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The world’s greatest ice hockey talent will not be attending the Ice Hockey World Cup.
Conor Bedard, 17, will not be part of Canada’s World Cup squad.
– It was a very difficult decision, Bedard tells Sportbladet.
Connor Bedard has been painted as the greatest ice hockey talent for many years. The 17-year-old dominated Canadian junior hockey and won the JVM title last winter by points as Canada took gold.
But for Bedard and the Regina Pats, the season ended earlier than planned when they crashed out against the Saskatoon Blades in the first round of the WHL playoffs in early April.
After that, it was discussed in some quarters whether he could become part of Canada’s squad for the World Cup in May. But last week, Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek reported that Bedard would not be playing.
“It would have been great”
Bedard, who is currently living at his home in Vancouver, has a busy summer ahead of him, among other things, an upcoming NHL draft. He assures Sportbladet that there will be no restroom match.
The tournament is in May, which is the only month I’ve been at home. Then in June there will be a lot more and then you never really know what will happen. For me, it’s about focusing on training, staying in the gym, and working on different things. It was of course a very difficult decision. It was great to go, but it was the only month I knew I had to really focus on the training side, says Bedard.
So did you get invited to the team?
– Yes.
“Sweden is good”
Another big tournament he was able to play was the U18 Championships in Switzerland. But there was no match there either, and when Sportbildet spoke with Bedard, he was watching the final between Sweden and the USA.
And in front of the TV, watch The Small Crowns defeat Canada 7-2 in the semi-finals last Friday. Sweden also won 8-0 in the group stage.
– I didn’t watch the first match, but the semi-final, he says.
continued:
Sweden is good. It was very close in the first period. I had to leave so I didn’t watch the second half but I came back and watched the third and obviously it’s not that close anymore… It’s a good team.
A longer interview with Conor Bedard will appear this week on Sportbladet.
