The Chicago Blackhawks' Connor Bedard (98) celebrates a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during second period NHL action at Rogers Place, in Edmonton Saturday Oct. 12, 2024. Photo by David Bloom /David Bloom/PostmediaPhoto by David Bloom

Excitement builds for Connor Bedard’s first pro visit to Saddledome

by · Calgary Herald

TJ Brodie felt like he had travelled back in time. It was, as the former Calgary Flames defenceman described it, “sort of deja vu for me.”

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As Brodie and his Chicago Blackhawks teammates emerged Monday from the locker-room area at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre, they were greeted by a crowd of enthusiastic young fans, many just off the ice from their own minor-hockey games and each angling for an autograph or selfie or even just a fist-bump from one of the NHL’s new superstars.