Well Connor is clearly the best😂😂😂

It's impossible to not argue that Bedard had a better junior career.

Bedard doesn’t look nearly as quick as McDavid at their draft year age.

The reason for Bedards drop in y2 was they tried playing him on the wing and making him play a different style than he was used to. After they let him play his game and go back to C, he scored at a higher pace than McDavid. Context is important here. Not to mention McDavid's 2.55 is impressive but Bedard's 2.51 in an era adjusted lower scoring league without high calibur linemates on one of the worst teams in the league is, in my opinion, far more impressive, especially as the WHL is extremely defense focused. In his draft year McDavid wasn't even the best player, in terms of total points or ppg in the chl. Bedard was both with much less help.

great vid, thanks for doin the research

Underrated channel. Great video!

Great vid. Funny bits were my favorite part

You have to talk about who they played with. Bedard team was the worst team in the league with no pools.. and Mcdavid played with Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat..

One big thing for the world juniors point is, beddard had some blowout games where he really padded his stats. A 7 point game in an 12-2 win vs Germany and a 6 point game in an 11-0 game vs Austria. Not saying that's bad or anything! Especially considering he was chasing records! But McDavid never really had those blowout games where the coach kept giving him ice time. The world J's really depends on who Canada pulls in the round robin for point records!

Crosby's the answer. He's the only one to win his league's championship in his draft year and play in the Memorial Cup. First prospect ever to win the CHL POTY at age 16 (only one other-Tavares) and also first to win it in back to back seasons (again, just one other-LaFrenierre). And his numbers are great.

Great post. Love Mcdavid and anxious to see what bedard will do.

Context on Bedards drop in points. He only played 15 games his rookie year cause of the pandemic and put up 28 points

I've been a Hawks fan since the mid-80's and it's been a long time since I've been pumped over a player. I don't think I was even this excited when the Hawks won the lottery and took Kane.. I mean the Hawks have never had a "generational talent" with this type of "hype", expectation and potential.. Sure we had Kane, Toews, Roenick, Denis Savard and guy's of that ilk - but never a player that could do the things McDavid, Crosby, Lemieux, Gretzky, Jagr etc could do.... So yea, I'm looking forward to how this team progresses over the next few years - I mean the Hawks are in a great position moving forward, and they should be contending for a playoff spot in 2024-25. Obviously the 23-24 season is going to be an "evaluation" year so the brass can get an idea of what pieces the team needs to contend in the near-future.. Clearly Bedard is going to play a significant role, but hockey is a team sport and it's going to take a lot more than just Bedard to bring the Stanley Cup back to Chicago, but Bedard is without question the best prospect possible to build a contender around.. I honestly don't like comparing players because I've been a fan for a long time and I've seen many players come and go, and over that time I've learned that every player brings something different er unique to the ice -- but many fans do, and comparing players is part of fandom so I have a feeling that this whole "Bedard or McDavid" argument is still in it's infancy and it's only going to get louder over the next decade, lol.. I will say this tho, Bedard is going to attract a lot of talent to the Blackhawks - so I would keep an eye on the Hawks because they're going to be major players in the next few free agency periods.. I mean I could realistically see the Hawks signing one of the major top UFA's such as Matthews over the next coming years, and if Davidson plays his cards right - he could build a "super team" that's a perennial contender for a decade to come.

The way to truly settle it is by changing that first segment from a draw to a win. Bedard had a higher points per game overall and played during the Covid years no less. I give it to him.

Good work on the video. Just subbed up. Ya Bedard just based on the world juniors definitely had a better junior career

Great showdown. Was McDavid a year younger than Bedard at World Juniors Tournament? Different line, 2nd vs. 1st at start of Tourney.Gonna be great Hockey again next year!

Bedard shined more when he was surrounded by better talent. His Regina team was not considered to be very good. While McDavid's speed is something to admire, he has not been the pure goal scorer that Bedard has shown to be. Time will tell , but they are both phenomenal players.

Best vid yet

Why is everyone comparing him to McDavid, when he's a completely different type of player, more like Mathews.

Look no further than their linemates. McDavid had Dylan Strome (2015 3rd OA pick) and Alex DeBrincat (2016 39th OA pick - size bias, etc.). - Strome (RW) put up 129 points in 68 games for 1.897 points/game. - DeBrincat (LW) in his D-1 season no less put up 104 points in 68 games for 1.529 points/game. Ridiculous linemates with ridiculous chemistry. Let's compare that to Bedard... Bedard had Alexander Suzdalev (2022 70th OA and in his D+1 year) and Tanner Howe who is looking pretty good but was in his D-1 year and didn't really develop chemistry with Bedard until later in the season imo - Suzdalev (LW) put up just 86 points in 66 games for just 1.303 points per game. - Howe (RW) put up 85 points in 67 games for 1.269 points/game The most chemistry Bedard found was actually from his D man, Stanislav Svozil (2021 69th OA), who in his D+2 year put up 78 points in 56 games for 1.393 points per game. Now despite this clear advantage for McDavid while also playing in an easier era, Bedard put up 143 in 57 (2.509p/g) to McDavid's 120 in 47 (2.553p/g). The winner is very clearly Bedard without even factoring in the record setting World Juniors.

the guys mcdavid played against had more talent then what Bedard had to deal with

I wonder where he would rank among all time jr. players

21st century 001-100 was the first hence 1900 was the 20th. Bernard is like bossy not as fancy and flashy but will be scary if he stays consistent. In the Detroit game he wasn't leaving that end without that goal and that pass. McDavid lacks the datsuke factor. Bedard is a natural scorer all around team player and creative as fuck. Dips doodling is irrelevant in the grand scheme winning is the key that all promise but don't deliver. He is going to SHATTER records. Very good video by the way keep it up bud.

Bedard's hands and offensive awareness are at a higher level than McDavid at the same age. However McDavid is about twice as fast as him so it makes everything look flashier than it actually is.

Was the camera quality really that bad in McDavids juniors? I don’t remember it that way

Bedard had to start his WHL career during the whole Covid 19 crap. The first two seasons of his junior career were filled with the Covid 19 interruptions which is hard to have continuous circumstances which McDavid did not have to deal with. Bedard by far is much better at the World Junior Championships! He knocked it out of the arena literally.

Points per game is a number, not a percentage. The stats comparison was interesting.

McDavid is faster, more dynamic and slippery. NHL defensemen will be able to defend Bedard’s shot more than McDavid’s elusiveness. Bedard also doesn’t have Draisaitl.

I dont think these 2 will be comparables. Bedard will be compared to Crosby

have to control for changes in scoring league-wide...you're comparing scoring in different leagues at different points in time -_- that said, i don't expect significant divergence after controlling

Mcdavids OHL team was also stacked. Bedard was pretty well a one man show.

As a Blackhawks fan I might be a bit biased 😂 but you should take in account that Bedard pretty much carried Regina Pats by himself to the playoffs.

Regardless of junior, McDavid will be better points wise. Goals, maybe not though.

All this tells me is you just have to watch the Oilers and the Hawks this year and years to come.

No one is going to mention how Bedard played 15 games in year one as it was Covid lockdown? It skews the whole video 😂

Connor 97 and Connor 98....... 99 is already retired from a non Connor great but imagine a Connor 99

For the junior you have to understand the level of skill from the other team and is own team was better in mcdavid years than Bédard

While I think Connor is absolutely great, Connor just has to edge that out. Nothing bad to Conor, but Conor might just have had a better career.

It's just points per game. Percentage is a nonsense word to add on to points per game.

"Connor Bedard had the best junior season since Wayne Gretzky" - Bob Mackenzie

Think we can trade for Bedard?

Connor mcdavid way better. I don’t really like either but connor is better

I mean come on the world juniors aren’t fair Canada was stat padding like crazy against the worse teams

It’s not “points per game %”. It’s just points per game or points per game average.

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Don Cherry's head is about to fall off after hearing this!

Percentage? Just point per game bro

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I think he was being a little bias

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Connor over Connor

both? unlike bobby orr have not changed nhl hockey

Hoping Bedard doesn't turn out to be the nhl non-champion that McDavid has become.

Percentage?? Lol

I think NHL defenders will have no problem defending Bedard. It's going to take him a little longer to get going at the pro level in my opinion. However, that's not to say Connor Bedard isn't going to be a great player. His hockey IQ is off the charts.

Even Conner bedard is a crazy hockey player, let’s not go crazy and keep bragging him up, it might jinx his career 😮

Is this serious

When looking at Bedards world junior stats, you have to remember that he loaded up points against weak teams, how many points did he get against strong teams?

I like a guy who challenges himself by drawing the opposing guy to him making an amazing play it’s just more satisfying and hardworking and in my opinion more rewarding one thing I’ve noticed tho it’s always mcdavid mcdavid mcdavid it’s never anyone else it’s just him I don’t like a one man show I get he can do it but man you can’t win it all with one man just like my hawks won’t win in the future with just bedard I mean am I wrong

Mcdavid had the higher ppg in his draft year, and in the much better OHL, and scoring today in the CHL is WAY up since 2015. And the eye test?? Lol, its not close.

You might want to look up the word "percentage" in the dictionary. There is no such thing as PPG%.

Lol.... Beddard is awsome but slow motoin compared to MacD gtfoh

I've watched 15 Bedard videos. It looks like pick up hockey. Bedard hasn't been touched in any video. Are Juniors "no check" now ? He's in for a huge awakening.

And Mcdavid shot is not at his level at all. Junior careers not even close with Bedard Winn ng easy. Bedard team was average. Erie had 2 first rounders on his line.

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Bedard hasn't accomplished anything. Don't understand how this is even a conversation...... Lmao

Bedard played in the WHL….. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂l😂😂 Name a single superstar to come out of the Dub in the last 20 years?…. 🤡

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