42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game
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Date | January 19, 1991 | |||||||||||||||
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Arena | Chicago Stadium | |||||||||||||||
City | Chicago | |||||||||||||||
MVP | Vincent Damphousse (Toronto) | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 18,472 | |||||||||||||||
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The 42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game took place in Chicago Stadium, home of the Chicago Blackhawks, on January 19, 1991.
Commissioner's Choice
The 1991 game saw much controversy in team selection, as Wales
One immediate effect of this was the ability for the league president (after 1993, the commissioner) to appoint two "senior" players to honor their years in the game (one for each team) -
The other change, which would not happen until a year later, was because only two goaltenders were selected for the all-star game: as Edmonton Oilers coach John Muckler also coached the Campbell squad, many were considerably irked when Oilers goalie Bill Ranford was chosen over Chicago's own Ed Belfour, who was at the time the best goaltender that season, leading to the Chicago fans booing Ranford when he replaced starter Mike Vernon in the second period. To avoid this, Muckler suggested that three goaltenders should be selected in the future, with each goaltender playing a period - and the league made it so.
The War on Fighting
The 42nd classic was broadcast not only in the U.S. and Canada, but for soldiers abroad fighting in
American broadcaster
Heroes' Fall
Unlike the previous year, the Heroes of Hockey game was contested between Blackhawks alumni and the "best of the rest", akin to the all-star games of old. However, it was without its boycotters. Joining Gordie Howe were some of the greatest players of all, including Bobby Orr, Ted Lindsay, and Frank Mahovlich (Bobby Hull was also notably opposed, but played anyway due to the game being in Chicago). At the center of this argument, however, were pensions: the National Hockey League Alumni Association believed that there was a $12 million pension surplus in which they were entitled to, and one of the more convincing arguments to support their case was that 26-year veteran Howe was being paid only $1200 per month from this pension fund - noticeably below what he would have gotten if he had pursued a career elsewhere, as he noted.
Super Skills Competition
The
Individual Event winners
- Accuracy Shooting - Mark Messier (Edmonton Oilers) - 4 hits, 6 shots
- Hardest Shot - Al MacInnis (Calgary Flames) - 94.0 mph
- Goaltenders Competition - Patrick Roy (Montreal Canadiens) - 2 GA, 25 shots
The game
Summary
Campbell Conference | Wales Conference | |
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Final score | 11 | 5 |
Scoring summary |
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Penalties |
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Shots on goal | 15–15–11–41 | 10–9–22–41 |
Win/Loss | W - Bill Ranford | L - Andy Moog |
- National anthems: Wayne Messmer (CAN), Wayne Messmer (USA)
- Referee: Terry Gregson
- Linesmen: Jerry Pateman, Dan Schachte
- TV: SRC
Rosters
See also
Notes
- Brett Hull was voted as a starter, but was unable to play due to injury. Adam Oates was his replacement.
- Chris Nilan and Brian Skrudland were named to the Wales team, but did not play.
- Larry Robinson was named to the Campbell team, but did not play.
- It was at this game, where the tradition of cheering during the United States National Anthem prior to every Chicago Blackhawks game was introduced to the Nation. The practice had been a Hawks tradition at Chicago Stadium since the 1985 semi-finals against the heavily-favored Edmonton Oilers during the Wayne Gretzky dynasty. This tradition carried over to the United Center and is still done today before all Blackhawks' home games. Blackhawks' fans also kept with this tradition for their 2 home Bridgestone Winter Classic and Stadium Series games (2009 at Wrigley Field and 2014 at Soldier Field).[1]
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- ^ Larry Jackson (April 7, 1989). "IS RISING SON SET FOR A TV FALL?". The Palm Beach Post. p. 2C.
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- Boston Globe. p. 58.