Mr. McDavid was a child prodigy and granted exceptional player status in 2012 by Hockey Canada, which allowed him to play at the major-junior level for the Erie Otters as a 15-year-old. He was the ...

The legend of Connor Bedard begins in rather a strange way for hockey’s next potential “chosen one.” There’s Connor, maybe three years old, trying out skating for the first time. He hated it.

One reason for that is Bedard has been shooting less from the slot. Half of his attempts (50.4 per cent) have come from there, compared to 55.7 per cent last season.