1st National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 1st National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on October 13, 1947 in Toronto , Ontario . The host of the game was the reigning Stanley Cup winner, the Toronto Maple Leafs .

At the initiative of the then NHL President Clarence Campbell , an All-Star Game was played for the first time before the 1947/48 season in order to lay the financial basis for the NHL's pension fund. At Maple Leaf Gardens , the Maple Leafs met a selection of the best players in the National Hockey League . There were 14,318 spectators in the stadium. During the event, Howie Meeker was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best rookie of the preseason.

The teams

NHL All-Stars Head Coach : Dick Irvin , Montréal Canadiens # country player Item team goalkeeper 1 Bill Durnan Montréal Canadiens 0 Frank Brimsek Boston Bruins defender 17th Ken Reardon Montréal Canadiens 3 Émile Bouchard Montréal Canadiens 2 Jack Stewart Detroit Red Wings 4th Bill Quackenbush Detroit Red Wings attacker 15th Milt Schmidt C. Boston Bruins 9 Maurice Richard RW Montréal Canadiens 7th Doug Bentley LW Chicago Black Hawks 5 Max Bentley C. Chicago Black Hawks 6th Bill Mosienko RW Chicago Black Hawks 8th Grant Warwick R. New York Rangers 10 Edgar Laprade C. New York Rangers 11 Ted Lindsay LW Detroit Red Wings 14th Woody Dumart C. Boston Bruins 17th Bobby Bauer RW Boston Bruins 18th Tony Leswick LW New York Rangers

Toronto Maple Leafs Head coach : Hap Day # country player Item goalkeeper 1 Turk Broda defender 2 Bob Goldham 3 Wally Stanowski 14th Vic Lynn 19th Gus Mortson 20th Jimmy Thomson 21st Bill Barilko attacker 10 Syl Apps C. 12 Bill Ezinicki RW 4th Harry Watson LW 9 Theodore Kennedy C. 15th Howie Meeker RW 7th Bud poile RW 22nd Fleming Mackell C. 16 Gaye Stewart RW 5 Don Metz LW 17th Joe Klukay LW Fat: player in the starting line-up G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

Course of the game

NHL All-Stars 4-3 Toronto Maple Leafs

Even if it was only a "friendly game", both teams went to the point with the same commitment as in a final series. As expected, the well-rehearsed Maple Leafs came into play better and led 3-1 shortly after the start of the second period. In the middle third, Chicago's Bill Mosienko suffered a broken ankle after a body check by Jimmy Thomson , which forced him to take an eight-week break. Towards the end of the second period, the All-Stars team came together and scored the next goal. With two quick goals after the start of the final section, the All-Stars took the lead for the first time. The Leafs tried again and took their goalkeeper Turk Broda off the ice shortly before the end of the game in favor of an additional attacker, but without success. King Clancy , who directed the game as referee, had his hands full .

team	time	was standing	scorer	Submitter	Submitter
1st third
	12:29	0-1	Harry Watson	Bill Ezinicki
2nd third
	21:08	0-2	Bill Ezinicki	Syl Apps	Harry Watson
	24:38	1-2	Max Bentley	Ken Reardon
	25:01	1-3	Syl Apps	Harry Watson
	38:35	2-3	Grant Warwick	Edgar Laprade
3rd third
	40:28	3–3	Maurice Richard
	41:27	4-3	Doug Bentley	Milt Schmidt	Maurice Richard

swell

• The Globe and Mail about the first All-Star Game