The real reason behind Gary Bettman's fine on Connor Bedard is revealed, and it's not what we thought

A fine of $2,500, due to a recent regulation requiring all new players to wear a helmet during warm-ups.

Many even praised the audacity of young Bedard.

Today, it turns out that it wasn't necessarily young Bedard's decision to "challenge" Bettman's new rule.

Bedard's young teammate, Kevin Korchinski, said that it was the other players of the Blackhawks, their new veteran teammates (like Corey Perry) who told them not to wear a helmet during warm-ups.

So there you have it! It came from the other Hawks veterans, not from Bedard, but still!