Connor Bedard has routinely put up high numbers since selecting one of his own — the trademark 98 — at the age of five.
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“I always shot pucks in the front, outside of my house, when I was younger,” he remembered. “I broke the glass or something, because it was pretty close to the house, so I just needed an area to go.”
“Obviously, I’ve got to work on all the other stuff, too, and that’s enjoyable, but shooting is something I just enjoy. When I’m at home, it’s something I’m always doing in my backyard. I think it’s just something that I love to do.”Article content “I’d go into my backyard and do that shot, over and over. He’s obviously the best in the world at it, so learning from him with videos of him shooting is something I try to do.”The studious approach has served Bedard exceptionally well, so to speak, since his introduction to organized hockey at the North Shore Winter Club.Article content
“Just as a teammate and as a human being overall, there wasn’t one guy who would say that he’s a bad person,” Ward said.
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