47th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 47th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on January 18, 1997 in San Jose , California . The game's first-time hosts since its inception in 1991 have been the San Jose Sharks .

San José was supposed to be the venue for the All-Star Game during the 1994/95 season , but the entire season was canceled due to the lockout . As compensation, the city was given the opportunity again for the 1996/97 season .

The event, which was held at the San Jose Arena , was attended by the best players from the National Hockey League . In the game, the best players in the Western Conference competed against the best players in the Eastern Conference . The rights to broadcast the game were held by FOX in the United States and CBC in Canada .

Logo of the non-playing NHL All-Star Game 1995

The starting formations of the All-Star Teams could be determined by the fans through a vote.

Teams

Eastern Conference Head Coach : Doug MacLean , Florida Panthers # country player Item team goalkeeper 34 John Vanbiesbrouck Florida panthers 30th Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 39 Dominik Hašek Buffalo Sabers defender 77 Ray Bourque Boston Bruins 2 Brian Leetch New York Rangers 7th Paul Coffey Philadelphia Flyers 44 Kevin Hatcher Pittsburgh Penguins 16 Scott Lachance New York Islanders 4th Scott Stevens New Jersey Devils 24 Róbert Švehla Florida panthers attacker 9 Daniel Alfredsson RW Ottawa Senators 12 Peter Bondra RW Washington Capitals 22nd Dino Ciccarelli RW Tampa Bay Lightning 99 Wayne Gretzky C. New York Rangers 15th Dale Hawerchuk C. Philadelphia Flyers 32 Dale Hunter C. Washington Capitals 10 John LeClair LW Philadelphia Flyers 66 Mario Lemieux C. Pittsburgh Penguins 88 Eric Lindros C. Philadelphia Flyers 11 Mark Messier C. New York Rangers 21st Adam Oates C. Boston Bruins 8th Mark Recchi RW Montréal Canadiens 18th Geoff Sanderson LW Hartford Whalers

Western Conference Head Coach : Ken Hitchcock , Dallas Stars # country player Item team goalkeeper 33 Patrick Roy Colorado Avalanche 31 Andy Moog Dallas Stars 35 Guy Hebert Mighty Ducks of Anaheim defender 7th Chris Chelios Chicago Blackhawks 22nd Vyacheslav Fetisov Detroit Red Wings 3 Derian Hatcher Dallas Stars 2 Al MacInnis St. Louis Blues 8th Sandis Ozoliņš Colorado Avalanche 20th Oleg Tverdowski Phoenix Coyotes attacker 10 Tony Amonte LW Chicago Blackhawks 70 Jason Arnott C. Edmonton Oilers 96 Pavel Bure RW Vancouver Canucks 14th Theors Fleury RW Calgary Flames 21st Tony Granato LW San Jose Sharks 16 Brett Hull RW St. Louis Blues 9 Paul Kariya LW Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 80 Dmytro Chrystytsch RW Los Angeles Kings 11 Owen Nolan RW San Jose Sharks 17th Teemu Selänne RW Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 18th Brendan Shanahan LW Detroit Red Wings 13 Mats Sundin C. Toronto Maple Leafs 77 Keith Tkachuk LW Phoenix Coyotes 19th Steve Yzerman C. Detroit Red Wings G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

Course of the game

The Eastern Conference players laid the foundations for their victory in the first and second third when they scored four and three consecutive goals. The Most Valuable Player of the game was Mark Recchi , who scored three goals and a hat trick . The same was achieved on the part of the Western Conference Owen Nolan at his "home game" in the San Jose Arena. He announced one of his three goals beforehand by pointing a finger in the selected corner of the goal guarded by Dominik Hašek .

January 18, 1997
	Eastern Conference	11–7 (4-2, 6-4, 1-1)	Western Conference	San Jose Arena San Jose , California
	J. LeClair ( P. Bondra , S. Stevens ) (8:52) M. Lemieux ( W. Gretzky ) (9:49) M. Recchi ( M. Messier , D. Alfredsson ) (15:32) D. Hawerchuk ( E. Lindros , P. Coffey ) (16:19) M. Recchi ( R. Švehla , M. Messier ) (21:56) G. Sanderson ( E. Lindros ) (23:21) M. Lemieux ( R. Švehla , D. Ciccarelli ) (26:09) M. Messier ( K. Hatcher , D. Alfredsson ) (28:45) M. Recchi ( A. Oates , M. Lemieux ) (30:57) D. Hawerchuk ( J LeClair , S. Stevens ) (37:28) J. LeClair ( P. Bondra , A. Oates ) (48:50)		P. Bure ( M. Sundin , T. Amonte ) (17:36) P. Kariya ( P. Bure , S. Ozoliņš ) (18:36) P. Bure ( T. Selänne , W. Fetissow ) (24:40 ) B. Shanahan ( B. Hull , S. Ozoliņš ) (36:38) O. Nolan ( T. Fleury , S. Ozoliņš ) (38:54) O. Nolan ( T. Amonte ) (39:02) O. Nolan (57:57)

Web links

• Official website of the San Jose Sharks