Jim Bedard (ice hockey, born 1927)
# Jim Bedard (ice hockey, born 1927)

James Leo Bedard (November 19, 1927 – February 2, 1994) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 22 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1949–50 and 1950–51 seasons. He spent the majority of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1958, with the New Westminster Royals of the Western Hockey League. He is the great-great uncle of Connor Bedard.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1945–46 | Moose Jaw Canucks | S-SJHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1945–46 | Moose Jaw Canucks | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 1946–47 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 26 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 1946–47 | Moose Jaw Canucks | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 1947–48 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 25 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1947–48 | Moose Jaw Canucks | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1948–49 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 63 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1949–50 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949–50 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 56 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1950–51 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950–51 | Milwaukee Sea Gulls | USHL | 50 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | New Westminster Royals | PCHL | 66 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 104 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 1952–53 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 70 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 58 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 1954–55 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 60 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Seattle Americans | WHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Penticton Vees | OSHL | 40 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 96 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 1956–57 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1957–58 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHL totals | WHL totals | WHL totals | 231 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 319 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
