2024 NHL All-Star mock draft: Maple Leafs join forces on Team Matthews, Team Hughes keeps it patriotic

The NHL's biggest stars will draft their teams for the 2024 All-Star Game on Thursday

By Austin Nivison  & Chris Bengel Jan 31, 2024 at 9:35 am ET• 7 min read

The NHL All-Star Player Draft is back, and that means a lot of players sitting around awkwardly as they slowly realize how little their peers think of them. This season, four pairs of co-captains will be selecting their respective teams from a field of 36 All-Stars.

In the past, the All-Star draft has provided moments such as Alex Ovechkin consuming an unknown number of beverages and begging the team captains to pick him last because he needed a new car. Unfortunately for hockey fans everywhere, there will be no Ovechkin at this year's draft.

That said, there will still be a lot of talent in Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, and it will be interesting to see how each set of captains (and celebrity captains) build their team. Will they target their teammates first? Will they go for the best players available in hopes of winning the prize money? Which poor soul will experience being picked last for a hockey game for the first time in his life?

With just over 24 hours until the 2024 All-Star Draft begins, we took a crack at predicting how things will play out. We each took two teams and started rattling off picks in a snake draft format, which will also be implemented Thursday.