Moments after the Chicago Blackhawks selected 17-year-old Connor Bedard with the first overall selection in the 2023 NHL draft, scores of fans cheered and chanted “Let’s go, Hawks” as red and white confetti fell inside the Chicago’s Salt Shed. Hundreds of hockey fans donning their Blackhawks best piled into the Salt Shed’s indoor and outdoor space Wednesday night for the Blackhawks’ official .