 70 points in 29 regular-season games in 2022-23.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
The North Vancouver, B.C., native was the first player granted exceptional status to play in the WHL a year early at age 15, and leads this season’s scoring race by eight points despite missing 11 games while away with the men’s under-20 national team. Adam Fantilli of the NCAA’s Michigan Wolverines — Bedard’s world junior teammate — is the second-ranked North American skater. He’s followed by fellow forwards William Smith and Ryan Leonard of the United States National Team Development Program, while centre Brayden Yager of the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors rounds out the North American top-5 announced Friday.Article content
Leo Carlsson, a centre with Orebro in Sweden’s top professional league, heads the list of European skaters. Sochi winger Matvei Michkov of the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League is No. 2. “Connor Bedard is an outstanding talent with the ability to utilize all of his skills and assets at top speed, placing him on a level of his own right now as the No. 1 prospect for the 2023 NHL draft,” Dan Marr, vice-president of NHL Central Scouting said in a statement. “He is one of the more natural scorers to come along since Patrick Kane with a draft hype reminiscent of Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 13, 2023.
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