28th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 28th 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. The game was also notable for the first female reporters allowed in a men's professional sports locker room, Robin Herman (The New York Times) and Marcelle St. Cyr (CKLM radio in Montreal).

28th NHL All-Star Game
123 Total
Campbell 100 1
Wales 313 7
DateJanuary 21, 1975
ArenaMontreal Forum
CityMontreal
MVPSyl Apps Jr. (Pittsburgh)
Attendance16,080
 1974 1976 

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 Bennett (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.

Wales Conference All-Stars

# Nat. Player Pos. Team
Goaltenders
1CanadaRogatien VachonLos Angeles Kings
29CanadaKen DrydenMontreal Canadiens
Defencemen
2CanadaTerry HarperLos Angeles Kings
3CanadaBob MurdochLos Angeles Kings
4CanadaBobby OrrBoston Bruins
5CanadaGuy LapointeMontreal Canadiens
6CanadaJerry KorabBuffalo Sabres
10CanadaCarol VadnaisBoston Bruins
Forwards
7CanadaPhil EspositoCBoston Bruins
8CanadaRick MartinLWBuffalo Sabres
12CanadaMarcel DionneCDetroit Red Wings
14CanadaRene RobertRWBuffalo Sabres
15CanadaDenis DupereLWWashington Capitals
16CanadaGuy LafleurRWMontreal Canadiens
19CanadaJean PronovostRWPittsburgh Penguins
20CanadaDon LuceCBuffalo Sabres
22CanadaJoey JohnstonLWCalifornia Golden Seals
24CanadaTerry O'ReillyRWBoston Bruins
26CanadaSyl Apps Jr.CPittsburgh Penguins
27CanadaDarryl SittlerCToronto Maple Leafs

Campbell Conference All-Stars

# Nat. Player Pos. Team
Goaltenders
1CanadaBernie ParentPhiladelphia Flyers
30CanadaGary SmithVancouver Canucks
Defencemen
2CanadaBrad ParkNew York Rangers
3CanadaEd Van ImpePhiladelphia Flyers
4CanadaDoug JarrettChicago Black Hawks
5CanadaDenis PotvinNew York Islanders
19CanadaTracy PrattVancouver Canucks
20CanadaJim WatsonPhiladelphia Flyers
Forwards
6CanadaBill BarberLWPhiladelphia Flyers
7CanadaGarry UngerCSt. Louis Blues
8CanadaJim PappinRWChicago Black Hawks
9CanadaSteve VickersLWNew York Rangers
10CanadaRod GilbertRWNew York Rangers
11United StatesCurt BennettCAtlanta Flames
12CanadaTom LysiakCAtlanta Flames
16CanadaBobby ClarkeCPhiladelphia Flyers
17CanadaSimon NoletRWKansas City Scouts
18CanadaEd WestfallRWNew York Islanders
21CanadaStan MikitaCChicago Black Hawks
22CanadaDennis HextallCMinnesota North Stars

    G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Centre; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing

    Game summary

    #ScoreTeamGoalscorer (Assist(s))Time
    First period
    11-0WalesApps (Johnston - Vadnais)9:38
    22-0WalesLuce (O'Reilly - Dupere)12:02
    33-0WalesSittler (Lafleur)14:22
    43-1CampbellPotvin (Unger)19:41
    Penalties : none
    Second period
    54-1WalesEsposito (Lafleur - Murdoch)19:16
    Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51
    Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37
    Third period
    65-1WalesApps (Robert - Martin)3:25
    76-1WalesO'Reilly5:43
    87-1WalesOrr (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

    See also

    References

    • Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. pp. 167–171. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.
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