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      Team Hughes selects Jesper Bratt at the All-Star Game

      TORONTO, ON - NHL All-Star Weekend kicked off with a Red Carpet, a Fantasy Draft and an inaugural PWHL 3-on-3 showcase.

      Team Hughes Picks Jesper

      Jack Hughes and Quinn Hughes as co-captains made a splash right off the start, taking red-hot Nikita Kucherov with their first pick -- also the first pick overall.

      Team Hughes

      Jack Hughes, Co-Captain (not playing)
      Quinn Hughes, Co-Captain
      Elias Pettersson, Assistant Captain

      1. Nikita Kucherov, TBL
      2. Thatcher Demko, VAN (G)
      3. Kyle Connor, WPG
      4. Brady Tkachuk, OTT
      5. Jesper Bratt, NJD
      6. Cam Talbot, LAK (G)
      7. Brock Boeser, VAN
      8. J.T. Miller, VAN
      9. Frank Vatrano, ANA

      Bratt was asked before the draft if he thought he might be selected by Team Hughes.

      “I tried to give him a heads up and said, ‘hey, I don’t want it to be like my first draft experience to have to wait that long so if you see me there in the crowd, please pick me,'" joked Bratt. "We’ll see if he has my word on that.”

      After the draft, Bratt was happy that he ended up selected by Team Hughes.

      "Jack came up huge for me," he said.

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          Team Hughes selects Jesper Bratt.

          Jesper Arrives

          This is the first NHL All-Star Game for Jesper Bratt and he's here as an injury replacement for Jack Hughes.

          “I’m very proud to have the chance to be here and experience this. I’m looking forward to a great weekend ahead," said Bratt, noting that it's unfortunate Jack couldn't play. 

          Jesper spoke to the media before he was selected by Team Hughes. He was asked which players he was looking forward to potentially playing with. 

          “There’s so much talent here. So many great players," he said. "For me, growing up, playing with a guy like Sidney Crosby or something like that would be pretty special. There’s a lot of great players.”

          Bratt also said it would be great to play with Elias Pettersson or William Nylander, players he grew up playing with particularly on Swedish national teams. 

          “Me and Petey played together. We’re the same age group," Bratt added. "It’s going to be great to spend a little time with him here.”

          Bratt talked about the growth of Swedish hockey, with so many fellow countrymen at the All-Star Game this year.

          “It’s awesome. It’s great seeing so many Swedish guys, especially guys I knew and played in tournaments with," he said. “Swedish hockey is doing such an amazing job with young talent and young players. You saw at the World Juniors, so much talent and so much skill.”

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              Bratt speaks at the podium on All-Star Media Day

              The Other Teams

              Team Hughes will be stacking up against three other clubs on Saturday. Here's how they look: 

              Team Matthews
              Auston Matthew, TOR
              Morgan Rielly, TOR
              William Nylander, TOR
              Mitch Marner, TOR
              Jake Oettinger, DAL
              Clayton Keller, ARI
              Mathew Barzal, NYI
              Igor Shesterkin, NYR
              Filip Forsberg, NSH
              Alex DeBrincat, DET
              Vincent Trochek, NYR

              Team MacKinnon
              Nathan MacKinnon, COL
              Cale Makar, COL
              Sidney Crosby, PIT
              Alexandar Georgiev, COL
              Kirill Kaprizov, MIN
              Sebastian Aho, CAR
              Tom Wilson, WSH
              Jeremy Swayman, BOS
              Travis Konecny, PHI
              Elias Lindholm, VAN
              Oliver Bjorkstrand, SEA

              Team McDavid
              Connor McDavid, EDM
              Leon Draisaitl, EDM
              Connor Hellebuyck, WPG
              David Pastrnak, BOS
              Rasmus Dahlin, BUF
              Robert Thomas, STL
              Sam Reinhart, FLA
              Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA
              Boone Jenner, CBJ
              Nick Suzuki, MTL
              Tomas Hertl, SJS