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As many expected would be the case, it certainly did not take long for Blackhawks super-rookie Connor Bedard to burst onto the scene.
Just over five minutes into his second career regular-season game, Bedard buried the one he's been dreaming about forever — giving Chicago the early lead with his first NHL goal.
It was an absolute beauty, too:
Bedard literally did it all on this goal. From the brilliant take at the blue line to cradle a bad pass and gain possession across the blue line without going offside, to the nifty back pass that followed, to him cradling his own rebound and finally the all-world, wraparound finish — this whole sequence of events was an absolute sight to behold.
The milestone marker comes just one night after Bedard finally made his highly-anticipated regular-season debut as the 18-year-old phenom squared off against 36-year-old Sidney Crosby in Chicago's season opener Tuesday night.
Though that secondary assist for his first point won’t be on any career highlight reels, his effort leading upto the marker did show why he's the most highly regarding prospect since Connor McDavid came out of junior nearly a decade ago. Flying through the neutral zone and entering the offensive zone with blazing speed, Bedard dangled around reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson.
Then, seconds later along the wall, Bedard executed a beautiful drop pass to Alex Vlasic, who threw a shot before Ryan Donato tapped it in, queuing Chicago's opening-night comeback win.
Buddy also has a rookie moment for the ages on Tuesday, nearly forgetting his stick of all things before hitting the ice for warmups in Pittsburgh.
Bedard finished his first career contest with one assist, five shots on goal and 11 shot attempts, while controlling a 63.25% share of the expected goals at 5-on-5 before seamlessly carrying his electrifying play over to Wednesday's clash with the Bruins — his first regular-season contest in Chicago.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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