55th National Hockey League All-Star Game

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The official logo of the NHL All-Star Games 2007 in Dallas

The 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on January 24, 2007 in Dallas , Texas . It was the first All-Star Game since the 2003/04 season , as the 2004/05 season was canceled due to the lockout and none was played in 2005/06 because of the 2006 Winter Olympics .

The event, which was held at the American Airlines Center , was attended by the best players from the National Hockey League . In addition to the All-Star Game, in which the best players from the Western Conference competed against the best players from the Eastern Conference , there were other events on the days before, such as the YoungStars Game or the SuperSkills Competition, in which the players test their skills could prove different areas, such as shot strength or speed.

The starting formations of the All-Star Teams could be determined by the fans by January 2, 2007 via a vote on the NHL homepage. On January 9, the starting formations of both teams, each consisting of one goalkeeper, two defenders and three forwards, were announced. The other players were determined by the coaches of the two teams and announced on January 13th.

The teams that led the two conferences on January 5th provided the coaches for both All-Star teams. Lindy Ruff of the Buffalo Sabers was in charge of the Eastern Conference team, Randy Carlyle of the Anaheim Ducks that of the Western Conference. Carlyle was assisted by the Nashville Predators head coach, Barry Despite , Ruff was assisted by Bob Hartley of the Atlanta Thrashers .

Teams

NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference

Head Coach : Lindy Ruff , Buffalo Sabers
assistant coach : Bob Hartley , Atlanta Thrashers

# country player Item team
goalkeeper
30th United StatesUnited States Ryan Miller Buffalo Sabers
30th CanadaCanada Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils
39 FranceFrance Cristobal Huet Montréal Canadiens
defender
51 CanadaCanada Brian Campbell Buffalo Sabers
44 CanadaCanada Sheldon Souray Montréal Canadiens
3 CanadaCanada Jay Bouwmeester Florida panthers
33 SlovakiaSlovakia Zdeno Chára Boston Bruins
15th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Tomáš Kaberle Toronto Maple Leafs
28 United StatesUnited States Brian Rafalski New Jersey Devils
attacker
87 CanadaCanada Sidney Crosby C. Pittsburgh Penguins
48 CanadaCanada Daniel Brière C. Buffalo Sabers
8th RussiaRussia Alexander Ovechkin LW Washington Capitals
55 United StatesUnited States Jason Blake LW New York Islanders
12 CanadaCanada Simon Gagné LW Philadelphia Flyers
16 CanadaCanada Dany Heatley RW Ottawa Senators
18th SlovakiaSlovakia Marián Hossa RW Atlanta Thrashers
4th CanadaCanada Vincent Lecavalier C. Tampa Bay Lightning
26th CanadaCanada Martin St. Louis RW Tampa Bay Lightning
14th CanadaCanada Brendan Shanahan - C. LW New York Rangers
21st CanadaCanada Eric Staal C. Carolina Hurricanes
11 CanadaCanada Justin Williams RW Carolina Hurricanes

NHL Western Conference.svg Western Conference

Head Coach : Randy Carlyle , Anaheim Ducks
assistant coach : Barry Trotz , Nashville Predators

# country player Item team
goalkeeper
1 CanadaCanada Roberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks
34 FinlandFinland Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary Flames
35 CanadaCanada Marty Turco Dallas Stars
defender
- CanadaCanada Scott Niedermayer Anaheim Ducks
5 SwedenSweden Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings
43 CanadaCanada Philippe Boucher Dallas Stars
3 CanadaCanada Dion Phaneuf Calgary Flames
44 FinlandFinland Kimmo Timonen Nashville Predators
17th SlovakiaSlovakia Ľubomír Višňovský Los Angeles Kings
55 CanadaCanada Ed Jovanovski Phoenix Coyotes
attacker
97 CanadaCanada Joe Thornton C. San Jose Sharks
19th CanadaCanada Joe Sakic - C. C. Colorado Avalanche
14th CanadaCanada Jonathan Cheechoo RW San Jose Sharks
13 United StatesUnited States Bill Guerin RW St. Louis Blues
24 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Martin Havlát RW Chicago Blackhawks
10 CanadaCanada Patrick Marleau C. San Jose Sharks
61 CanadaCanada Rick Nash LW Columbus Blue Jackets
94 CanadaCanada Yanic Perreault C. Phoenix Coyotes
12 United StatesUnited States Brian Rolston C. Minnesota Wild
8th Finland Teemu Selänne RW Anaheim Ducks
93 CanadaCanada Ryan Smyth LW Edmonton Oilers
- SwedenSweden Henrik Zetterberg LW Detroit Red Wings
20th CanadaCanada Andy McDonald C. Anaheim Ducks

Fat: player in the starting line-up

  1. took the place in the starting line-up for the injured Scott Niedermayer
  2. nominated to replace the injured Scott Niedermayer
  3. nominated to replace the injured Henrik Zetterberg

G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

Rory Fitzpatrick

With Rory Fitzpatrick in the vote for the All-Star Game, a player was in the meantime in second place among the defenders of the Western Conference, who had not scored a scorer point in the season and had not made any particularly noticeable performances. The result was due to a campaign launched by a group of fans that found more and more supporters. The aim of the campaign was to show the NHL in this way that the new voting system, in which every fan can vote as often as they want, has weaknesses. The aim should be to choose a player who is far from being an all-star player on the starting line-up for one of the two teams. The campaign received criticism, including from Wayne Gretzky , others supported the campaign because they believed that a hard-working player who is not in the spotlight deserves to be recognized for his work. When the starting line-up of the All-Star teams was announced on January 9, 2007, it was announced that Fitzpatrick had received 550,177 votes, but only finished third with 23,000 votes behind second place. This made it clear that he would not take part in the All-Star Game, as it was not expected that he would be appointed to the squad by the coaches of the Western Conference.

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 Eastern Conference competed against those of the Western Conference.

winner

Final result: Eastern Conference 15 - 11 Western Conference

competition Team ranking Individual evaluation
Puck control NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference NHL Western Conference.svg Rick Nash
speed NHL Western Conference.svg Western Conference NHL Western Conference.svg Andy McDonald
Shootout round 1 NHL Western Conference.svg Western Conference -
Shot hardness NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference NHL Eastern Conference.svg Zdeno Chára
Shootout round 2 NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference -
Shooting accuracy NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eric Staal / Marián Hossa
Shootout round 3 NHL Western Conference.svg Western Conference -
One-on-one shootout NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference NHL Eastern Conference.svg Sidney Crosby
Best goalkeeper - NHL Western Conference.svg Roberto Luongo

All-Star Game

After winning the SuperSkills Competition, the Eastern Conference had to admit defeat in the All-Star Game with 9-12. The outstanding player was Daniel Brière , who despite the defeat for the Eastern Conference scored five points and was voted MVP of the All-Star Game. Could stand out also , Joe Sakic , Marian Hossa , Rick Nash and Brian Rolston , who could shine with four points each. On the other hand, the game was disappointing for the two players who got the most votes in the fan poll. Joe Thornton and Sidney Crosby , the leader of the scorer list at the time of the event, could not contribute either a goal or an assist. As expected, the goalkeepers didn't have much to laugh about and had to pull the puck out of the gate several times. Superstar goalkeeper Martin Brodeur alone conceded six goals. Each goalkeeper was allowed to play a third.

Eastern Conference 9-12 Western Conference

All-Star Game MVP : Daniel Brière (1 goal, 4 assists)

team time was standing scorer Submitter Submitter
1st third
NHL Eastern Conference.svg 3:38 1–0 Daniel Brière Dany Heatley Marián Hossa
NHL Western Conference.svg 5:08 1-1 Yanic Perreault Brian Rolston Bill Guerin
NHL Western Conference.svg 6:17 1-2 Teemu Selänne
NHL Eastern Conference.svg 13:07 2–2 Martin St. Louis Vincent Lecavalier Brian Rafalski
NHL Eastern Conference.svg 13:43 3–2 Eric Staal Justin Williams Jason Blake
NHL Western Conference.svg 18:55 3–3 Ľubomír Višňovský Joe Sakic Rick Nash
2nd third
NHL Western Conference.svg 22:41 3-4 Patrick Marleau Jonathan Cheechoo Nicklas Lidström
NHL Eastern Conference.svg 25:19 4-4 Justin Williams Jason Blake
NHL Eastern Conference.svg 26:29 5-4 Zdeno Chára Daniel Brière Brian Rafalski
NHL Western Conference.svg 28:30 5-5 Brian Rolston
NHL Western Conference.svg 30:40 5-6 Rick Nash Joe Sakic Dion Phaneuf
NHL Western Conference.svg 31:34 5-7 Martin Havlát Joe Sakic Rick Nash
NHL Western Conference.svg 32:47 5-8 Yanic Perreault Bill Guerin Brian Rolston
NHL Eastern Conference.svg 33:32 6-8 Alexander Ovechkin Daniel Brière Sheldon Souray
NHL Western Conference.svg 38:58 6-9 Brian Rolston Ed Jovanovski
3rd third
NHL Eastern Conference.svg 42:01 7-9 Dany Heatley Daniel Brière Marián Hossa
NHL Western Conference.svg 47:12 7-10 Rick Nash Joe Sakic Martin Havlát
NHL Eastern Conference.svg 50:37 8-10 Zdeno Chára Marián Hossa Daniel Brière
NHL Western Conference.svg 59:00 8-11 Martin Havlát Ryan Smyth Ed Jovanovski
NHL Eastern Conference.svg 59:25 9-11 Sheldon Souray Marián Hossa Dany Heatley
NHL Western Conference.svg 59:48 9-12 Dion Phaneuf Ľubomír Višňovský

YoungStars Game

Eastern Conference

# country player Item team
goalkeeper
32 FinlandFinland Kari Lehtonen Atlanta Thrashers
defender
52 CanadaCanada Mike Green * Washington Capitals
14th SlovakiaSlovakia Andrej Meszároš Ottawa Senators
54 CanadaCanada Paul Ranger Tampa Bay Lightning
19th United StatesUnited States Ryan Whitney Pittsburgh Penguins
attacker
44 United StatesUnited States Patrick Eaves RW Ottawa Senators
81 United StatesUnited States Phil Kessel * C. Boston Bruins
71 Russia Yevgeny Malkin * C. Pittsburgh Penguins
9 United StatesUnited States Zach Parise C. New Jersey Devils
11 CanadaCanada Jordan Staal * C. Pittsburgh Penguins
10 SwedenSweden Alexander Steen C. Toronto Maple Leafs
26th AustriaAustria Thomas Vanek LW Buffalo Sabers

Western Conference

# country player Item team
goalkeeper
31 SlovakiaSlovakia Peter Budaj Colorado Avalanche
defender
18th United StatesUnited States Matt Carle * San Jose Sharks
7th CanadaCanada Brent Seabrook Chicago Blackhawks
5 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Ladislav Šmíd Edmonton Oilers
6th CanadaCanada Shea Weber Nashville Predators
attacker
15th CanadaCanada Ryan Getzlaf C. Anaheim Ducks
36 FinlandFinland Jussi Jokinen LW Dallas Stars
11 SloveniaSlovenia Anže Kopitar * C. Los Angeles Kings
47 RussiaRussia Alexander Radulov * RW Nashville Predators
12 United StatesUnited States Lee Stempniak RW St. Louis Blues
8th CanadaCanada Wojtek Wolski * LW Colorado Avalanche

Bold: player in the starting line-up
* rookie
G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

The game

Eastern Conference 9 - 8 Western Conference

YoungStars Game MVP : Zach Parise (2 goals, 4 assists)

The playing time was three thirds of 10 minutes

Third results: 3–2, 3–1, 3–5

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