1997 NHL All-Star Game
123 Total
East 461 11
West 241 7
DateJanuary 18, 1997
ArenaSan Jose Arena
CitySan Jose
MVPMark Recchi (Montreal)
Attendance17,422
 1996 1998 

The 1997 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 18, 1997, at San Jose Arena in San Jose, home of the San Jose Sharks. The final score was Eastern Conference 11, Western Conference 7. This game was originally scheduled for the 1994–95 season, but was cancelled due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout.

Super Skills Competition

The Eastern Conference won the skills competition for the first time since 1992. St. Louis Blues' Al MacInnis won the Hardest Shot event for the third time in his career by slapping the puck at 98.9 mph. Boston Bruins' defenceman Ray Bourque won the Shooting Accuracy event for the fourth time, hitting four targets in seven shots. Florida Panthers' goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck stopped all 10 shots by Mats Sundin and Derian Hatcher in Rapid-Fire Relay to outduel Colorado Avalanche netminder Patrick Roy who made nine saves. In the Power-Play Relay, Vanbiesbrouck allowed only two of six shots to elude him that were taken by Mighty Ducks of Anaheims' Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya to claim the Goaltenders Competition.

Individual Event winners

The Game

Montreal Canadiens' right-winger Mark Recchi had a hat-trick to lead the Eastern Conference to an 11–7 victory and to be named All-Star M.V.P. Mark Recchi would become the fourth Montreal Canadien to receive the award. A record 10 goals was scored in the second period, including two from hometown favorite San Jose Sharks' right-winger Owen Nolan in a record eight seconds. Nolan would complete his hat-trick in the third period as he closed in on a breakaway towards Buffalo Sabres' goaltender Dominik Hasek. Nolan pointed to the top left corner and then fired a shot right off the bar top corner. Mike Emrick called it saying, "here come the chapeaus!". The crowd erupted, throwing hats everywhere.

Boxscore

Western ConferenceEastern Conference
Final score711
Head CoachCanadaKen Hitchcock (Dallas Stars)CanadaDoug MacLean (Florida Panthers)
Honorary CaptainCanadaDoug WilsonCanadaAndy Bathgate
Assistant Coach
Lineup Starting Lineup:

Commissioner's Selection:

Reserves:

Starting Lineup:

Commissioner's Selection:

Reserves:

Scoring Summary
  • Bure (Sundin, Amonte) 17:36 1st
  • Kariya (Bure, Ozolinsh) 18:36 1st
  • Bure (2) (Selanne, Fetisov) 4:40 2nd
  • Shanahan (Hull, Ozolinsh) 16:38 2nd (PPG)
  • Nolan (Fleury, Ozolinsh) 18:54 2nd
  • Nolan (2) (Amonte) 19:02 2nd
  • Nolan (3) (unassisted) 17:57 3rd
  • LeClair (Bondra, Stevens) 8:52 1st
  • Lemieux (Gretzky) 9:49 1st
  • Recchi (Messier, Alfredsson) 15:32 1st
  • Hawerchuk (Lindros, Coffey) 16:19 1st
  • Recchi (2) (Svehla, Messier) 1:56 2nd
  • Sanderson (Lindros) 3:21 2nd
  • Lemieux (2) (Svehla, Ciccarelli) 6:09 2nd
  • Messier (K. Hatcher, Alfredsson) 8:45 2nd (GWG)
  • Recchi (3) (Oates, Lemieux) 10:57 2nd
  • Hawerchuk (2) (LeClair, Stevens) 17:28 2nd
  • LeClair (2) (Bondra, Oates) 8:50 3rd
Penalties

none

  • Coffey, hooking 15:37 2nd
  • Hatcher, hooking 14:56 3rd
Shots on Goal 12–13–21–46 15–15–11–41
Win/LossL - Andy MoogW - Martin Brodeur

See also

Notes

  • ^1 Jaromir Jagr was voted as a starter, but was not able to play due to injury. Adam Oates was named as his replacement and John LeClair was his replacement in the starting lineup.
  • ^2 Joe Sakic was voted as a starter, but was not able to play due to injury. Teemu Selanne was named as his replacement and Tony Granato who was already selected by the Commissioner was his replacement in the starting lineup.
  • ^3 Peter Forsberg was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Brendan Shanahan was named as his replacement.
  • ^4 Zigmund Palffy was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Scott Lachance was named as his replacement.
  • ^5 Chris Osgood was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Guy Hebert was named as his replacement.
  • ^6 Mike Modano was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Keith Tkachuk was named as his replacement.
  • ^7 Rob Blake was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Dmitri Khristich was named as his replacement.

References

  • Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.
  • NHL Official Guide & Record Book 1997-98. Toronto, ON: National Hockey League. 1997. ISBN 0-920445-53-5.
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