{"id":2153,"date":"2026-07-09T05:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2026-07-09T05:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:06:36","slug":"blackhawks-connor-bedard-undergoes-shoulder-surgery-out-for-4-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2153","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawks&#8217; Connor Bedard undergoes shoulder surgery, out for 4 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">It&#8217;s the middle of the summer, which means there isn&#8217;t a ton of NHL news to sift through, but there is some, and in the case of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_403007\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\/chicago-blackhawks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>, it&#8217;s very bad.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">That&#8217;s because the team just learned that their franchise centerpiece, Connor Bedard, will be out of action for four months after getting injured while training.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That means <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_403008\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/injuries\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">he won&#8217;t be back<\/a> in the team&#8217;s lineup until November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_403009\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/nhl-teams-rough-offseason-gets-worse-franchise-legend-leaves-coach-arch-rival\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NHL TEAM&#8217;S ROUGH OFFSEASON GETS WORSE AS FRANCHISE LEGEND LEAVES TO COACH FOR ARCH-RIVAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/bedard-out-four-months.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/bedard-out-four-months.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" 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during a drill and leaving the ice in some clear discomfort.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Well, that discomfort was real, and on Wednesday the Blackhawks announced that the former first-overall pick had <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_403010\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/medical-research\/surgery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">undergone surgery<\/a> on his left shoulder and is expected to make a full recovery.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_403011\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_403012\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The only problem is that it will force him to miss some action early in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Now, the Blackhawks will be happy to have him back a month or so into the season as opposed to having him miss four months of the regular season, but that is going to make Chicago&#8217;s start to the season critical.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">They play in a tough Central Division, and they have to keep pace with the likely playoff teams in it \u2014 squads like the Avalanche, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_403013\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/category\/dallas-stars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stars<\/a>, Wild, Mammoth and maybe Jets \u2014 so that they don&#8217;t have to dig out of a hole when Bedard returns to action.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/bedard-skating.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/bedard-skating.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/bedard-skating.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/bedard-skating.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/bedard-skating.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Connor Bedard\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Bedard dealt with an injury to his other shoulder this past season.<\/span> <span>(David Gonzales-Imagn Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Bedard is no stranger to injuries. He battled an injury to his right shoulder last season, and in his rookie campaign back in 2024-25, he suffered a broken jaw.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">When he&#8217;s healthy, he has averaged a little under a point per game pave, which is something the Blackhawks will need as they continue to work their way back to being perennial playoff contenders.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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