First off, these guys not knowing they were mic&#8217;d up to start was hilarious. Second, Jack Hughes discovering they were mic&#8217;d up and proceeding to whisper &#8212; for all to hear, obviously &#8212; was excellent content.
Here&#8217;s a recap of Team Hughes&#8217; draft:
In round one, Team Hughes refused to pull a Team Matthews, and didn&#8217;t go for one of their Canucks teammates. Buble, Hughes, and Pettersson were clearly here to win. With their first pick, they selected the NHL&#8217;s leading point-getter, Nikita Kucherov.
Round one: Nikita Kucherov 
Round two: Thatcher Demko (Alex Georgiev was off the board at this point!) 
Round three: Kyle Connor 
Round four: Brady Tkachuk (Hughes asked his teammates if Brock Boeser would be mad on the hot mic and then proceeded not to select him) 
Round five: Jesper Bratt (This pick brought another great hot mic moment, as Hughes said &#8220;we&#8217;re going to get five Canucks no matter what, then we will trade for Millsy after. Hughes was taking this draft seriously.) 
Round six: Cam Talbot (First they wanted Brock Boeser which led to him sadly skating away after David Amber informed Team Hughes they needed to draft a goalie)
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If Brock Boeser sadly skating away from his teammates while looking back at them doesn&#39;t get 1000 likes then the internet doesn&#39;t work properly. Gif of the night right here. <a href="https://t.co/TPyZf3PWlE">pic.twitter.com/TPyZf3PWlE</a>
&mdash; Wyatt Arndt (@TheStanchion) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheStanchion/status/1753201093918777618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Round seven: Brock Boeser, but not before this happened:
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Poor Brock <a href="https://t.co/lLrrqa1uc3">pic.twitter.com/lLrrqa1uc3</a>
&mdash; Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobTheHockeyGuy/status/1753200880944619806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Round eight: JT Miller (Elias Lindholm was selected by Tate McRae before Team Hughes could make their pick, marking the first Canuck to go to another team. Hughes talking about trading for Miller earlier in the draft makes me think that the original plan was to take their new teammate Lindholm with this pick.) Hughes was sure to tell Miller he felt bad for making him wait so long.
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Hughes apologizing for picking Miller so late <a href="https://t.co/hRLEtCt1Mj">pic.twitter.com/hRLEtCt1Mj</a>
&mdash; Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobTheHockeyGuy/status/1753204213247824091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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So when it was all said and done, Team Hughes was left with:
Quinn Hughes 
Elias Pettersson 
Nikita Kucherov 
Thatcher Demko 
Kyle Connor 
Brady Tkachuk 
Jesper Bratt 
Cam Talbot 
Brock Boeser 
JT Miller
Here are the full rosters:
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The NHL All-Star rosters are set 🤩
Which team is the best? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLAllStar</a> <a href="https://t.co/Jp5FH8zjhL">pic.twitter.com/Jp5FH8zjhL</a>
&mdash; bet365 CA (@bet365ca) <a href="https://twitter.com/bet365ca/status/1753206699106631767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Tomorrow at 4 PM, the Skills Competition will take place. Here is the list of participants who will be competing in that reimagined event.
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News: The NHL has released the player assignments for the All-Star Skills Competition. See below. <a href="https://t.co/7gLPiE8SgH">pic.twitter.com/7gLPiE8SgH</a>
&mdash; Mark Scheig (@mark_scheig) <a href="https://twitter.com/mark_scheig/status/1752858780633595973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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We&#8217;ll have full coverage of that event tomorrow on the site!
Who do you think drafted the best team? What did you think of the event? Let us know in the comments section below!

First off, these guys not knowing they were mic'd up to start was hilarious. Second, Jack Hughes discovering they were mic'd up and proceeding to whisper -- for all to hear, obviously -- was excellent content.

Here's a recap of Team Hughes' draft:

In round one, Team Hughes refused to pull a Team Matthews, and didn't go for one of their Canucks teammates. Buble, Hughes, and Pettersson were clearly here to win. With their first pick, they selected the NHL's leading point-getter, Nikita Kucherov.

Round one: Nikita Kucherov
Round two: Thatcher Demko (Alex Georgiev was off the board at this point!)
Round three: Kyle Connor
Round four: Brady Tkachuk (Hughes asked his teammates if Brock Boeser would be mad on the hot mic and then proceeded not to select him)
Round five: Jesper Bratt (This pick brought another great hot mic moment, as Hughes said "we're going to get five Canucks no matter what, then we will trade for Millsy after. Hughes was taking this draft seriously.)
Round six: Cam Talbot (First they wanted Brock Boeser which led to him sadly skating away after David Amber informed Team Hughes they needed to draft a goalie)

https://twitter.com/TheStanchion/status/1753201093918777618

Round seven: Brock Boeser, but not before this happened:

https://twitter.com/RobTheHockeyGuy/status/1753200880944619806

Round eight: JT Miller (Elias Lindholm was selected by Tate McRae before Team Hughes could make their pick, marking the first Canuck to go to another team. Hughes talking about trading for Miller earlier in the draft makes me think that the original plan was to take their new teammate Lindholm with this pick.) Hughes was sure to tell Miller he felt bad for making him wait so long.

https://twitter.com/RobTheHockeyGuy/status/1753204213247824091

So when it was all said and done, Team Hughes was left with:

Quinn Hughes
Elias Pettersson
Nikita Kucherov
Thatcher Demko
Kyle Connor
Brady Tkachuk
Jesper Bratt
Cam Talbot
Brock Boeser
JT Miller

Here are the full rosters:

https://twitter.com/bet365ca/status/1753206699106631767

Tomorrow at 4 PM, the Skills Competition will take place. Here is the list of participants who will be competing in that reimagined event.

https://twitter.com/mark_scheig/status/1752858780633595973

We'll have full coverage of that event tomorrow on the site!

Who do you think drafted the best team? What did you think of the event? Let us know in the comments section below!

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