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Connor Bedard is 1st CHL Player Ever to Win Top Prospect, Scorer and POY Awards

Connor Bedard, billed as the NHL's next generational player, finished his Canadian Hockey League career with an accomplishment even Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby can't claim.

Bedard is the first player in CHL history to simultaneously win the league's Player of the Year, Top Draft Prospect, and Top Scorer awards, per the CHL.

The center racked up 143 points (71 goals, 72 assists) in 57 games for the WHL's Regina Pats last season. He is expected to be selected first by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2023 NHL draft on June 28.

Colby Barlow of the Owen Sound Attack and Ethan Gauthier from the Sherbrooke Phoenix were the runners-up to the Top Draft Prospect Award.