41st National Hockey League All-Star Game
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The 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, on January 21, 1990. The game saw the team of all-stars from the Wales conference defeat the Campbell conference all-stars 12-7.
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[edit] History
The Montreal Canadiens were slated to host the 41st All-Star Game, but however withdrew their bid to considerations due to the superb hosting by Quebec City of Rendez-Vous '87. This had allowed the Penguins, who wanted to host an all-star game in 1993, to move up three years early.
For its part, Pittsburgh's organizers added much more to previous games, creating the first "true" All-Star weekend. Firstly was the addition of the Heroes of Hockey game, a two-period oldtimers' game between past NHL greats. The second was the addition of the National Hockey League All-Star Skills Competition, a competition between the players invited to the all-star game. The Skills competition was created by Paul Palmer, who adapted the "Showdown" feature seen on Hockey Night in Canada from 1973 to 1980. All-star players would be rewarded with $2500 for any win in the skills competition.
To accommodate the altered activities, the game itself was played on a Sunday afternoon instead of a Tuesday night, as was the case in previous years. This allowed American broadcaster NBC to air the game live across the United States - marking (surprinsingly) the first time that a national audience would see Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux play. Referees and other officials were also wired with microphones in this game, as was the two head coaches. Finally, NBC also was allowed to conduct interviews with players during stoppages in play, to the chagrin of the Hockey Night in Canada crew, whose attempts to do likewise were repeatedly denied by the league in past years.
[edit] The Heroes of Hockey
The Heroes of Hockey game is a shortened two-period game between the Wales and Campbell alumni - unusual as many of the players invited to play predate the creation of the Wales and Campbell conferences. It would turn out that this was the only time Wales and Campbell alumni would face off - future editions of games had the home team's alumnus facing the "best of the rest", akin to the all-star game format of old.
Among the notable absences of this game, however, was Gordie Howe, who had proposed a similar idea four years ago in Hartford, but was rebuked by the league.
[edit] The game
The game, at the time, broke many all-star game records: most goals scored by one team, most goals scored by both teams, and most goals in a period were among the more notable ones. Mario Lemieux scored four goals in the game, three on his first three shots. The inevitable Gretzky-Lemieux comparisons quickly came up, as Gretzky was held off the scoresheet and was on the ice when Lemieux scored all four goals. Not surprisingly, Lemieux was named the game's MVP.
[edit] Boxscore
| Wales Conference | Campbell Conference | |
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| Final Score | 12 | 7 |
| Head Coach | Pat Burns (Montreal Canadiens) | Terry Crisp (Calgary Flames) |
| Honorary Captain | Maurice Richard | Alex Delvecchio |
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| Win/Loss | Patrick Roy | Mike Vernon |
| Wales | 16 | 15 | 14 | 45 |
| Campbell | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 |
- Referee: Kerry Fraser
- Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Dan McCourt
- MVP: Mario Lemieux
- Attendance: 17,503
[edit] Notes
- Bernie Nicholls was traded to the New York Rangers prior to the game, but remained part of the Campbell conference lineup.
- Denis Savard and Thomas Steen were named to the all-star team, but did not participate.
- This was the first NHL game of any type on American network television since May 24, 1980 - Game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup.
[edit] See also
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