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- First held in 1947
- From 1947 until 1965, game was held at beginning of season
- Also held during the All-Star weekend is the NHL All-Star Skills Competition and the NHL YoungStars Game
- In recent years, players are known for not hitting each other as they would during regular season and playoff contests, so there are hardly any penalties called and a lot more scoring
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Each year at around the mid-season point, the National Hockey League hosts their All-Star Game, featuring the best players in the league. The starters are voted in by the fans, and the remainder of the roster is selected by the league.
The East won the 2009 NHL All-Star Game, 12-11 in a shootout, at the Bell Centre in Montreal on January 25.ESPN.com: 2009 NHL All-Star Game Box Score Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom, who chose not to attend becuase of injury, were suspended for one game by the league on January 23, 2009, under an obscure NHL rule to legitimize injury claims and improve All-Star Weekend attendance.ESPN.com: Lidstrom, Datsyuk to Sit One Game
Early Years
Between 1947 and 1968, the game featured the defending Stanley Cup champions against league all-stars.Challenge Cup
In 1979, game was replaced by the Challenge Cup, featuring a team of league all-stars facing the Soviet Union's Central Red Army team.Rendez-Vous '87
In 1987, game was replaced by a two-game series against the Soviet Union's best players called "Rendez-Vous '87" — this was before Eastern Bloc countries allowed its players to play professionally.Three Years Missing
The 1995 and 2005 All-Star games were canceled due to NHL labor strikes. The 2006 game canceled because of NHL player participation in the Winter Olympics — same thing will happen in 2010.-
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NHL All-Star Game Questions
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Anyone have the video of Jordin Sparks singing at the NBA All-Star Game? 2 AnswersWatch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLDkoVoW3s read more
What was the best play in the All-Star Game? 2 AnswersThe best play of the game was easily the pick and roll that Shaq and Chris Paul ran on Dwight Howard. You can't see it in this video, but Howard was trash talki... read more
Will Chris Brown show up at the All Star Game? 3 AnswersChris Brown has decided not to appear at the NBA All-Star game. He was supposed to introduce the players with Shaquille O'Neal, but after the incident with Riha... read more -
2009 NHL All-Star Game Summary
2009 NHL All-Star Game - January 25, 2009 Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO PTS West All-Stars 2 6 3 0 0 11 East All-Stars 4 4 3 0 2 12
Scoring Summary
- First Period
- 1:16: West All-Stars - Keith Tkachuk (Rick Nash, Milan Hejduk)
- 6:26: East All-Stars - Alexander Ovechkin (Marc Savard)
- 9:30: East All-Stars - Jay Bouwmeester (Alex Kovalev)
- 16:34: East All-Stars - Alex Kovalev (Tomas Kaberle)
- 19:23: East All-Stars - Andrei Markov (Alexander Ovechkin, Marc Savard)
- 19:48: West All-Stars - Patrick Marleau (Joe Thornton, Scott Niedermayer)
- Second Period
- 1:21: East All-Stars - Carey Price (Tomas Kaberle)
- 2:11: East All-Stars - Zach Parise (Carey Price, Mark Streit)
- 3:29: West All-Stars - Sheldon Souray (Milan Hejduk)
- 5:14: West All-Stars - Dan Boyle (Shane Doan, Brian Campbell)
- 7:45: East All-Stars - Evgeni Malkin
- 8:27: West All-Stars - Rick Nash
- 9:02: West All-Stars - Milan Hejduk
- 10:34: West All-Stars - Sheldon Souray (2) (Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau)
- 13:35: East All-Stars - Alex Kovalev (2)
- 16:46: West All-Stars - Jarome Iginla (Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau)
- Third Period
- 0:32: West All-Stars - Shane Doan (Mike Modano, Dustin Brown)
- 2:17: East All-Stars - Dany Heatley (Marc Savard)
- 2:32: West All-Stars - Jonathan Toews (Patrick Kane)
- 13:19: East All-Stars - Martin St. Louis (2) (Mark Streit, Jay Bouwmeester)
- 15:18: West All-Stars - Patrick Kane
- 16:21: East All-Stars - Jay Bouwmeester (Alexander Ovechkin)
- Overtime
- No scoring
- Shootout
- East All-Stars - Vincent Lecavalier shootout attempt saved
- West All-Stars - Shane Doan shootout attempt saved
- East All-Stars - Alex Kovalev shootout goal
- West All-Stars - Rick Nash shootout attempt against missed
- East All-Stars - Alexander Ovechkin shootout goal
- Alex Kovalev named the 2009 NHL All-Star Game MVP
2009 NHL All-Star Game Rosters
Coaches
- Todd McLellan, San Jose Sharks
- Mike Babcock, Detroit Red Wings
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Coaches
- Claude Julien, Boston Bruins
- Guy Carbonneau, Montreal Canadiens
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