Connor Bedard
#98 · Centre · Chicago Blackhawks
Born Jul 17, 2005 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN (age 21) · 5'10", 190 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 1st overall in 2023 by CHI (round 1)
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CHI | 68 | 22 | 39 | 61 | -44 | 28 | 206 | 54 | 0.90 | $950K |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 82 | 23 | 44 | 67 | -36 | 70 | 195 | 47 | 0.82 | $950K |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 69 | 30 | 45 | 75 | -18 | 50 | 226 | 31 | 1.09 | $950K |
| 3 seasons | Career | 219 | 75 | 128 | 203 | -98 | 148 | 627 | 132 | 0.93 |
2026-27 season totals
This player has no games in this season.
Contract
His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 652 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.
The contract
Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on Jul 18, 2026, as a new contract: 5 years and $75M, beginning in 2026-27. It runs through 2030-31, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $15M |
| 2027-28 | $15M |
| 2028-29 | $15M |
| 2029-30 | $15M |
| 2030-31 | $15M |
Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Chicago Blackhawks | New contract | 2026-27 to 2030-31 | 5 | $75M | $15M |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Chicago Blackhawks | Entry-level | 2023-24 to 2025-26 | 3 | $13.35M | $950K |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2026-27 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.