50th National Hockey League All-Star Game
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The all-star week festivities saw the Canadian Hockey League Top Prospects Game played on February 2, and an exhibition game between the Canadian and American women's national teams on February 3. The Heroes of Hockey game and the Skills Competition were held on February 5. It is to note that the opening face-off for the Heroes of Hockey game were Ted Lindsay and Fleming Mackell, two players who played in the 1st National Hockey League All-Star Game.
The week also was a good sendoff for Wayne Gretzky, who had retired the previous season. His #99 was raised to the rafters, despite him never playing for the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, as a show of his number's league-wide retirement. Gretzky also made it clear that he would not partake in any oldtimer or Heroes of Hockey game unless it was held in Edmonton, a statement that was realized with the Heritage Classic three years later.
The team selection, like in previous years, were marred by controversy, as many of the best players were not selected onto the team. Critics of the selection process claimed that the fault lay with the selection of the all-star reserves by an anonymous group of team general managers and executives, and others claimed that the fact that each team had to be represented was a big impediment.
North American All-Star Roster
- Head Coach
- Pat Quinn, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Assistant Coach
- Roger Neilson, Philadelphia Flyers
Starting Lineup
- #4 D Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings
- #9 LW Paul Kariya, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
- #14 LW Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings
- #19 C Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings
- #31 G Curtis Joseph, Toronto Maple Leafs
- #44 D Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
Reserves
- #2 D Al MacInnis, St. Louis Blues
- #3 D Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
- #6 D Phil Housley, Calgary Flames
- #8 RW Mark Recchi, Philadelphia Flyers
- #10 RW Tony Amonte, Chicago Blackhawks
- #11 C Mark Messier, Vancouver Canucks (Commissioner's Selection)
- #13 LW Owen Nolan, San Jose Sharks
- #15 LW Ray Whitney, Florida Panthers
- #16 LW John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers
- #23 C Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils
- #24 D Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings
- #27 C Mike Modano, Dallas Stars
- #30 G Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
- #35 G Mike Richter, New York Rangers
- #37 D Eric Desjardins, Philadelphia Flyers
- #77 D Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins (Captain)
- #88 C Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
- #91 C Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
- #97 C Jeremy Roenick, Phoenix Coyotes
World All-Star Roster
- Head Coach
- Scotty Bowman, Detroit Red Wings
- Assistant Coach
- Joel Quenneville, St. Louis Blues
Starting Lineup
- #5 D Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings (Captain)
- #8 RW Teemu Selanne, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
- #13 C Mats Sundin, Toronto Maple Leafs
- #18 D Sandis Ozolinsh, Colorado Avalanche
- #68 RW Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
Reserves
- #1 G Roman Turek, St. Louis Blues
- #2 D Petr Buzek, Atlanta Thrashers
- #10 RW Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers
- #14 C Radek Bonk, Ottawa Senators
- #20 RW Valeri Bure, Calgary Flames
- #22 RW Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche
- #23 D Petr Svoboda, Tampa Bay Lightning
- #24 RW Sami Kapanen, Carolina Hurricanes
- #25 C Viktor Kozlov, Florida Panthers
- #26 D Martin Rucinsky, Montreal Canadiens
- #27 D Teppo Numminen, Phoenix Coyotes
- #28 RW Mariusz Czerkawski, New York Islanders
- #29 LW Patrick Elias, New Jersey Devils
- #35 G Tommy Salo, Edmonton Oilers
- #36 D Dmitri Yushkevich, Toronto Maple Leafs
- #37 G Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals
- #38 RW Pavol Demitra, St. Louis Blues
- #56 D Sergei Zubov, Dallas Stars
- #81 LW Miroslav Satan, Buffalo Sabres
Scoring Summary
- Final Score
- World 9, North America 4
- World Goal: Demitra (Yushkevich, Elias) 3:12 1st
- World Goal: Jagr (Rucinsky) 10:50 1st
- North America Goal: Sakic (Whitney, Recchi) 13:56 1st
- World Goal: Yushkevich (Kozlov, P. Bure) 14:35 1st
- North America Goal: Roenick (Modano) 19:30 1st
- World Goal: P. Bure (V. Bure) 0:33 2nd
- World Goal: P. Bure 2 (V. Bure, Kozlov) 8:38 2nd
- North America Goal: Amonte (Modano, Bourque) 12:14 2nd
- North America Goal: Whitney (Desjardins, Messier) 17:08 2nd
- World Penalty: Ozolinsh 5:51 3rd
- World Goal: Demitra (Hejduk, Elias) 8:52 3rd
- World Goal: P. Bure 3 (Lidstrom, Kozlov) 9:31 3rd
- World Goal: Satan (Czerkawski, Bonk) 10:51 3rd
- World Goal: Bonk (Jagr, Rucinsky) 19:28 3rd
See also
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