Connor Bedard has been seen on the ice for practice over the last several days. This has caused a lot of speculation over his potential return to the lineup. As a result the Chicago Blackhawks gave a major update. <h2>Chicago Blackhawks Provide Update On Bedard After He Returns To The Ice</h2> In recent days Connor Bedard has been seen on the ice skating on his own. Today this escalated when Bedard tried to join the team on the ice for practice but was denied. <q>Nick Foligno on Connor Bedard skating three separate times today: He was laughing. He went out, got kicked off, goes back out for the goalies, then got kicked off for practice, and then he's going back out now again. #Blackhawks</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/CRoumeliotis/status/1749118845451706419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1749118845451706419%7Ctwgr%5E443fd29a2f17737ec4133354a7978117844dc34e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyhockeydose.com%2Fnhl-team%2Fchicago-blackhawks%2FBREAKING-Chicago-Blackhawks-Announce-Major-Update-For-Rookie-Phenom-Connor-Bedard'> </a></blockquote></div> While he was kicked out of main practice he did come back and skate on his own. After practice was over head coach Luke Richardson gave an update on when we could see Bedard back in the lineup. <q>Luke Richardson clarifies that Connor Bedard's timetable hasn't changed. Six weeks is still in the original timetable. Talk to me in a month, he said.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MarkLazerus/status/1749669733635633194'> </a></blockquote></div> This means that despite being back on the ice and looking good on his own his timeline is still over a month away. The Blackhawks will need to survive another month still before they get their prolific rookie back. As more updates on Connor Bedard and his return are made available we will continue to keep you updated on his status.