The Blackhawks will pick first and are likely to welcome future superstar Connor Bedard to the Second City.
Chicago won the pick from an 11.5 percent chance as the NHL’s 3rd-worst team last season, while the Anaheim Ducks fell a spot and will pick second overall despite finishing with the NHL’s worst record.
In 2022-2023, Bedard supplemented a 71-goal, 143-point season with a similar eruption in Regina’s first-round playoff exit. He was just as good on the international stage, with 9 goals and 23 points in 7 games against some of the best prospects in the world at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship for Canada.
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