How Connor Bedard became hockey's next young superstar

Hockey's most scrutinized teenager seeks the quiet life -- for now.

Connor Bedard, the most hyped NHL prospect since that Connor, was finishing up his third season in junior hockey when I visited him in March. His team, the Regina Pats, is located in the broad plains of Saskatchewan, where the average winter temperature hovers around 12 degrees Fahrenheit. Against this unforgiving backdrop, the 17-year-old Vancouver native spends most of his time at the rink -- which is where he and his teammates also take high school classes -- or at home with his mother, Melanie, who temporarily relocated and rented an apartment to ensure her son retained some sort of normalcy.

For fun, Bedard and his…