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Connor Bedard's Olympic hopes took a hit Monday when Chicago placed the young NHL star on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
The move is retroactive to Dec. 12 following the injury suffered with one second remaining in Friday's 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
The 20-year-old center from North Vancouver, British Columbia, was injured during a faceoff and left the ice clutching his right shoulder.
Bedard leads Chicago with 44 points in 31 games, fourth in the NHL.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft is a potential selection for Canada at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
Chicago also recalled defenseman Ethan Del Mastro and goaltender Laurent Brossoit from Rockford of the American Hockey League. Brossoit was with a group of minors on a training mission.
Del Mastro, 22, has two goals and six points in 27 career games with Chicago, which opens a three-game road trip Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Hosts Carissa Donkin and The Athletic's Hailey Salvian weigh in on which three promising Canadian stars could make the Milan Cortina 2026 men's hockey team.
