28th National Hockey League All-Star Game
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The 28st National Hockey League
All-Star Game
was held in the Montreal Forum
in Montreal
, home to the Montreal Canadiens
, on January 21, 1975. The NHL expansion changed the format of the NHL All-Star game into a battle of conferences. The Wales Conference All-Star team easily won the initial contest, trouncing the Campbell Conference 7-1. Syl Apps, Jr.
was voted the game's most valuable player after scoring two goals.
(born in Canada but raised in Rhode Island
and an American citizen) became only the third American hockey player to participate in an NHL All-Star game. From this point on, there has always be at least one non-Canadian NHL All-Star as the number of American and European NHL players have increased dramatically since the early 1970s.
Goaltenders :
Shots on goal :
Referee : Wally Harris
Linesmen : Leon Stickle, Claude Béchard
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
All-Star Game
National Hockey League All-Star Game
The National Hockey League All-Star Game is an exhibition ice hockey game that is traditionally held at the midway point of the regular season of the National Hockey League , with many of the league's star players playing against each other...
was held in the Montreal Forum
Montreal Forum
The Montreal Forum was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by Sporting News, it was home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Maroons from 1924 to 1938 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1926 to 1996...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, home to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, on January 21, 1975. The NHL expansion changed the format of the NHL All-Star game into a battle of conferences. The Wales Conference All-Star team easily won the initial contest, trouncing the Campbell Conference 7-1. Syl Apps, Jr.
Syl Apps, Jr.
Sylvanus Marshall Apps, Jr. is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins.-Playing career:...
was voted the game's most valuable player after scoring two goals.
Team Lineups
Syl Apps Jr. was the first son of an NHL All-Star to appear in an All-Star game. The era of exclusively Canadian NHL All-Star lineups finally ended as Curt BennettCurt Bennett
Curt Alexander Bennett is a former American ice hockey forward, who played in the National Hockey League as well as for the United States national ice hockey team in the 1970s....
(born in Canada but raised in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
and an American citizen) became only the third American hockey player to participate in an NHL All-Star game. From this point on, there has always be at least one non-Canadian NHL All-Star as the number of American and European NHL players have increased dramatically since the early 1970s.
Wales Conference All-Stars
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Campbell Conference All-StarsFred Shero Frederick Alexander "The Fog" Shero was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . However, he spent most of his playing career in the minor leagues... (Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... )
G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Center; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing |
Game summary
# | Score | Team | Goalscorer (Assist(s)) | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First period | |||||
1 | 1-0 | Wales | Apps (Johnston - Vadnais) | 9:38 | |
2 | 2-0 | Wales | Luce (O'Reilly - Dupere) | 12:02 | |
3 | 3-0 | Wales | Sittler (Lafleur) | 14:22 | |
4 | 3-1 | Campbell | Potvin (Unger) | 19:41 | |
Penalties : none | |||||
Second period | |||||
5 | 4-1 | Wales | Esposito (Lafleur - Murdoch) | 19:16 | |
Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51 Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37 |
|||||
Third period | |||||
6 | 5-1 | Wales | Apps (Robert - Martin) | 3:25 | |
7 | 6-1 | Wales | O'Reilly | 5:43 | |
8 | 7-1 | Wales | Orr (Lafleur - Sittler) | 7:19 | |
Penalties : watson (Cam.) 6:42 ; Clarke (Cam.) 13:32 |
Goaltenders :
- Wales : Vachon (30:39 minutes), Dryden (29:21 minutes).
- Campbell : Parent (29:17 minutes), Smith (30:43 minutes).
Shots on goal :
- Wales (37) 14 - 09 - 14
- Campbell (29) 10 - 09 - 10
Referee : Wally Harris
Linesmen : Leon Stickle, Claude Béchard