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- You know, it's a huge honour
and I've been growing up
and watching Patrick Roy, Brodeur and Hasek.
And you've always watched the All-Star game,
even if you're not in it.
And growing up and to be here now, it's an honuor.
- You know, I'm excited to just take in the whole event.
Get to know guys, on my team
in the Pacific Division, you know,
we're playing them so much throughout the year.
I think it'd be cool to just get to know some guys.
- I remember last year I messed up the puck control,
so whatever I do on my skills tomorrow,
I'll make sure to not mess up.
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- I got to ask you one question,
I asked Victor Hedman the same thing.
We're going to test your knowledge.
Which Sedin is which?
- Oh, both are Sedins.
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- It's from my friend Godfrey, Godfrey Gao
who passed recently and I really want to honour
him and wear one of his suits
and that's my favorite suit for sure.
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- (Hughes) Definitely I had goals in my mind
but I wasn't really sure what I could and couldn't do.
I'm grateful and it's been a great year so far.
- (Markstrom) You know, being at the All Star game,
it's obviously big,
but just being in the position I am in Vancouver
and the way I'm playing it's, you know,
I'm not satisfied but it's for sure something
I'm proud of and it hasn't come for free.
I had to put in the time and the work.
- (Pettersson) This is the only week you're friends
with the rest of the league.
It's a great time.
It's great for the fans.
I'm having a great time too.
- Hey! How's it going?
I'm Jacob.
- Nice to meet you - Meghan. - Nice to meet you, Meghan.
- Hey, how's it going?
Meghan, nice to meet you. - Hi
- Hi. Meghan, nice to meet you.
- We've got to represent so we got you a jersey for you.
- Wow! Awesome!
That's so nice.
Thank you guys.
- So don't take Petey's or Quinn's job.
I know you're not a goalie, so--
- No, I won't for sure-- - Okay, awesome.
- No thank-you so much, this is awesome!
- This is awesome for you guys to come out here.
And thanks for what you do for the city, too.
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- [Announcer] The Pacific Division NHL All Stars!
- You said you were here to babysit your Canucks teammates,
Quinner and Petey, how's that going so far?
- You know, it's tough!
They're young kids,
and they don't like to listen.
- You like to juggle the puck a little bit, I heard.
Can you juggle and talk at the same time?
- Yeah, sure.
Let's try it.
Let's try it out.
Talk now.
- Talk now.
- Yeah, what you wanna know?
- How old are you?
- I'm 21.
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- [Jim Hughson] Here's the only defenceman,
number 43 for the Vancouver Canucks, rookie Quinn Hughes.
Picks up some speed.
We think of him as sneaky quick,
especially in tight spaces,
let's see how his time is here.
- I was happy I didn't fall,
but I was probably too much worried about that.
If I had to do it again I would probably go a little bit
faster on the turns,
but, you know, hopefully I'll have many opportunities.
- (Kevin Bieksa) Hey Marky, you remember our little bet
we have here right?
- Yeah is this you, Juice?
- I got the cash right here on the boards for you.
Five saves in a row and you get my money.
- I can't wait!
I'm skating straight there to grab them.
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- (Jim Hughson) That would be five.
- (Markstrom) That was a good time.
And it's all for fun.
You know, it's obviously nice to win a bet again Juice.
I haven't won many in my...
When we play together I didn't get much money from him,
I'll tell you that.
Yeah, they said they wanted ice-cream,
so I think they would appreciate that more than I did.
- [Jim Hughson] Elias Pettersson for the Vancouver Canucks
will be the only forward involved in it.
- [David Amber] Yeah, the usual suspects:
big, hulky defencemen and 176 pound Elias Pettersson.
And we talked to Patrick Burke, one of the executives
for the NHL's Department of Player Safety, and we said,
"Do you force him to be in this event?"
He said, "No, he volunteered."
- [Hughson] 102.4, he takes the lead.
- [Amber] There's your leader.
- [Hughson] Look at his reaction!
- I remember our skills competition last year,
I had 99.4.
I just wanted to beat 100, and I had 102.4 I think.
So I was happy.
- It was pretty fun!
You know, good to see all the different guys perform
and it was definitely fun.
But I think the--
You know, exciting days, wow!
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- Yeah, it says don't fall.
Tonight the mind set's to try to win,
so we're going to play our hardest and go from there.
- [Announcer] From the Vancouver Canucks,
number 25 Jacob Markstrom!
From the Vancouver Canucks, number 40, Elias Pettersson.
(crowd cheering)
From Vancouver Canucks, number 43, Quinn Hughes!
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- [Hughson] Nathan MacKinnon is in on goal.
With a beauty of a save there by Jacob Markstrom.
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- [Hughson] Quinn Hughes in the bowl.
Beauty!
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- That was pretty nice!
Wow!
That young lad's a defenceman?
That's better hands than I had.
Wow!
That's pretty good.
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- [Interviewer] How was it having Gretzky behind the bench?
- Well awesome, it's coach-mate theory.
He told me after the first intermission,
TV timeout after five minutes,
we were up three nothing.
And he said, "There's extra money if you have a shut-out."
And I let in every shot after that.
(laughs)
I didn't want to tell him he jinxed me,
but I think he did.
- [Interviewer] How much fun was it having Wayne Gretzky
behind the bench tonight?
- Oh, it was awesome.
Awesome.
I haven't been able to talk to him before.
I have never met him.
It's nice, definitely nice, to have him back there.
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- [Hughson] To the net and he's stopped by Jacob Markstrom.
And a tap at the net and Markstrom got across.
Pettersson scores!
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- I think everyone's competitive here.
You know, everyone will say they were here for having fun,
which they were, but you know,
you could tell at the end it picked up.
So I think everyone was competitive,
and, you know, for us to come out.
It was nice.
Just a cherry on top of the weekend.
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- [Hughson] Brady.
Huberdough has a nice pass.
To the front of the net.
Picked off.
Look at the moves in tight by Pettersson.
Brady Tkachuk centering,
and Pastranak can't bury that
against David Rittich (horn blows)
and the game is over.
The Pacific has won the All Star 3 on 3 Tournament.
- You know, we got a pep talk before to clog it down,
and that went out the window as soon as
the first goal went in.
Then it's all offense,
but, you know, it's a good come-back win.
It's always more fun to win.
- It was awesome, you know.
I think that's just the cherry on top.
It was really fun to play in those two games.
I think you could tell
the second game really picked up fast.
And everyone was going pretty hard.
You know, I had a lot of fun out there.
On top it was nice to get the win.
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