#c.bedard

Connor Bedard

I drew this for my sister’s birthday today! She really likes Conor Bedard so I created this portait for her, then made a print on lustre paper for her!

https://x.com/bedsyarchive/status/1983200875947663457?s=46

https://x.com/fitted2tuff/status/1982834462070362313?s=46

hahahahah i saw these this morning too! atta boy.

Hi! I think you can find a bit of them on my page if you scroll!

Essentially, this girl posted a TikTok about her liking Connor bedard. It was one of those funny vids/ trends ( her @ is somewhere on my page). So in the comments, this girl name Izzy posted a ss of Connor liking her story, which then led to another girl sharing a dm he sent her. I think the Izzy girl in that same comment section posted another photo which was a snap Connor sent her. I think that snap was about how it was too bad she couldn’t come over. The two girls then talked with each other saying how weird his snaps are and how he tried to fly them out. The next photo that got leaked was the same girl but i haven’t figured out where she leaked it on. It was on TikTok but I can’t find the TikTok she commented it. This leak I believe said something about “ let’s see some” so people think that was him asking for nudes but idk- I don’t know the context of their convo to say for sure.

https://theathletic.com/4481273/2023/05/05/connor-bedard-nhl-draft-2023/

Some points:

Connor applying for WHL exceptional status to play a year early (like what McDavid, Wright, and others had in the OHL) was something his mom didn't want him to do "Melanie Bedard shared her reservations with her son, but Connor told her how upset he’d be if she blocked his goals."

Connor talks to his dad before all of his games. When his grandfather died, the family decided that Connor should play anyways, so they all agreed not to tell him his grandfather was dead until after the game. After he found out, Connor turned down arrangements from his team to go home and be with his family “Grandpa would want me to play,” he said.

Not in this article, but he has also never had McDonalds.

There's also an interesting Toronto Star article about him: https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/opinion/2023/05/05/connor-bedard-wasnt-raised-to-be-a-hockey-phenom-he-made-that-decision-himself.html

Connor's dad is/was a logger and worked crazy hours in a dangerous setting

Melanie's quotes about applying for exceptional status are interesting here “And I said Connor, I don’t think you should do this. And I know it’s what you really want. I know. But I feel like as your mom I’m going to be taking something away from you that’s so special; just the ability to make stupid mistakes that we make, and have regret.” ... "And he said, ‘I don’t care if I go to a party,’” says Melanie. “‘This is something that I want. You can’t. As my mom you feel bad about that, but you don’t feel bad about taking away something that’s so important.’"

"Melanie [his mom] moved to Regina to be Connor’s billet the past two seasons, because nobody knew what it would be like for a kid of his calibre, and as Paddock puts it, “His whole preparations are based around perfection, and she’s the only one that knows it.”"

And during COVID, he and his sister moved to sweden so he would have someone when he played there. Apparently his sister (3 years older) would stay up all night doing her university classes, but still look after him, help with his homework, etc.

Connor also apparently already knows that he kinda has to be a robot because people will take whatever they can from him "He said, ‘You know, I’m kind of realizing in some ways I have to be just a robot. Because you know that certain people are just wanting you to say this one thing that they can pass on,’” says Melanie. “And I said to him, I feel kind of upset, but I’m also proud that you’re mature enough to be aware of that. Because it’s so important."