As we, at WGN Radio, prepare to welcome the Chicago Blackhawks into the “Century Club,” we are celebrating Chicago’s Original 6 hockey organization by highlighting over 100 players, coaches, executives, broadcasters and personalities that have been a part of Blackhawks’ 100-year history. Every weekday leading up to and through the 2025-26 season, you will hear about a different all-time Blackhawks figure in both the morning and afternoon WGN Radio sports reports, and here on WGNRadio.com. Several eras of Chicago hockey will be represented in our profiles, voiced by Dave Eanet, Andy Masur, Charlie Roumeliotis, Kevin Powell and Jack Heinrich.

We previously covered Stever Larmer. Next up:

Connor Bedard

by Jack Heinrich

Entering the 2023 NHL draft lottery, the Blackhawks had an 11.5% chance to win the # 1 pick. Well, the ping pong balls fell their way and they landed right to select center Connor Bedard as the new face of the franchise. Bedard started fast winning the Calder Trophy in Year-1 and Bedard’s 128 points through 2 seasons are the 2nd most points by a teenager in Blackhawks history. Bedard looks like the face of a new era of Blackhawks Hockey.