Blackhawks select Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft

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After months of speculation, the Blackhawks selected Canadian center Connor Bedard of the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League with the top pick of the NHL Draft.

Bedard had long been the top prospect of this year's draft class. He was honored as the International Ice Hockey Federation’s male player of the year after representatives from 22 countries decided he was the top young prospect in the world. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Connor Bedard speaks to the media on the red carpet prior to the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena June 28, 2023, in Nashville. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) The Blackhawks hadn't picked first overall since 2007, when they selected future Hall of Famer Patrick Kane, who played 16 years in Chicago and won three Stanley Cups. "We'll let him figure that out," GM Kyle Davidson told ESPN after making the pick official. "He's a very special player, very special person.

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Just like that, another NHL Entry Draft is in the books, featuring one of the most talked about prospects of a generation. But the Chicago Blackhawks' new top center isn't the only prospect worth our fantasy-focussed interest. So, before the free-agent window blows open with a flurry of attention-grabbing signings, let's take a gander at a few key fantasy prospects selected in the draft's premiere round, including analysis provided by Senior NHL Writer Greg Wyshynski, NHL Reporter Kristen Shilton, and National NHL Reporter Ryan S. Clark.

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The 2023 NHL draft is now complete. From the first round all the way to pick No. 224, this page is your home for every selection, including notes on team fit for the 32 players taken in the first round from Ryan S. Clark, Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski.

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