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Connor Bedard Named IIHF Male Player of the Year Ahead of 2023 NHL Draft

Highly touted prospect Connor Bedard was named the IIHF's Male Player of the Year on Monday.

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Connor Bedard caps off his incredible junior season with the title of IIHF Male Player of the Year!<br><br>From his record-breaking <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldJuniors?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldJuniors</a> run, to earning all of the <a href="https://twitter.com/CHLHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CHLHockey</a>'s top awards, here's why he earned the top honour: <a href="https://t.co/LSSNOUQHBD">https://t.co/LSSNOUQHBD</a><a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HockeyCanada</a> <a href="https://t.co/rSQJqL7uoD">pic.twitter.com/rSQJqL7uoD</a>

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Connor Bedard has been named the male <a href="https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IIHFHockey</a> Player of the Year. Across 71 games this season, Bedard had …<br><br>ud83dudd3b80 goals<br>ud83dudd3b186 points<br>ud83dudd3b442 SOG<br>ud83dudd3b17 GWG<br>ud83eudd47 Won gold at WJC with Canada<br><br>No.