The young player aiming for Canada in the World Youth Hockey Championships became the fifth Canadian to score seven power points in one game. 17-year-old Bedard was humble after his performance.
Canada’s under-20 national team beat Germany 11–3 at the World Youth Hockey Championships.
The Maple Leafs rallied after a surprise loss to the Czech Republic in their opener. The hosts, who took the third place in Group A, took the match from start to finish, as one would expect from the reigning champion.
The biggest headlines in the motherland of hockey were collected by a 17-year-old Connor Bedard. The young attacking talent scored three goals and provided four assists in the match, rising to share Canada’s under-20 World Cup single-game points record with his seven power-play points. In the past, they have only been able to achieve similar readings Dave Andreychuk, Brenden Morrow, Mike Cammalleri and Gabriel Bourque.
The whirlwind led by Bedard was completed by three goal scorers Dylan Guenther and shared three assists I’m Zellweger. A total of 12 Canadians made it to the points.
Bedard, who set the record, was calm after the match. The youngster, who was called the first name of the NHL’s upcoming booking event, had been criticized for his arrogance when he had tried two aerial shots unsuccessfully in the losing opening match.
– I didn’t know about that, Bedard commented of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF (you switch to another service)according to
– It’s cool to succeed like that. The record is shared by many big names, but that is not the most important thing for me. We won and I managed a couple of easy spots. It was just that kind of night.
The opening loss was a bummer
After the opening match that ended in disappointment, it was easy to sense the anger and hunger for victory from the Canadians in the match against Germany.
– We were really hungry, because we wanted to get back on track after losing the opening game. We were really disappointed with that. Now we fought hard, we pushed hard and we did the little things with care, Bedard said.
The seven-point game was an exceptionally hard achievement, even if Bedard’s evening speech is not the loudest of all time. Swedish by Peter Forsberg the record of 3+7 power points against Japan set in 1993 is still unmatched.
Bedard is specifically compared to superstars now and in the future. The smooth-skating star player has been under the puck nation’s radar since he was a child, continuing to score points regardless of age group.
Bedard has already scored 12 goals in under-20 competitions. He is two goals behind Jordan Eberle a record that would make him Canada’s all-time leading scorer at the Games.
At the same time, he should lead Canada to the world championship for the second time in a row. The pressure is enough for the 17-year-old with an exceptional shot.
With his performance of seven power points, Bedard pushed to the top of the points market. Second in the statistics is his club teammate from the WHL’s Regina Pats, a defender from the Czech Republic Stanislav Svozil with power points of 1+4.
Bedard’s next chance to break new points records is on the night between Thursday and Friday Finnish time, when Canada meets Austria.