First-period goal vs. Slovakia in world junior quarterfinal breaks tie with Eric Lindros for most career world junior points by a Canadian.
world junior hockey championshipBedard scored the opening goal of Canada’s quarterfinal against Slovakia on Monday night, the beneficiary of a giveaway for a point that set multiple records:
His 19th point of this tournament gave him 32 in three appearances, surpassing Eric Lindros, who set the Canadian standard with 31 from 1990 to 1992. Bedard also broke a tie with Jordan Eberle for most goals by a Canadian at the world juniors, with 15. Eberle amassed 14 in 2009 and 2010. The 17-year-old Bedard also broke a tie with Jaromir Jagr for most points by a player 18 or under at a single world juniors, and moved into the top 10 on the all-time scoring list, topped by Peter Forsberg .
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