James Leo Bedard (November 19, 1927 â 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 1949âÂÂ50 and 1950âÂÂ51 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.