Here's today's NHL Nugget – this month's edition of Shinny or Nothing discusses how Connor Bedard played and trained for hockey from when he was just a kid. From shooting pucks in a backyard setup to playing shinny in North Vancouver [https://thehockeynews.com/news/news/blackhawks-road-woes-continue-in-bedards-hometown-as-canucks-keep-winning] to bringing a hockey stick on a family vacation in Hawaii and more, Bedard lived hockey long before he became a budding NHL star on the Chicago Blackhawks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks]. Brian T. Dessart takes fans on a distinctive ride through the historic-laden NHL with the #NHLNugget [https://nhlnugget.com/thn]. Check out NHLNugget.com [https://nhlnugget.com/home] to find where to follow NHL Nugget on social media. And for past NHL Nuggets, click here [https://thehockeynews.com/news/author/brian-t-dessart]. Promo image credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images