29th National Hockey League All-Star Game

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The 29th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia Flyers, on January 20, 1976. Wales Conference All-Star team defeated the Campbell Conference 7–5 after opening up a 6–1 lead in the second period. Peter Mahovlich was voted most valuable player of the game after scoring a goal and three assists.

29th NHL All-Star Game
123 Total
Wales 340 7
Campbell 104 5
DateJanuary 20, 1976
ArenaSpectrum
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
MVPPeter Mahovlich (Montreal)
Attendance16,436
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Team Lineups

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Wales Conference All-Stars

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# Nat. Player Pos. Team
Goaltenders
1   Wayne Thomas Toronto Maple Leafs
29   Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens
Defencemen
2   Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens
3   Dave Burrows Pittsburgh Penguins
4   Jerry Korab Buffalo Sabres
5   Guy Lapointe Montreal Canadiens
21   Borje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs
22   Brad Park Boston Bruins
Forwards
6   Bill Clement C Washington Capitals
7   Rick Martin LW Buffalo Sabres
8   Dan Maloney LW Detroit Red Wings
9   Pierre Larouche C Pittsburgh Penguins
10   Guy Lafleur RW Montreal Canadiens
11   Craig Ramsay LW Buffalo Sabres
12   Al MacAdam RW California Golden Seals
  Gregg Sheppard C Boston Bruins
16   Marcel Dionne C Los Angeles Kings
17   Steve Shutt LW Montreal Canadiens
19   Jean Pronovost RW Pittsburgh Penguins
20   Pete Mahovlich C Montreal Canadiens

Campbell Conference All-Stars

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# Nat. Player Pos. Team
Goaltenders
1   Glenn Resch New York Islanders
35   Wayne Stephenson Philadelphia Flyers
Defencemen
2   Carol Vadnais New York Rangers
4   Phil Russell Chicago Black Hawks
5   Denis Potvin New York Islanders
6   Andre Dupont Philadelphia Flyers
20   Jim Watson Philadelphia Flyers
Forwards
7   Garry Unger C St. Louis Blues
8   Steve Vickers LW New York Rangers
9   Wilf Paiement RW Kansas City Scouts
10   Dennis Ververgaert RW Vancouver Canucks
11   Bill Barber LW Philadelphia Flyers
12   Bill Goldsworthy RW Minnesota North Stars
14   John Marks LW Chicago Black Hawks
15   Billy Harris RW New York Islanders
17   Curt Bennett C Atlanta Flames
18   Tom Lysiak C Atlanta Flames
19   Bryan Trottier C New York Islanders
21   Rick MacLeish C Philadelphia Flyers
27   Reggie Leach RW Philadelphia Flyers

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

Game summary

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# Score Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) Time
First period
1 1-0 Wales Martin (Mahovlich - Lafleur) 6:01
2 1-1 Campbell Bennett (Dupont) 16:59
3 2-1 Wales Mahovlich (Lapointe - Lafleur) 18:31
4 3-1 Wales Park (Mahovlich - Martin) 19:00
Penalties : None
Second period
5 4-1 Wales MacAdam (Maloney) 9:34
6 5-1 Wales Lafleur (Mahovlich - Martin) 11:54
7 6-1 Wales Dionne 13:51
8 7-1 Wales Maloney (Larouche - MacAdam) 16:59
Penalties : Barber (Cam.) 17:29
Third period
9 7-2 Campbell Ververgaert (Trottier - Harris) 4:33
10 7-3 Campbell Ververgaert (Trottier - Harris) 4:43
11 7-4 Campbell Potvin 14:17
12 7-5 Campbell Vickers (Unger - Potvin) 14:46
Penalties : Marks (Cam.) 15:26

Goaltenders :

  • Wales  : Dryden (29:34 minutes), Thomas (30:26 minutes).
  • Campbell : Resch (29:18), Stephenson (29:42 minutes).

Shots on goal :

  • Wales (42) 13 - 17 - 12
  • Campbell (24) 09 - 06 - 09

Referee : Lloyd Gilmour

Linesmen : Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico

See also

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Notes

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Borje Salming made history by becoming the first European born and -bred player to participate in an NHL All-Star game (Stan Mikita, Ken Hodge and Walt Tkaczuk were also born in Europe but did not start to play hockey before moving to Canada at an early age). From 1976 onwards, every NHL All-Star game to date has featured at least one European player.

Reigning Hart Trophy winner Bobby Clarke was selected but did not play. He was replaced by his Philadelphia Flyers' teammate Rick MacLeish.

In addition to the NHL All-Star Game, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the NBA All Star Game, and the Men's Final Four were all held in Philadelphia in honor of the location of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as 1976 was the United States Bicentennial.

References

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