{"id":1565633,"date":"2023-05-22T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1565633"},"modified":"2023-06-29T16:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T20:15:43","slug":"connor-bedard-once-refused-to-take-hawaiian-vacation-without-hockey-related-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/connor-bedard-once-refused-to-take-hawaiian-vacation-without-hockey-related-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"Connor Bedard Once Refused to Take a Hawaiian Vacation Without a Hockey-Related Compromise: ‘I Probably Looked Like a Bit of an Idiot'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When you think of an NHL player<\/a> during the offseason, there's usually a bit of vacation. Whether it's the classic Canadian pastime of going to a cottage or something a bit more exotic, it's pretty standard to take some time away from the rink before getting back to work. Connor Bedard<\/a>, however, struggled with that reality during his younger days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the story goes, the family was going to fly down to Hawaii for a tropical getaway. The North Vancouver native wasn't ready to leave his hockey habits completely behind. And in order to keep everything moving ahead as planned. It worked, but in hindsight, Bedard thinks it probably made him look a bit silly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let's travel back in time and check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA young Connor Bedard didn't want to leave hockey behind for a week-long trip to Hawaii<\/h2>\n\n\n\n