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The Blackhawks' 20-year-old center will be sidelined through the start of the regular season.
Connor Bedard will miss approximately four months with a shoulder injury, per reporting on the Blackhawks' roster status. The 20-year-old center, who posted 30 goals and 45 assists over 69 games last season, is expected to be unavailable when Chicago's training camp opens in September and into the early weeks of the regular season.
The injury removes one of the franchise's few offensive anchors from the lineup for a significant stretch of the 2026-27 campaign. Bedard's absence reshapes Chicago's depth chart and the team's immediate competitive window as the rebuild continues.
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