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

North America All-Stars Head Coach : Ken Hitchcock , Dallas Stars assistant coach : Jim Schoenfeld , Phoenix Coyotes # country player Item team goalkeeper 30th Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 20th Ed Belfour Dallas Stars - Curtis Joseph Toronto Maple Leafs 31 Ron Tugnutt Ottawa Senators defender 77 Ray Bourque Boston Bruins 2 Al MacInnis St. Louis Blues 3 Rob Blake Los Angeles Kings 55 Larry Murphy St. Louis Blues 44 Chris Pronger Detroit Red Wings 4th Scott Stevens New Jersey Devils 5 Darryl Sydor Dallas Stars attacker - Steve Yzerman C. Detroit Red Wings 9 Paul Kariya LW Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 14th Brendan Shanahan LW Detroit Red Wings 21st Luc Robitaille LW Los Angeles Kings 12 Tony Amonte RW Chicago Blackhawks 17th Wendel Clark LW Tampa Bay Lightning 74 Theors Fleury RW Calgary Flames 99 Wayne Gretzky - C. C. New York Rangers 10 John LeClair LW Philadelphia Flyers 88 Eric Lindros C. Philadelphia Flyers 27 Mike Modano C. Dallas Stars 22nd Keith Primeau C. Carolina Hurricanes 8th Mark Recchi RW Philadelphia Flyers 97 Jeremy Roenick C. Phoenix Coyotes 7th Keith Tkachuk LW Phoenix Coyotes

World all stars Head Coach : Lindy Ruff , Buffalo Sabers assistant coach : Robbie Ftorek , New Jersey Devils # country player Item team goalkeeper 39 Dominik Hašek Buffalo Sabers 35 Nikolai Chabibulin Phoenix Coyotes 1 Artūrs Irbe Carolina Hurricanes defender 5 Nicklas Lidström - C. Detroit Red Wings 22nd Roman Hamrlík Edmonton Oilers - Kenny Jonsson New York Islanders - Uwe Krupp Detroit Red Wings 2 Mattias Öhlund Vancouver Canucks 14th Mattias Norström Los Angeles Kings 27 Teppo numbers Phoenix Coyotes 44 Alexei Schitnik Buffalo Sabers 56 Sergei Zubov Dallas Stars attacker 68 Jaromír Jágr RW Pittsburgh Penguins 8th Teemu Selänne RW Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 21st Peter Forsberg C. Colorado Avalanche 80 Dmytro Chrystytsch LW Boston Bruins 12 Peter Bondra RW Washington Capitals 38 Pavol Demitra RW St. Louis Blues 16 Bobby Holík LW New Jersey Devils 19th Alexei Yashin C. New York Islanders - Viktor Kozlov RW Florida panthers 25th Sergei Krivokrassov RW Nashville Predators 9 Markus Näslund LW Vancouver Canucks 82 Martin Straka C. Pittsburgh Penguins 20th Marco Sturm LW San Jose Sharks 13 Mats Sundin C. Toronto Maple Leafs Fat: player in the starting line-up ↑ took the place in the starting line-up for the injured Steve Yzerman G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

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 Coach: Al Arbor and Red Kelly # Item country player goalkeeper 33 G Don Beaupre 40 G Darren Pang defender 21st D. Randy Gregg 5 D. Mark Howe 27 D. Marty Howe 28 D. Reed Larson attacker 9 F. Clark Gillies 9 RW Gordie Howe 13 F. Ken Linseman 9 LW Lanny McDonald 10 F. Tony McKegney 19th RW John McKenzie 21st C. Stan Mikita 7th RW Joe Mullen 23 RW Bob Nystrom 8th F. Jim Pappin Tim Robbins

Sunbelt Heroes of Hockey Trainers: Emile Francis and Barry Melrose # Item country player goalkeeper 1 G Doug Favell 1 G Pete Peeters defender 26th D. Don Awrey 26th D. Dave Maloney 5 D. Rob Ramage 32 D. Peter Taglianetti attacker 12 RW Wayne Cashman 15th C. Terry Crisp 12 C. John Cullen 16 C. Marcel Dionne 18th RW Danny Gare 7th RW Rod Gilbert F. Cammi Granato 11 LW Vic Hadfield 16 LW Chris Accounts 17th LW Basil McRae 27 LW Darryl Sittler 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