The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL draft lottery on Monday night, earning the right to draft phenom Connor Bedard.
The Blackhawks last selected first overall in 2007 when they selected winger Patrick Kane. Chicago had the third best odds to win the first overall pick at 11.5%.
Chicago fully committed to a rebuild this season, which included a trade that sent Kane to the New York Rangers and a parting of ways with free-agent captain Jonathan Toews. That rebuild got a major boost with the potential to draft Bedard, the 17-year-old Canadian junior center whom many believe is a generational talent.