C Connor Bedard - Regina Pats, WHL (2023 Draft) Part 3

[ORRFForever]

Don't worry, for every miss Canada has they still have guys like Mercer who outperform

It's been a rough couple years. Hopefully the recent classes (plus 2023) will restock the cupboards.

 

[Bubbles]

Which one is your fave? Mine is 23 and 29.

 

[BigRangy]

I’d like to see 1-39 for his assists as well

 

[leafsfan5]

Which one is your fave? Mine is 23 and 29.

There's a few players I could watch shoot the puck all day. Ovechkin, Matthews, Semin, Kovi, prime Stamkos

Feels like Bedard will join them

 

[wetcoast]

So far Bedard has showed nothing in his junior career that Michkov wouldn't have matched. That is not to say that he is not an outstanding prospect, they both are, but indeed Bedard has not separated himself from his closest peer. If anything he was lagging behind until recently.

The only thing he was "lagging behind" in was stats.

Anyone who watched him play could still see the skillset and scoring opportunities he was creating.

 

[Albatros]

They are close but Bedard is almost a full year younger. If Michkov is the best non North American prospect since Ovi and Bedard is matching him but doing it a year earlier - it’s pretty crazy.

Seven months. Normal age difference for two prospects of the same draft class, we are not talking about toddlers here.

 

[EichelFan15]

Seven months. Normal age difference for two prospects of the same draft class, we are not talking about toddlers here.

7 months and a birth year younger - which is how hockey players are broken up and compared in every conceivable way other than the arbitrary draft cut off date.

 

[Albatros]

You're free to make of it what you will, but Michkov has not flourished because of some kind of an edge in physical development. In Russia he has also been playing against older competition than Bedard has in the WHL.

 

[HaveKnifeWillButcher]

Which one is your fave? Mine is 23 and 29.

That's a remarkably unimpressive list of players.

 

[DFF]

Don't worry, for every miss Canada has they still have guys like Mercer who outperform

Mercer is not in the class we are talking about

He is doing great though

 

[CraigBillington]

That's a remarkably unimpressive list of players.

I would think most of those are from a time when the WHL was more free wheeling than it is now.
I mean, a year later, Goodall was a 10th round pick and never got close to the NHL. Scored a lot in the German lower leagues though

 

[Dust]

That's a remarkably unimpressive list of players.

Yup, surprising. The only player in that list that went on to have a productive NHL career was Jeff Friesen, 11th overall pick (also another Pats player).

 

[Mr Buckles]

13 games left to hit 50 goals.

 

[Bubbles]

I would think most of those are from a time when the WHL was more free wheeling than it is now.
I mean, a year later, Goodall was a 10th round pick and never got close to the NHL. Scored a lot in the German lower leagues though

The 80s were a wild time in the West! Ray Ferraro had 108 goals one year and Rob Brown had 212 points. Even Cliff Ronning had 197 Pts one year.

 

[Sagikev]

Which one is your fave? Mine is 23 and 29.

Can't believe he's 16... His wrister is perfect. Quick, heavy, accurate, deceptive... And it should only get better with time.

 

[Mr Buckles]

#41

 

[Dominance]

#41

Most reassuring part of Bedard’s game is that, despite his size, he scores goals in basically every way imaginable.

 

[FDBluth]

Which one is your fave? Mine is 23 and 29.

that shot is f****d

 

[ORRFForever]

Most reassuring part of Bedard’s game is that, despite his size, he scores goals in basically every way imaginable.

Good point.

 

[ORRFForever]

1 Goal after 1 period. That-a-boy!!!

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
51	42	39	81	5	30	10	0	270	366

 

[ORRFForever]

1 Goal after 1 period. That-a-boy!!!

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
51	42	39	81	5	30	10	0	270	366

A goal and an assist. That-a-boy!!!!

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
51	43	39	82	5	30	10	0	270	367

 

[Bubbles]

His 1st penalty shot...was there a doubt? Love the staredown too.

 

[ORRFForever]

His 1st penalty shot...was there a doubt? Love the staredown too.

I could have done without the taunting but... well done, young man, well done.

 

[bsu]

I could have done without the taunting but... well done, young man, well done.

I like it.

 

[ORRFForever]

News flash : The Pats stink!!!!