Connor Bedard’s reaction to Brad Marchand: In just his second NHL game, Connor Bedard — the number one overall pick from the 2023 NHL Draft — may have gotten his “welcome to the NHL moment” going up against Brad Marchand.
Facing the Bruins in TD Garden, Chicago’s Bedard showed his resilience, but only after he took a penalty while trying to defend the 35-year-old Bruins winger. And in another sequence, Marchand pulled the rookie into the Boston bench.
Still, the 18-year-old Bedard didn’t seem to think it was a notable moment in his young career when asked about battling Marchand.