51st National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 51st National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on February 4, 2001 in Denver , Colorado . The host of the game was the first time the Colorado Avalanche .

The event, which was held at the Pepsi Center , 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 18,646 spectators in the stadium.

The teams

North America All-Stars Head Coach : Joel Quenneville , St. Louis Blues assistant coach : Bob Hartley , Colorado Avalanche # country player Item team goalkeeper 33 Patrick Roy Colorado Avalanche 1 Sean Burke Phoenix Coyotes 30th Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils defender 77 Ray Bourque Colorado Avalanche - Chris Pronger St. Louis Blues 55 Ed Jovanovski Vancouver Canucks 3 Rob Blake Los Angeles Kings 4th Scott Stevens New Jersey Devils 5 Brian Leetch New York Rangers 27 Scott Niedermayer New Jersey Devils - Al MacInnis St. Louis Blues attacker 9 Paul Kariya LW Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 14th Theors Fleury RW New York Rangers 19th Joe Sakic C. Colorado Avalanche 10 Tony Amonte RW Chicago Blackhawks 12 Simon Gagné LW Philadelphia Flyers 13 Bill Guerin RW Boston Bruins 16 Brett Hull RW Dallas Stars 20th Luc Robitaille LW Los Angeles Kings 28 Donald Audette RW Atlanta Thrashers 39 Doug Weight C. Edmonton Oilers 41 Jason Allison RW Boston Bruins 66 Mario Lemieux - C. C. Pittsburgh Penguins - Vincent Damphousse C. San Jose Sharks

World all stars Head Coach : Jacques Martin , Ottawa Senators assistant coach : Larry Robinson , New Jersey Devils # country player Item team goalkeeper 39 Dominik Hašek Buffalo Sabers 32 Roman Čechmánek Philadelphia Flyers 35 Yevgeny Nabokov San Jose Sharks defender 5 Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings 8th Sandis Ozoliņš Carolina Hurricanes 11 Marcus Ragnarsson San Jose Sharks 27 Teppo numbers Phoenix Coyotes 44 Janne Niinimaa Edmonton Oilers 55 Sergei Gonchar Washington Capitals attacker 10 Pavel Bure RW Florida panthers 21st Peter Forsberg - C. C. Colorado Avalanche - Jaromír Jágr RW Pittsburgh Penguins 15th Sergei Samsonov LW Boston Bruins 13 Mats Sundin C. Toronto Maple Leafs 14th Radek Bonk C. Ottawa Senators 18th Marián Hossa RW Ottawa Senators 19th Markus Näslund LW Vancouver Canucks 23 Milan Hejduk RW Colorado Avalanche 33 Žigmund Pálffy LW Los Angeles Kings 34 Fredrik Modin LW Tampa Bay Lightning 72 Alexei Kovalev RW Pittsburgh Penguins 91 Sergei Fyodorov C. Detroit Red Wings Fat: player in the starting line-up ↑ took over the place in the starting line-up for the injured Chris Pronger ↑ nominated to replace the injured Al MacInnis ↑ took the place in the starting line-up for the injured Pawel Bure G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

SuperSkills Competition

In the SuperSkills Competition, which takes place the day before the All-Star Game, the players have 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 result: North America All-Stars 15 - 13 World All-Stars

competition	Team ranking	Individual evaluation
Puck control	North America All-Stars	Paul Kariya (North America)
speed	North America All-Stars	Bill Guerin (North America)
Shot hardness	North America All-Stars	Fredrik Modin (World)
Shooting accuracy	World all stars	Ray Bourque (North America)
Shootout	World all stars	-
Best goalkeeper	-	Jewgeni Nabokow (World) / Sean Burke (North America)

Course of the game

North America All-Stars 14 - 12 World All-Stars

All-Star Game MVP : Bill Guerin (3 goals + 2 assists)

team	time	was standing	scorer	Submitter	Submitter
1st third
North America All-Stars	0:49	1–0	Theors Fleury	Paul Kariya	Scott Stevens
World all stars	8:01	1-1	Mats Sundin	Fredrik Modin	Nicklas Lidström
North America All-Stars	11:22	2–1	Bill Guerin	Doug Weight
North America All-Stars	12:00	3–1	Luc Robitaille	Jason Allison	Rob Blake
World all stars	17:05	3–2	Mats Sundin	Fredrik Modin	Teppo numbers
World all stars	17:26	3–3	Peter Forsberg	Sergei Samsonov
2nd third
World all stars	22:40	3-4	Markus Näslund	Sergei Gonchar	Marián Hossa
North America All-Stars	23:25	4-4	Tony Amonte	Doug Weight
North America All-Stars	24:53	5-4	Mario Lemieux	Scott Stevens
North America All-Stars	26:59	6-4	Joe Sakic	Paul Kariya	Theors Fleury
World all stars	28:08	6-5	Sergei Samsonov	Peter Forsberg	Nicklas Lidström
North America All-Stars	28:36	7-5	Tony Amonte	Bill Guerin	Brian Leetch
North America All-Stars	34:36	8-5	Bill Guerin	Tony Amonte
World all stars	37:01	8-6	Žigmund Pálffy	Fredrik Modin	Mats Sundin
North America All-Stars	38:13	9-6	Luc Robitaille	Donald Audette
World all stars	39:35	9-7	Sergei Fyodorov	Pavel Bure	Alexei Kovalev
3rd third
World all stars	41:05	9-8	Milan Hejduk	Sandis Ozoliņš	Peter Forsberg
North America All-Stars	42:56	10-8	Doug Weight	Tony Amonte	Bill Guerin
North America All-Stars	45:16	11-8	Simon Gagné	Mario Lemieux	Brett Hull
World all stars	45:50	11-9	Radek Bonk	Markus Näslund	Marián Hossa
World all stars	48:55	11-10	Sergei Fyodorov	Pavel Bure	Teppo numbers
North America All-Stars	52:03	12-10	Theors Fleury	Paul Kariya
World all stars	53:57	12-11	Alexei Kovalev	Mats Sundin	Sergei Gonchar
North America All-Stars	57:07	13-11	Simon Gagné
North America All-Stars	57:58	14-11	Bill Guerin	Ed Jovanovski	Doug Weight
World all stars	59:59	14-12	Nicklas Lidström	Žigmund Pálffy	Fredrik Modin

Heroes of Hockey Game

NHL Heroes of Hockey Item country player goalkeeper G Darren Pang G Glenn Resch defender D. Al Arbor D. Bruce Driver D. Red Kelly D. Reed Larson D. Ken Morrow D. Larry Playfair D. Paul Reinhart D. Doug Wilson attacker RW Glenn Anderson C. Neal loaves C. Marcel Dionne C. Ron Duguay C. Dave Gagner RW Jari Kurri C. Ken Linseman RW Rick Middleton RW Terry O'Reilly

Colorado Heroes of Hockey Item country player goalkeeper G Jacques Cloutier G Ron Grahame defender D. Barry Beck D. Mike Kitchen D. Robert Picard D. Dave Pichette D. Joel Quenneville D. Rob Ramage attacker LW Lucien DeBlois C. Michel Goulet LW Dave Hannan C. Dale Hunter LW Lanny McDonald C. Troy Murray RW Wilf Paiement C. René Robert C. Peter Šťastný C. Steve Tambellini G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

The game

NHL Heroes of Hockey 3-2 Colorado Heroes of Hockey

The game was played in two halves

Half-time results: 0-0, 3-2

Web links

• The 51st NHL All-Star Game at usatoday.com