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