49th National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 49th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on January 24, 1999 in Tampa , Florida . The host of the game, which was played for the first time in Florida, was the Tampa Bay Lightning .
The event, which was held at the Ice Palace , was attended by the best players from the National Hockey League . In the game, the best players from North America competed against the best players from other continents. The starting formations of the All-Star Teams could be determined by the fans through a vote. There were 19,758 spectators in the stadium.
The teams
SuperSkills Competition
In the SuperSkills Competition, which took place the day before the All-Star Game, the players had to prove their skills in different areas, such as speed, puck control or shot hardness. The players of the World All-Stars competed against those of the North American All-Stars.
winner
Final score: World All-Stars 13 - 11 North America All-Stars
competition | Team ranking | Individual evaluation |
Puck control | North America All-Stars | Paul Kariya (North America) |
speed | World all stars | Peter Bondra (World) |
Shot hardness | North America All-Stars | Al MacInnis (North America) |
Rapid fire | North America All-Stars | - |
Shooting accuracy | North America All-Stars | Keith Tkachuk , Jeremy Roenick & Ray Bourque (North America) |
Shootout | World all stars | - |
Best goalkeeper | - | Dominik Hašek & Artūrs Irbe (World) |
Course of the game
World All-Stars 6 - 8 North America All-Stars
All-Star Game MVP : Wayne Gretzky (1 goal + 2 assists)
team | time | was standing | scorer | Submitter | Submitter |
1st third | |||||
North America All-Stars | 4:09 | 1–0 | Mike Modano | Luc Robitaille | Chris Pronger |
World all stars | 9:42 | 1-1 | Marco Sturm | Peter Forsberg | Mats Sundin |
North America All-Stars | 10:06 | 2–1 | Luc Robitaille | Jeremy Roenick | Wendel Clark |
North America All-Stars | 16:45 | 3–1 | Paul Kariya | Mike Modano | Tony Amonte |
North America All-Stars | 17:18 | 4–1 | Mark Recchi | Wayne Gretzky | Theors Fleury |
2nd third | |||||
North America All-Stars | 20:17 | 5–1 | Ray Bourque | Mike Modano | |
North America All-Stars | 21:14 | 6-1 | Wayne Gretzky | Theors Fleury | Chris Pronger |
World all stars | 22:02 | 6–2 | Teemu Selänne | Alexei Yashin | Artūrs Irbe |
World all stars | 28:59 | 6–3 | Pavol Demitra | Alexei Schitnik | Mats Sundin |
North America All-Stars | 34:23 | 7-3 | Rob Blake | Wayne Gretzky | Mark Recchi |
World all stars | 35:08 | 7-4 | Mattias Öhlund | Mats Näslund | Mats Sundin |
3rd third | |||||
World all stars | 42:57 | 7-5 | Mats Sundin | Mattias Öhlund | Jaromír Jágr |
North America All-Stars | 44:02 | 8-5 | Darryl Sydor | Mike Modano | Tony Amonte |
World all stars | 44:20 | 8-6 | Sergei Zubov | Dmytro Chrystytsch | Bobby Holík |
Heroes of Hockey Game
With Cammi Granato , one of the best ice hockey players in the world, and the actor Tim Robbins , each of the two teams had a special guest player. The players could choose their shirt number freely, so that there was also a lot of overlap.
NHL Heroes of Hockey
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Sunbelt Heroes of HockeyTrainers: Emile Francis and Barry Melrose
G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger |
The game
Sunbelt Heroes of Hockey 2-2 NHL Heroes of Hockey
The game was played in two halves
Half-time results: 1–0, 1–2