I'm willing to bet Connor Bedard's eyes were on Team Canada during their brutal loss to Czechia in the quarter-finals today every and any chance he got. Bedard, who is in his rookie season in the NHL, won two gold medals with Canada at the World Juniors, and some of his teammates from those wins were back with Canada today. Bedard has offered his take on how the team must feel.
Interestingly enough, at 18 years of age, Bedard was still eligible to play at the World Junior Hockey Championships this year. Imagine the punch that would have added to Team Canada in its bid for another gold. However, it's no surprise that the most important rookie in the league since Connor McDavid was not given permission to leave the Chicago Blackhawks in order to participate.
Meanwhile, Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson, who also represented Team Canada at the World Juniors as a player, said he tried to stay out of the rivalry in the locker room.
Mrazek, one of Chicago's goalies, also represented his home country of Czechia at the World Juniors.
