52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on February 2, 2002 in Los Angeles , California . The hosts of the game were for the second time since 1981 the Los Angeles Kings .

The event, which was held at the Staples 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 18,118 spectators in the stadium.

The teams

North America All-Stars Head coach : Pat Quinn , Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach : Robbie Ftorek , Boston Bruins # country player Item team goalkeeper 33 Patrick Roy Colorado Avalanche 1 Sean Burke Phoenix Coyotes 60 José Théodore Montreal Canadiens defender 4th Rob Blake Colorado Avalanche 44 Chris Pronger St. Louis Blues 24 Chris Chelios Detroit Red Wings 5 Ed Jovanovski Vancouver Canucks 2 Brian Leetch New York Rangers - Brian Rafalski New Jersey Devils 6th Wade Redden Ottawa Senators attacker 25th Vincent Damphousse RW San Jose Sharks 88 Owen Nolan RW San Jose Sharks 14th Brendan Shanahan LW Detroit Red Wings 55 Eric Dazé LW Chicago Blackhawks 12 Jarome Iginla RW Calgary Flames 9 Paul Kariya LW Anaheim Mighty Ducks 66 Mario Lemieux C. Pittsburgh Penguins - Eric Lindros C. New York Rangers 37 Mark Parrish RW New York Islanders 97 Jeremy Roenick C. Philadelphia Flyers 19th Joe Sakic C. Colorado Avalanche 91 Joe Thornton C. Boston Bruins 16 Mike York C. New York Rangers

World all stars Head Coach : Scotty Bowman , Detroit Red Wings assistant coach : Brian Sutter , Chicago Blackhawks # country player Item team goalkeeper 39 Dominik Hašek Detroit Red Wings 33 Nikolai Chabibulin Tampa Bay Lightning 35 Tommy Salo Edmonton Oilers defender 5 Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings 18th Sandis Ozoliņš Carolina Hurricanes 55 Sergei Gonchar Washington Capitals 14th Tomáš Kaberle Toronto Maple Leafs 4th Jaroslav Modrý Los Angeles Kings 44 Alexei Schitnik Buffalo Sabers attacker 91 Sergei Fyodorov C. Detroit Red Wings 68 Jaromír Jágr RW Washington Capitals 8th Teemu Selänne RW San Jose Sharks 38 Pavol Demitra C. St. Louis Blues 27 Patrik Eliáš C. New Jersey Devils 79 Alexei Yashin C. New York Islanders 24 Sami Kapanen RW Carolina Hurricanes 21st Aspen Knutsen RW Columbus Blue Jackets - Jere Lehtinen RW Dallas Stars 34 Markus Näslund LW Vancouver Canucks 33 Žigmund Pálffy LW Los Angeles Kings 70 Alexei Schamnow C. Chicago Blackhawks 13 Mats Sundin C. Toronto Maple Leafs Fat: player in the starting line-up ↑ nominated to replace the injured Brian Rafalski ↑ nominated to replace the injured Eric Lindros ↑ nominated to replace the injured Jere Lehtinen 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 score: World All-Stars 6 - 5 North America All-Stars

competition	Team ranking	Individual evaluation
Puck control	World all stars	Paul Kariya (North America)
speed	World all stars	Sami Kapanen (World)
Shot hardness	North America All-Stars	Sergei Fyodorov (World)
Shooting accuracy	North America All-Stars	Jarome Iginla (North America)
Shootout	World all stars	-
Best goalkeeper	-	Dominik Hašek (World) / Patrick Roy (North America)

Course of the game

World All-Stars 8 - 5 North America All-Stars

All-Star Game MVP : Éric Dazé (2 goals + 1 assist)

team	time	was standing	scorer	Submitter	Submitter
1st third
North America All-Stars	0:35	1–0	Vincent Damphousse	Jason Blake
North America All-Stars	10:06	2–0	Ed Jovanovski	Vincent Damphousse	Eric Dazé
World all stars	13:10	2–1	Teemu Selänne	Alexei Schamnow
North America All-Stars	15:05	3–1	Eric Dazé
World all stars	16:52	3–2	Teemu Selänne	Sami Kapanen	Tomáš Kaberle
2nd third
North America All-Stars	22:02	4-2	Mario Lemieux	Paul Kariya
World all stars	25:26	4-3	Markus Näslund	Aspen Knutsen
North America All-Stars	31:33	5-3	Eric Dazé	Chris Pronger	Vincent Damphousse
3rd third
World all stars	47:52	5-4	Aspen Knutsen	Mats Sundin	Markus Näslund
World all stars	56:59	5-5	Sergei Fyodorov	Sergei Gonchar
World all stars	58:17	5-6	Markus Näslund	Mats Sundin
World all stars	59:12	5-7	Alexei Schamnow (en)	Alexei Yashin
World all stars	59:56	5-8	Sami Kapanen (en)	Patrik Eliáš	Sandis Ozoliņš

YoungStars Game

Team Melrose Item country player team goalkeeper G Roberto Luongo Florida panthers defender D. Rostislav Klesla Columbus Blue Jackets D. Paul Mara Phoenix Coyotes D. Robyn Regehr Calgary Flames D. David Tanabe Carolina Hurricanes attacker RW Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings C. Scott Hartnell Nashville Predators LW Dany Heatley Atlanta Thrashers C. Kristian Huselius Florida panthers C. Krystofer Kolanos Phoenix Coyotes LW Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta Thrashers C. David Legwand Nashville Predators C. Brad Richards Tampa Bay Lightning RW Justin Williams Philadelphia Flyers

Team Fox Item country player team goalkeeper G Dan Blackburn New York Rangers defender D. Nick Boynton Boston Bruins D. Andrew Ference Pittsburgh Penguins D. Karel Rachůnek Ottawa Senators attacker LW Kyle Calder Chicago Blackhawks C. Mike Comrie Edmonton Oilers C. Tim Connolly Buffalo Sabers C. Mike Fisher Ottawa Senators LW Marián Gáborík Minnesota Wild C. Martin Havlát Ottawa Senators LW Brenden Morrow Dallas Stars C. Mike Ribeiro Montreal Canadiens C. Alex Tanguay Colorado Avalanche G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

The game

Team Melrose 13-7 Team Fox

MVP of the YoungStars Game: Ilja Kowaltschuk (6 goals)

The playing time was three thirds of 10 minutes

Third results: 5–3, 5–2, 3–2

Web links

• The 52nd NHL All-Star Game at usatoday.com