Connor Bedard 'very happy' with new contract, Blackhawks' summer additions
<p>On Monday, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks?_gl=1*1yf8vbg*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzQwODI1ODU1LjE3ODQ1NzIzOTA.*_ga_K0F0MB46T8*czE3ODQ1NzIzOTAkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODQ1NzIzOTAkajYwJGwwJGgw" target="_blank" >Blackhawks</a> star Connor Bedard had a $9.8 million signing bonus hitting his back account, an uncomfortable left shoulder dangling by his side and a sunny morning in Vancouver unfolding on the green trees behind him.</p><p>That's two reasons to be happy versus one reason to be unhappy. It added up to a lively first meeting with reporters since <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/07/19/connor-bedard-agent-explains-blackhawks-contract-shoulder-surgery-leo-carlsson?_gl=1*18567z*_up*MQ..*_ga*ODM4MzI1NTA0LjE3ODQ1NzE0NjQ.*_ga_K0F0MB46T8*czE3ODQ1NzE0NjMkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODQ1NzIzNTMkajYwJGwwJGgw" target="_blank" >signing</a> his new five-year contract two days ago.</p><p>"I'm very happy with the amount of money I'm making.
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<p>On Monday, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks?_gl=1*1yf8vbg*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzQwODI1ODU1LjE3ODQ1NzIzOTA.*_ga_K0F0MB46T8*czE3ODQ1NzIzOTAkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODQ1NzIzOTAkajYwJGwwJGgw" target="_blank" >Blackhawks</a> star Connor Bedard had a $9.8 million signing bonus hitting his back account, an uncomfortable left shoulder dangling by his side and a sunny morning in Vancouver unfolding on the green trees behind him.</p><p>That's two reasons to be happy versus one reason to be unhappy. It added up to a lively first meeting with reporters since <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/07/19/connor-bedard-agent-explains-blackhawks-contract-shoulder-surgery-leo-carlsson?_gl=1*18567z*_up*MQ..*_ga*ODM4MzI1NTA0LjE3ODQ1NzE0NjQ.*_ga_K0F0MB46T8*czE3ODQ1NzE0NjMkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODQ1NzIzNTMkajYwJGwwJGgw" target="_blank" >signing</a> his new five-year contract two days ago.</p><p>"I'm very happy with the amount of money I'm making. It's a lot," Bedard said, chuckling, before reiterating he didn't consider Ducks star Leo Carlsson's offer sheet comparable to his situation.</p><p>"Like I’ve said so much — and it's not anything fake — Chicago is really the only place I want to play. [That comes from] seeing the growth of our young guys and just how good of a group we are in the room, how tight it is, how much fun we have.
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- <p>On Monday, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks?_gl=1*1yf8vbg*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzQwODI1ODU1LjE3ODQ1NzIzOTA.*_ga_K0F0MB46T8*czE3ODQ1NzIzOTAkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODQ1NzIzOTAkajYwJGwwJGgw" target="_blank" >Blackhawks</a> star Connor Bedard had a $9.8 million signing bonus hitting his back account, an uncomfortable left shoulder dangling by his side and a sunny morning in Vancouver unfolding on the green trees behind him.</p><p>That's two reasons to be happy versus one reason to be unhappy. It added up to a lively first meeting with reporters since <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/07/19/connor-bedard-agent-explains-blackhawks-contract-shoulder-surgery-leo-carlsson?_gl=1*18567z*_up*MQ..*_ga*ODM4MzI1NTA0LjE3ODQ1NzE0NjQ.*_ga_K0F0MB46T8*czE3ODQ1NzE0NjMkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODQ1NzIzNTMkajYwJGwwJGgw" target="_blank" >signing</a> his new five-year contract two days ago.</p><p>"I'm very happy with the amount of money I'm making.
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