Ex-Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke pours cold water Connor Bedard's Olympics Team Canada bid; Picks $13.4M star instead

Blackhawks' Connor Bedard 'wants to be' on Canada's Olympic roster, but he knows others do, too

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard has the rest of December left to force his way onto Canada's roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics.Bedard's fantastic play this season has already pushed him into the thick of the debate, but the competition is steep. That's something he recognizes."Obviously I want to be there, and everyone wants to be there," Bedard said Sunday before the Hawks' hideous 7-1 loss to the Ducks."But there's so many…

Ex-Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke pours cold water Connor Bedard's Olympics Team Canada bid; Picks $13.4M star instead

Former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke has cast doubt on Connor Bedard’s chances of making Canada’s 2026 Olympic roster.

Connor Bedard ‘wants to be’ on Canada’s Olympics roster, but he knows others do, too

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard has the rest of December left to force his way onto Canada’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Bedard’s fantastic play this season has already pushed him into the thick of the debate, but the competition is steep. That’s something he recognizes. “Obviously I want to be there, and everyone wants to be there,” Bedard said Sunday before the Hawks’ hideous 7-1 loss to the Ducks. “But there’s so m…