Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard made his NHL debut on Tuesday night in a 4-2 win against the Penguins.
Bedard, who was playing against his hockey idol in Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, recorded an assist in the nationally televised game. According to Front Office Sports, Bedard’s NHL debut drew an average viewership count of 1.43 million on ESPN, making it the most-watched regular-season NHL game ever on cable television, excluding the annual Winter Classic games.
The hype surrounding the 18-year-old forward is immense, and hockey fans were eager to bear witness to his league debut. Bedard will be back on TV screens Wednesday night when Chicago takes on the Bruins, in a game that will be broadcast nationally on TNT.
