7th National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 7th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on October 3, 1953 in Montréal , Canada . The game took place in the Forum de Montréal , the venue of the Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal . The NHL All-Stars prevailed 3-1.
format
After two years in which two NHL All-Star teams competed against each other, the NHL decided to reintroduce the old mode - Stanley Cup winners versus NHL All-Stars. The main reason were the two boring draws in these games.
The teams
Course of the game
NHL All-Stars 3-1 Canadiens de Montréal
team | time | was standing | scorer | Submitter | Submitter |
1st third | |||||
4:06 | 1–0 | Wally Hergesheimer | Paul Ronty | Red Kelly | |
5:25 | 2–0 | Wally Hergesheimer | Red Kelly | ||
3rd third | |||||
44:30 | 2–1 | Maurice Richard | Doug Harvey | Jean Béliveau | |
59:27 | 3–1 | Alex Delvecchio |
Referee: Red Storey
Linesmen: Sam Babcock, Doug Davies
Spectators: 14,153