Connor Bedard's shot just took out actual arena equipment, and the whole thing happened in front of witnesses.
"I walked in right when this happened, but Connor Bedard's shot hit the crossbar, the puck flew into the air, and a light exploded," Charlie Roumeliotis reported.
Staff cleaned up the mess and simply moved practice to the other side of the rink.
Bedard is still working his way back from left shoulder surgery in July, with an original return timeline targeted for November.
He's already back on skates, and moments like this suggest the shot itself hasn't lost anything during the recovery process.
Bedard posted 30 goals and 75 points in 69 games last season before the injury cut his year short, numbers that made him one of the league's most dangerous scorers even in a rebuilding season.
Chicago finished 29-39-14 last season, 31st overall, and every sign of Bedard's shot staying sharp matters given how much the rebuild leans on his eventual return.
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Why this small moment actually means something
A shot powerful enough to blow out a light isn't just a funny camp story. It's a real data point for a team anxiously tracking its captain's recovery.
Bedard was recently named team captain despite still being on injured reserve, a decision that puts even more weight on how his rehab progresses over these next several weeks.
Chicago has already dealt with one injury scare this camp, when Artyom Levshunov and Ryan Donato collided hard during a skating session without any serious harm.
Every update out of camp right now carries a little more weight given how many key pieces Chicago is nursing back to full health at once.
For a fanbase waiting on a captain who can't even play yet, watching him break equipment with his shot is about as good a sign as they're going to get for now.
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