CONNOR BEDARD NAMED 2023-2024 CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNER June 27, 2024 - NHL.com

Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard has been named the 2023-2024 Calder Memorial Trophy winner, presented “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL)”.

 

Bedard missed over 1 month of hockey due to a broken jaw, and he was still the rookie leader in goals (22), assists (39), and total points (61). Out of 194 ballots, Bedard had 152 first place votes and 39 second place votes, for a total of 1,808 points. Bedard was excited to share the moment, “There’s a lot of people who go into it. Obviously, it’s an individual award but it’s cool to celebrate it almost with your teammates and family, just with the help they’ve put toward it. So, it’s a cool moment for sure”.

 

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NHL ALL-STAR GAME ROSTERS ANNOUNCED January 04, 2024 - NHL.com

The NHL has unveiled the 2024 NHL All-Star roster. Each team is sending a representative to the event in Toronto, with 12 more players to be announced via fan voting. Congratulations to all the Newport clients who have made this year’s All-Star roster; Connor Bedard, Rasmus Dahlin, Tomáš Hertl, Travis Konecny, Elias Lindholm, Sam Reinhart, Brady Tkachuk, Robert Thomas, and Tom Wilson.

 

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CONNOR BEDARD NAMED ROOKIE OF THE MONTH December 01, 2023 - NHL.com

Over the span of 12 games, Connor Bedard led all rookies with 6 goals and 12 points. Bedard was 2^nd in shots on goal, tied for 2^nd in assists with 6, and was 4^th in average time on ice at 19:03. He extended his road point streak to 7 games while also becoming the 3^rd youngest player to record a 4-point game. Bedard leads all rookies in goals with 10, points with 18 and shots on goal with 65.

 

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