MONTREAL — Connor Bedard received a not-so-warm welcome in his first NHL game in Canada.
Three games into his career, the 18-year-old centre from North Vancouver, B.C., was booed by a raucous Bell Centre crowd every time he touched the puck as the Montreal Canadiens held off his Chicago Blackhawks with a 3-2 win in their home opener on Saturday night.
Bedard, hockey’s most anticipated prospect since Connor McDavid, wasn’t flustered by it.
“I loved it, it was great,” he said. “I didn't really think about it before the game but I thought it was awesome.