'This is a dream': Justin Bieber hits the ice at NHL All-Star Weekend
Justin Bieber was one of the big stars of NHL All-Star Weekend, performing at a party he threw early in the week and actually getting on the ice prior to the 3-on-3 tournament Saturday.
Bieber was one of four celebrity captains, along with fellow Canadians Michael Buble, Will Arnett and Tate McRae. He took part in warmups and was mic-ed up for the occasion.
“It's been a minute - it's so fun, though,” Bieber said while skating. “This is a dream.”
Bieber took a photo with reigning MVP and skills competition champion Connor McDavid, chatted with Elias Pettersson and got asked by Sergei Bobrovsky if he was actually playing. That would be a bit too far.
“No, just for warmups,” Bieber said. “Otherwise, I'll get hurt.”
Performer Justin Bieber looks on from the bench alongside NHL All-Star Team Matthews Captain, forward Auston Matthews (34), of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and teammate Mathew Barzal (13), of the New York Islanders, during the NHL All-Star Game, in Toronto, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
All-Star 3-on-3 MVP Auston Matthews was a fan of having Bieber out there.
“Everybody enjoyed it - he obviously really enjoyed it,” Matthews said. “It was a cool moment for him to get on the ice and snap it around with a couple of the fellas. I think everybody really got a kick out of that, honestly.”
Bieber wore a Super Mario Brothers-inspired mushroom coat behind the bench during the game, a nod at Buble, who said Thursday night after the player draft that he was on mushrooms.
Matthews said players were joking that Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery should put on the coat. It stayed on Bieber, instead.
“We were loving it,” Matthews said. “If you're up pretty high in the stands, there's no doubt you could pick him out of a crowd pretty easily.”
Justin Bieber sits on stage during the NHL All-Star week draft in Toronto on Thursday, February 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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