ALL STAR COVERAGE
VIDEOS
Hughes' Breakaway Magic Trick
DEVILS NOW: Hughes Pulls Off Trick
RAW: Jack and Mini Jack
Jack Talks First All-Star Game with NHL Network
RAW: Zegras Talks Hughes
RAW: Hughes at All-Star Media Day
ARTICLES AND BLOGS
FEATURE: Jack Dazzles with Skills Competition 'Magic Trick'
BLOG: Hughes, Longtime Friend Zegras Squaring Off in Breakaway Challenge
THREE THINGS: Hughes Takes on Vegas for First All-Star
MORE
Zac Bell: POV Glasses at All-Star
WHAT'S NEXT
Visit NewJerseyDevils.com on Saturday for full coverage of the 2022 NHL All-Star Game, including videos, live blogs and more. Metropolitan Division opens against the Pacific Division starting at 3:00 PM ET. You can watch the game on ESPN.
"I was brainstorming things 'Vegasy' and a black box is one of them. Frosty was talking to me and Brekk was going to show up," Hughes said, noting that Chris Scoppetto is acting as the head equipment manager this weekend for the Metropolitan Division. "I don't know how it came about but it ended up really good. You know, it's all about Brekk. If he had a lot of fun and I think he had a lot of fun."
Brekken responded in the affirmative on whether or not he had fun.
"It was fun," Brekken smiled. "I was a little nervous in the beginning but in the end it was fun and I had a good time.
Brekken was asked how much he practiced the move that he eventually scored on.
"Maybe for like an hour once and that's about it really," he answered.
Jack added that the two skated for a little in anticipation of the moment.
"We got on the ice last week and skated and practiced a bit and hung out."
Hughes' magic trick performance earned high praise from the six judges, with five 10s and a 9 to put them in front with 59 total points. The only reason they didn't win was judge Jon Hamm gave Alex Pietrangelo a 19 (in honor of Pietrangelo leading Hamm's beloved St. Louis Blues to a Stanley Cup in 2019) to win it for the Vegas blueliner with 64 points.
"I think we got snubbed a little bit," Jack chuckled. "But it's all good. It's all fun."
Prior to Hughes picking up 59 points, his childhood friend Trevor Zegras pulled off an incredible move while doing a blindfolded send-off of the movie Dodgeball. Zegras had 58 points to be in the lead at that point.
"I didn't really see it because I was in the tunnel but I think it was sick," said Hughes. "It just shows his skill and his personality. He's going to be a great ambassador for the league for awhile."
Overall, Jack thought the entire event was a spectacle that you wouldn't normally see in hockey.
"It was pretty nerve wracking for all of us. I mean, we're hockey players. It was pretty outrageous, showing some crazy stuff."
