The Chicago Blackhawks are getting ready to draft highly touted prospect Connor Bedard with the first pick in the National Hockey League draft this week and NBC Sports Chicago is going on a power play with three days of extensive coverage of the team’s historic selection.
Bedard had been called the most promising player to enter the league since Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby. The only other time the Blackhawks had the No. 1 overall pick in the draft was in 2007 when the team selected Patrick Kane, who helped lead it to three Stanley Cup championships.
