Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson announced that Connor Bedard has undergone successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and is expected to be sidelined for approximately four months.
The timeline means Bedard will completely miss training camp, the entirety of the preseason, and the first two months of the upcoming 2026-27 NHL regular season.
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Bedard suffered the injury during an on-ice training session earlier this month. It happened after he fell awkwardly into the boards.
This isn’t the first time Bedard has missed time due to injury. A broken jaw caused him to miss over a dozen games in his rookie season. In 2025-26, an injury to his right shoulder knocked him out of action for a month, derailing what had been a fruitful opening couple of months for Chicago.
Across his first three seasons in the NHL, Bedard has appeared in 219 games, scoring 75 goals and 128 assists for 203 points. He’s a restricted free agent, having come to the end of his three-year, entry-level contract.