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Justin Bieber, Will Arnett, Michael Bublé & Tate McRae Announced as Celeb Captains for 2024 NHL All-Star Game

The upcoming All-Star Game will take place Feb. 3 at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena.

Justin Bieber in a 2024 NHL All-Star Jersey

Justin Bieber in a 2024 NHL All-Star Jersey

Tyrell Hampton

Justin Bieber, Will Arnett, Michael Bublé and Tate McRae will be celebrity team captains for the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto, the National Hockey League has announced.

The upcoming All-Star Game will take place Feb. 3 at Scotiabank Arena. The NHL shared the news, along with the the teams’ captain lineup, Saturday night (Jan. 20).


Bieber will be in a blue jersey as the celebrity captain for Team Matthews, with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews as captain and Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly as assistant captain.

Arnett will wear white as the celeb captain for Team McDavid, joining Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid as captain and Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl in the assistant captain role.

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Bublé has been named celebrity captain for Team Hughes. The team, co-captained by New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes and his older brother, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes, will wear red jerseys.

McRae will serve as celebrity captain for Team MacKinnon. Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon is captain alongside assistant captain Cale Makar, Avalanche defenseman. They’ll sport yellow at the game.

Bieber’s fashion brand, Drew House, worked with the NHL and Adidas to collaborate on designs for the 2024 NHL All-Star collection.

The National Hockey League (NHL) and Adidas have collaborated with Justin Bieber‘s fashion brand Drew House on designs for the 2024 NHL All-Star jersey collection.

“After the tremendous success of our first NHL, Adidas and Drew House collaboration for the Maple Leafs’ Next Gen jerseys, we have looked forward to another opportunity to bring a bold, fashion forward look to NHL jerseys,” Brian Jennings, NHL’s chief brand officer and senior executive VP, said in a statement.

The Maple Leafs and the city of Toronto are set to host the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend from Feb. 1-3. Events include NHL All-Star Thursday on Feb. 1, the NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook on Feb. 2 and the Honda (U.S.)/Rogers (Canada) NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 3.

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The 2024 NHL All-Star Game — which Bieber, Arnett, Bublé and McRae are taking part in — airs on Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada and on ABC, ESPN+ in the U.S., at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 3.

This article was originally published by Billboard U.S.

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