Jeremy Roenick Called Out By NHL Insiders After Attention Seeking Comments on Connor Bedard
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Tom Banks
January 8, 2025 (10:16)
Jeremy Roenick had some choice words for Connor Bedard over the past week, and now he's been called out for it by some big name insiders.
For the second time in a week, after referee Tim Peel went after him, Connor Bedard now faces criticism, and this time it was from a former Chicago Blackhawks star in Jeremy Roenick.
In comments about Bedard at the Winter Classic, the former NHL star went after the 19-year old, claiming that he didn't have respect and needed to learn after snubbing him of a fist bump at the 2025 Winter Classic.
«There needs to be respect in the game and there needs to be respect for the history of the game,» Roenick said. «But there's one player that didn't come up to me, Chelly, or Savvy, and that was the superstar of the Chicago Blackhawks. That's Connor Bedard.»
Unsurprisingly, his comments were met with backlash, with many seeing through them as simply Roenick being insecure and looking to get sympathy and attention from one of the NHL's biggest names, with insiders Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers calling him out for it.
"In what can only be seen as a desperate plea for attention for his podcast co-hosted by disgraced referee Tim Peel (Roenick made the remarks)," Powers and Lazerues wrote. " ... Roenick was a great player and a fan-favorite in Chicago during his stint with the Blackhawks. He's not doing himself or his reputation any favors with nonsense like this. But hey, get those clicks, man."
Ultimately, Lazerus and Powers simply echoed the sentiment of social media after Roenick's comments, and while he and Peel may have their fans for the podcast, it's safe to say that very few people are taking what they say seriously.
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