Connor Bedard is making history at the age of 17 as Canada’s most influential player in world junior history.
regina pates Starr is now the all-time leader in points and goals for Team Canada. world juniorsSitting on 34 points and 16 goals.
“It’s nothing new for him, he has many more records to break,” Pats forward Boria Valis said.
Bedard scored at 5:17 of overtime on Monday night as the tournament hosts defeated Slovakia 4–3, advancing the Canadians to the semi-finals.
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“I was shaking on the couch yesterday watching him but you wouldn’t expect anything less from him, he has so much skill in the world. I’m so proud of him and looking forward to seeing what he can do.” He will keep going from here,” said Pats forward Tanner Howe.
“It’s all the little things that off the puck he grew up in and will continue to grow with (Sydney) Crosbys. To have ultimate success getting your name mentioned, you have to play both ends of the ice. He’s playing hockey right now.” player he was born to be,” said Pats head coach John Paddock
Pat will be hoping to get back their missing players after the tournament, but will be hoping to get some wins till then.
“Obviously we intend to win the next two or three games without him,” Paddock said. “But we’ve been able to put ourselves in a solid position, you know, arguably on top of our defense. That in itself was impressive.
Even after players have left, the Pats have been able to keep competitive regardless of which players are on the ice.
“It just shows we can still score without him,” Howe said.
Paddock said that Bedard would not immediately return to the ice when he returned from juniors.
“Long before he left, Connor thought he was going to play the day he came back. That’s not happening,” Paddock said.
“We have a saying that rest is a weapon, and he needs some rest after this whether he believes it or not.”
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