Once Hughes came up with the idea he talked to Scoppetto about bringing Brekken into the mix.
Scoppetto occasionally brings Brekken to Devils' practices and he knows the players, specifically Hughes.
"You should see the way they treat him," Scoppetto said. "It's unbelievable."
Hughes said Scoppetto is always showing him videos of Brekken's goals, so he knew he had some skill and would be able to perform in the moment.
To be sure, they worked on the skit twice for an hour in the past week.
"'Frosty' and the trainers do so much for us so for me to do something like that for him is pretty cool," Hughes said. "He's one of the top kids in New Jersey. He's good."
Scoppetto said Hughes deserves credit for doing what he did for Brekken.
"That just shows Jack's character," he said. "He's such a great kid."
Brekken said one of the main things he made sure of when he skated out of the black box was to not look up at the crowd.
"I was so excited," he said.
Brekken even got to hang out with a "family" member Friday, Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk.
The Scoppetto family and the Tkachuks are close. They met each other through USA Hockey because Chris Scoppetto has worked for the organization as an equipment manager at various events, including the IIHF World Championship.
Taryn Tkachuk, Brady's sister, is Chris Scoppetto's goddaughter. Lokklen Scoppetto, Brekken's sister, is the goddaughter to former NHL player Keith Tkachuk and his wife Chantal.
"They're family," Brady Tkachuk said. "They're great people."
Brekken was with Tkachuk in the Eastern Conference's dressing room before and after the event Friday.
"I think he's the MVP of the night," Tkachuk said of Brekken. "He did such a good job. Sick move. Sick celebration. That whole skit was pretty awesome."
Tkachuk said he could sense the excitement Brekken had and he talked to him to try to calm his nerves.
"I tried to get the nerves out of him," Tkachuk said. "It was exciting. I hope the fans loved it because I know a lot of the guys thought it was awesome."
