News about Brendan Smith

After suffering ankle surgery against the New Jersey Devils last Friday, Chicago Blackhawks rookie sensation Connor Bedard will be out of action for up to eight weeks. Bedard was skating up the ice with the puck and attempting to dump it behind the New Jersey net on a power play midway through the first period against the Devils, before running into Brendan Smith's check. In what was deemed a criminal attack, Smith's shoulder collided with Bedard's upper chest and jaw. The bedard staggered to the ground, leaping out clutching his jaw and headed to the bench. The 18-year-old hasn't played since.

After the 18-year-old rookie prospect was found to have fractured his jaw in the team's latest loss to the New Jersey Devils, the Chicago Blackhawks have put top-pick Connor Bedard on injured reserve. Bedard had to leave New Jersey's game against New Jersey on Friday night after being leveled by Devils defenseman Brendan Smith in the first period of the 4-2 loss. As he skated to the bench, the top pick of the 2023 NHL Draft was seen smiling at his face, while teammates Nick Foligno and Brett Seney sparked a contest behind the Devils' net. Bedard went straight to the Chicago locker room and did not come back.

Connor Bedard, a rookie with the Chicago Blackhawks, was forced to leave his game against New Jersey on Friday night after being leveled by Devils defenseman Brendan Smith in the first period of a 4-2 loss. Bedard was struck by Smith after he carried the puck into the Blackhawks' offensive zone. As Nick Foligno, Brett Seney, and several teammates ignited a skirmish behind the Devils net, Bedard walked to the bench clutching his face. Bedard walked straight to the Chicago locker room and did not return.

After a brawl with New Jersey Devils defenseman Brendan Smith, Anders Lee of the New York Islanders was left blood all over his helmet and visor. In the third period of the matchup between two teams in the NHL's Metropolitan Division, Smith and Lee decided to switch gloves on after collided near both teams' benches. It appears the first punch of the fight was fired, a left hook that linked flush from Smith, gashed Lee around his nose.

The mummified body of a man was discovered inside a house on the Gold Coast where his wife and stepson also lived, with homicide detectives investigating. After a cousin from Canberra wished to visit the man, a terrifying discovery was made. When she was refused entry to the house, she called the police and begged them to conduct a welfare check. The 69-year-old boy was discovered dead in a bed at the house on Edinburgh Road on April 17.

The charges against a Gold Coast bodybuilder who was previously suspected of murdering his ex-girlfriend also have been dismissed. Christos Panagakos, a 30-year-old man, was accused of killing Ivona Jovanovic, 27, who died in January, 2021, at his Highland Park home. Mr Panagakos had always denied his innocence. The Director of Public Prosecutions' Office has now informed that they will not proceed with the lawsuit.

Two teens, aged 15 and 16, have been arrested and charged with the stabbing death of Aiden Rhys Bower-Miles (left), 20, 20 years old, on Friday in Brisbane's south-east. Following the deadly confrontation that resulted in the young man's death, Queensland police say the teenagers were arrested and charged on Friday afternoon. Bower-Miles died as a result of a chance meeting and believed that there was no connection to any criminal activity, according to detective Brendan Smith.

On Friday evening, the 45-year-old ran into the Chim Thai Cove restaurant on Hope Island, where he was in a tumultuous state and trying to enter the kitchen. The Ormeau man, who had been staying at a nearby hotel, was arrested by police and diners, but he died at the hospital.

Since reporting an alleged home invasion, police divers have been searching the lake behind missing mother Wendy Sleeman's house. More than 24 hours after the 61-year-old went missing, the Gold Coast mother's son was arrested on Wednesday afternoon. He has since been charged with multiple domestic violence offences and is set to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday.