53rd National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 53rd National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on February 2, 2003 in Sunrise , Florida . The host of the game was the first time the Florida Panthers . In 1999, the first NHL All-Star Game in Florida was played in Tampa Bay.

The event, which was held at the Office Depot Center , 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 starting formations of the All-Star Teams could be determined by the fans through a vote. There were 19,250 spectators in the stadium.

The teams

Eastern Conference Head Coach : Jacques Martin , Ottawa Senators assistant coach : Ken Hitchcock , Philadelphia Flyers # country player Item team goalkeeper 35 Nikolai Chabibulin Tampa Bay Lightning - Ed Belfour Toronto Maple Leafs 30th Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 40 Patrick Lalime Ottawa Senators defender - Brian Leetch New York Rangers 44 Sandis Ozoliņš Florida panthers 5 Tom Poti New York Rangers 3 Zdeno Chára Ottawa Senators 55 Sergei Gonchar Washington Capitals 22nd Roman Hamrlík New York Islanders 4th Scott Stevens New Jersey Devils attacker - Mario Lemieux C. Pittsburgh Penguins 68 Jaromír Jágr RW Washington Capitals 27 Alexei Kovalev RW Montreal Canadiens 19th Vincent Lecavalier C. Tampa Bay Lightning 15th Dany Heatley RW Atlanta Thrashers 18th Marián Hossa RW Ottawa Senators 12 Olli Jokinen C. Florida panthers - Saku Koivu C. Montreal Canadiens 72 Glen Murray RW Boston Bruins 92 Jeff O'Neill C. Carolina Hurricanes 97 Jeremy Roenick C. Philadelphia Flyers 26th Martin St. Louis RW Tampa Bay Lightning 81 Miroslav Šatan LW Buffalo Sabers 13 Mats Sundin C. Toronto Maple Leafs 19th Joe Thornton C. Boston Bruins ↑ nominated to replace the injured Ed Belfour ↑ Ozoliņš was selected as player of the Panthers, but was on the night before the game to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim given ↑ took over the place in the starting line-up for the injured Brian Leetch ↑ took over the place in the starting line-up for the injured Mario Lemieux ↑ nominated to replace the injured Saku Koivu ↑ nominated to replace the injured Mats Sundin

Western Conference Head Coach : Marc Crawford , Vancouver Canucks assistant coach : Dave Lewis , Detroit Red Wings # country player Item team goalkeeper 33 Patrick Roy Colorado Avalanche 41 Jocelyn Thibault Chicago Blackhawks 35 Marty Turco Dallas Stars defender 4th Rob Blake Colorado Avalanche 5 Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings 3 Eric Brewer Edmonton Oilers 55 Ed Jovanovski Vancouver Canucks 2 Al MacInnis St. Louis Blues 10 Mathieu Schneider Los Angeles Kings attacker 9 Mike Modano C. Dallas Stars 8th Teemu Selänne RW San Jose Sharks 13 Bill Guerin RW Dallas Stars 44 Todd Bertuzzi LW Vancouver Canucks 91 Sergei Fyodorov C. Detroit Red Wings 21st Peter Forsberg C. Colorado Avalanche 11 Marián Gáborík LW Minnesota Wild 12 Jarome Iginla RW Calgary Flames 16 Paul Kariya LW Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 19th Markus Näslund LW Vancouver Canucks 39 Doug Weight C. St. Louis Blues 14th Ray Whitney LW Columbus Blue Jackets Bold: player in starting formation 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 Eastern Conference play against those of the Western Conference.

winner

Final score: Western Conference 9 - 5 Eastern Conference

competition	Team ranking	Individual evaluation
Puck control	Western Conference	Martin St. Louis
speed	Western Conference	Marián Gáborík
Shot hardness	Western Conference	Al MacInnis
Shooting accuracy	Eastern Conference	Jeremy Roenick
Shootout	Western Conference	-
Best goalkeeper	-	Patrick Roy

Course of the game

Eastern Conference 5 - 6 (SO) Western Conference

All-Star Game MVP : Dany Heatley (4 goals + 1 assist)

team	time	was standing	scorer	Submitter	Submitter
1st third
	5:39	1–0	Dany Heatley	Roman Hamrlík
	7:14	1-1	Peter Forsberg	Markus Näslund	Nicklas Lidström
	8:58	1-2	Mike Modano	Ray Whitney	Mathieu Schneider
	10:26	2–2	Dany Heatley	Jaromír Jágr	Olli Jokinen
	15:55	2-3	Marián Gáborík	Mathieu Schneider	Sergei Fyodorov
2nd third
	22:47	3–3	Dany Heatley	Olli Jokinen
	32:12	3-4	Ed Jovanovski	Jarome Iginla	Marián Gáborík
	33:58	4-4	Dany Heatley	Olli Jokinen	Jaromír Jágr
3rd third
	41:26	4-5	Al MacInnis	Sergei Fyodorov	Marián Gáborík
	49:38	5-5	Olli Jokinen	Jaromír Jágr	Dany Heatley
Overtime
no goal
Penalty shootout
			Sergei Fyodorov
			Alexei Kovalev
			Markus Näslund
			Dany Heatley
			Bill Guerin
			Miroslav Šatan
			Paul Kariya
			Olli Jokinen

YoungStars Game

Eastern Conference Item country player team goalkeeper G Ryan Miller Buffalo Sabers defender D. Jay Bouwmeester Florida panthers D. Dennis Seidenberg Philadelphia Flyers D. Henrik Tallinder Buffalo Sabers D. Anton Woltschenkow Ottawa Senators attacker RW Pavel Brendl Philadelphia Flyers LW Erik Cole Carolina Hurricanes LW Niklas Hagman Florida panthers LW Marcel Hossa Montreal Canadiens LW Taylor Pyatt Buffalo Sabers C. Brian Sutherby Washington Capitals C. Alexander Switov Tampa Bay Lightning RW Mattias Weinhandl New York Islanders C. Stephen Weiss Florida panthers

Western Conference Item country player team goalkeeper G David Aebischer Colorado Avalanche defender D. Barret Jackman St. Louis Blues D. Rostislav Klesla Columbus Blue Jackets D. Jordan Leopold Calgary Flames D. Nick Schultz Minnesota Wild D. Ossi Väänänen Phoenix Coyotes attacker C. Tyler Arnason Chicago Blackhawks LW Stanislav Chistov Anaheim Mighty Ducks LW Alexander Frolov Los Angeles Kings RW Adam Hall Nashville Predators C. Shawn Horcoff Edmonton Oilers C. Niko Kapanen Dallas Stars LW Rick Nash Columbus Blue Jackets RW Branko Radivojevič Phoenix Coyotes G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

The game

Eastern Conference 8-3 Western Conference

MVP of the YoungStars Game: Brian Sutherby (2 goals + 1 assist)

The playing time was three thirds of 10 minutes

Third results: 4–2, 0–1, 4–0