Connor Bedard hué par les partisans et Corey Perry chaleureusement accueilli lors du match d’ouverture du Canadien

Connor Bedard had been warned. Luke Richardson, his coach, had warned him about the atmosphere that could prevail inside the Bell Centre for this Canadiens’ opening match. However, what he didn’t expect was to receive a shower of boos every time he touched the puck.

“I loved it. It was fantastic,” said the young Blackhawks star.

Let’s just say that the Canadiens’ fans had more than enough chances to make their presence felt to the 18-year-old athlete. Bedard stepped onto the ice for 23 minutes 02 seconds, firing 12 shots towards Samuel Montembeault’s net.

“I haven’t accomplished anything yet (in the NHL), but I suppose it’s a good sign,” he added. “When the crowd is into it, it makes the game even more enjoyable.”

If some found it inappropriate to treat the first overall pick of the last draft in such a way, Richardson, who served as an assistant behind the Habs’ bench for four seasons, didn’t make much of a fuss about it.

“It’s one of the crowds that knows hockey the most in the world. The spectators do it to help their team. It’s part of the game. I’m sure he had fun with that,” he argued. “Moreover, I’m convinced that they cheered for him last year at the World Junior Championship.”

Bedard responded at the very end of the game by assisting on Tyler Johnson’s second goal. In doing so, he became the third Blackhawks player in the last 31 seasons to score a point in each of his first three games. Jan Ruutta (three games in 2017-2018) was the last one. Jonathan Toews is the other. In 2007-2008, he stretched this streak to 10 games.

Warm welcome for Perry

On the other hand, Corey Perry was able to see that the Canadiens’ fans had not forgotten his time
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