Bedard suffered a fractured jaw on Jan. 5 against the New Jersey Devils. He was skating between two New Jersey players midway through the first period when 6-foot-2 Devils defenseman Brendan Smith ...

"It's not fun not to play," Bedard said. "I was dying to get back." One week after surgery to repair his fractured jaw, Bedard convinced trainers to allow him to skate. Solid foods were out ...

Bedard missed 14 games this season after his jaw was fractured on Jan. 5 in New Jersey. This limited his rookie campaign, but Bedard came back strong following his return on Feb. 15 — against ...

but he was sidelined by a broken jaw. He is by far the most famous player in a largely anonymous Winter Classic. While he is used to the attention by now — Bedard was closely watched throughout ...

Connor Bedard leads NHL rookies with 21 goals and 58 points entering Thursday. The Blackhawks 18-year-old forward has posted those numbers in 61 games and despite missing 14 with a broken jaw.

He missed a 2-1 loss on Feb. 7 while he was out 14 games with a broken jaw. Bedard is a crafty, slithery center. Faber is a solidly-built, minutes-eating defenseman whose 25:01 of ice time per ...