NHL All-Star Game

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National Hockey League All-Star Game
Status	Active
Genre	Sports event
Date(s)	January or February
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Various
Inaugurated	October 13, 1947(1947-10-13)
Organized by	NHL
2024 NHL All-Star Game

TheNational Hockey League All-Star Game(French:Match des étoiles de la Ligue nationale de hockey) is anexhibitionice hockeytournament that is traditionally held during theregular seasonof theNational Hockey League(NHL), with many of the League's star players playing against each other. The game's proceeds benefit the pension fund of the players, and the winning team is awarded $1,000,000 towards acharityof their choice.

The NHL All-Star Game, held in late January or early February, marks the symbolic halfway point in the regular season, though not the mathematical halfway point which, for most seasons, is usually one or two weeks earlier. Between 2007 and 2020, it was held in late January. After skipping 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,the 2022 to 2024 editions were held on the first Saturday of February.

Formats

From 1947 to 1968, the All-Star Game primarily saw the previous season'sStanley Cupchampions take on a team of All-Stars from the other clubs. There were two exceptions during this period: The 1951 and 1952 games instead featured two teams of All-Star players, one consisting of players on American-based teams and the other with players on Canadian-based teams.

Beginning in 1969, the format was geographic with theWales/Eastern ConferenceAll-Stars playing theCampbell/Western ConferenceAll-Stars, with the "first team", or starting line, including the starting goaltender, voted in by fans, while the remainder of the teams' rosters are chosen by the NHL's Hockey Operations Department in consultation with the teams' general managers. Since1996,thehead coachesfor the two All-Star teams have been the coaches of the two teams that are leading their respective conferences in point percentage (i.e. fraction of points obtained out of total possible points). Previously, the two head coaches that appeared in the previous year'sStanley Cup Finalscoached the All-Star teams.

The1998 All-Star Gamewas held in the same year as the1998 Winter Olympics,allowing the NHL to show off its players from all over the world. For this event, the NHL had the All-Star teams consist of a team of North Americans playing against a team of stars from the rest of the world.The North America vs. World All-Star format lasted through the2002 Game,the same year as the2002 Winter Olympics,before reverting to the Eastern vs. Western Conference format in 2003.

During the2010–11 season,the NHL announced a change to the way the teams were selected, modeled after drafts infantasy sports.The conference vs. conference (i.e. East vs. West) approach was replaced by a player draft conducted by the All-Star players themselves to determine the rosters for each team. The captains for each team now select players from a combined pool of both fan balloting and the NHL Hockey Operations Department. The change in format was a joint effort by the League and theNational Hockey League Players Association(NHLPA).This format lasted through the 2015 game.

On November 18, 2015, the NHL announced significant changes to the All-Star Game format, starting with the 2016 game: instead of one game featuring two teams, there are four All-Star teams based on the league's four divisions, competing in asingle-elimination tournament.The format of all three games in the tournament is three-on-three, with 10-minute halves each. If a tie remains after 20 minutes, then it directly goes to a three-round shootout plus extra rounds as needed to determine the winner; there is no standard overtime. The winners of the two semifinal games then meet in anAll-Star Game Final.In 2017, the format was slightly changed: the division that wins theNHL All-Star Skills Competitionduring the previous night then gets to pick which team they will play first in the semifinals.

On November 27, 2023, the NHL announced that it would be combining the four-team, three-on-three format with the fantasy draft used in the previous system. The league selected the captains for each of the four teams from a combined pool of both fan balloting and the NHL Hockey Operations Department, and the players then conducted a draft to determine the rosters for each team.

Skills Competition

The All-Star Game is preceded by theNHL All-Star Skills Competition,a competition showing the various talents of both the all-stars. Beginning in 2007, the All-Star weekend also featured theNHL YoungStars Game,an exhibition game exclusively featuring rookies,playing under slightly modified rules. In 2011 this game was eliminated in favor of having the rookies compete in the skills competition.

History

Benefit games

The first officialAll-StarGame was held during the1947–48 NHL season.Prior to that, there have been several occasions when benefit games and All-Star Games were played.

Hod Stuart Benefit All-Star Game

Further information:1907–08 ECAHA season § Hod Stuart Benefit All-Star Game

The first All-Star game inice hockeypredates the NHL. It was played on January 2, 1908, before 3,500 fans at theMontreal Arenabetween theMontreal Wanderersand a team of All-Stars players from the teams theEastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association.It was held in memory of Wanderers playerHod Stuart,who had drowned three months after the Wanderers won the Stanley Cup in 1907. The proceeds of that game (over $2,000) went to Stuart's family.

Ace Bailey Benefit Game

Ace Bailey(left) andEddie Shoreshake hands at the benefit game held in honour of Bailey

Main article:Ace Bailey Benefit Game

On December 12, 1933,Toronto'sKing ClancytrippedBoston'sEddie Shore,and in retaliation, Shore hit the Leafs'Ace Baileyfrom behind, flipping him over backwards. Bailey hit his head on the ice so hard that a priest in attendance gave himlast rites.Bailey lived for almost 60 more years, but his playing career was over. Shore was suspended for 16 games of a 48-game season for the hit.

As a benefit for Bailey and his family, the NHL held its first ever All-Star game on February 14, 1934. The game was held atMaple Leaf Gardensin Toronto, during which Bailey's #6 uniform was retired by the Leafs. It was the first number to be retired in the NHL. The game saw the Leafs battle against an All-Star team made of players from the other seven teams, which the Leafs won 7–3. One of the more memorable moments before the game was when Bailey presented Shore with his All-Star jersey, showing to the public that Bailey had clearly forgiven him for his actions. Bailey also presented a trophy to NHL PresidentFrank Calderbefore the game in the hope that the trophy would go to the winner of an annual All-Star Game for the benefit of injured players.

Howie Morenz Memorial Game

Main article:Howie Morenz Memorial Game

Howie Morenzwas one of the NHL's superstars of the 1930s. However, his career, and eventually life, ended in a game between hisMontreal Canadiensand theChicago Black Hawkson January 28, 1937, at theMontreal Forum.In that game, Morenz was checked by Chicago playerEarl Seibertinto the boards in what seemed like a normal hit. However, as the boards were made of wood at the time, Morenz's leg shattered in five separate locations above the ankle. He was carried off the ice on a stretcher to a hospital, where he would stay for four and a half weeks until his death from a heart attack. At one time, one visitor noted that it was as if a party was being held inside of Morenz's hospital room, complete with whiskey and beer. Morenz died on March 8 the same year, from, as teammateAurele Joliatput it, "a broken heart" (Morenz suffered aheart attackthe night before). Morenz's #7 sweater, which had been hanging in its usual stall while he was in hospital, was finally retired for good.

While Morenz was in the hospital, plans for a game for Morenz's benefit were already under way. However, the game was not as successful as Bailey's game, partially because it took place many months after Morenz's passing (on November 3 at the Forum) and partially because Morenz had not survived. The game saw two All-Star teams, the first being a team of stars from the Canadiens and theMontreal Maroons,the second being an All-Star team made of players from the other teams, with the latter team winning 6–5.

Babe Siebert Memorial Game

On August 25, 1939,Babe Siebert,a Montreal Canadien who had just retired from play and had been named head coach, drowned inLake Huron.To benefit his family, the Canadiens and Montreal Maroons organized a benefit, held on October 29 at the Montreal Forum. Six thousand fans attended a game between the Canadiens and the "NHL All-Stars", raisingCA$15,000(equivalent to $306,000 in 2023) for Siebert's family. The All-Stars won the game 5–2.

Official games

Despite Bailey's hopes of an annual All-Star Game, it did not become an annual tradition until the1947–48 NHL season.In 1966, the All-Star Game was moved from the start of the season to its current position in the middle of the season. In 1979, theChallenge Cupseries replaced the game, and in 1987 it was replaced withRendez-vous '87.Lockouts disrupted the NHL season in 1995, 2005, and 2013 and resulted in the cancellation of the game in those years.COVID-19led to the cancelation of the 2021 game. As part of theNHL Collective Bargaining Agreement(CBA) that expired in 2012 and was later renewed, the NHL agreed with the NHLPA not to hold an All-Star Game duringWinter Olympicyears that they participated in, consequently, the contest was cancelled in2006,2010and2014.In2018,however, the contest was still played, as NHL players did not participate inthat year's Winter Olympics,and in2022,the contest was still played, with players originally going to the2022 Winter Olympicsafter, but ultimately did not due to COVID-19 postponing many games.

1940s

Hockey sweater worn byMaurice Richardduring the1949 All-Star Game.

Both parts of Bailey's vision would, however, come true: The first game of the annual tradition, and the first official NHL All-Star Game, would be played inMaple Leaf Gardens,on October 13, 1947. The format of the All-Star Game, which remained the same, with two exceptions, until the1967–68 NHL season,called for the defendingStanley Cup championsto play against a selection of players from the other five teams. For the first year, the All-Stars were a team composed of the First and SecondNHL All-Star teams(not to be confused with the All-Stars that played against the Cup champions), as well as three players from theNew York Rangersand one player each from theDetroit Red Wingsand theChicago Black Hawks.

For the game, the Gardens facilities were upgraded to use glass on the boards (in an era where wire fences were the norm), a point that fans complained about as the sounds of the checks were somewhat muted. In what would be another tradition, the defending Stanley Cup champions were presented before the game with various gifts that included sweater coats, golf balls, cigarette boxes, ties, cufflinks, pocket knives, watches and lifetime passes to Maple Leaf Gardens. All-in-all, the game was a success, with the All-Stars winning 4–3.

Although the All-Star Game called for the defending Cup champion to host it, the game was held inChicago Stadiumin its second year as a consequence of the negotiations that set up the first game. Also as a peculiarity as a result of the scheduling, the game was held not before the season started (as was the case before and would be for almost 20 years following the game), but three weeks into the season. Like the year before, players from the First and Second NHL All-Star teams were automatically awarded spots on the All-Star Game rosters (an exception was Leafs goaltenderTurk Broda,having won the Cup, played for the Leafs instead), with the rest of the all-stars being assembled so that each team was represented with at least three players on the All-Stars. As for the game itself, the All-Stars had won 3–1 with all scoring coming in the second period.

1950s

The defending Stanley Cup champions would win their first All-Star Game in1950by a 7–1 margin, thanks to Detroit'sProduction Lineand the fact that five of the First and Second NHL All-Star teams were Red Wings. Because of the one-sidedness of the game, many fans and hockey insiders considered options on how to make the All-Star Game more balanced, including one where the All-Star Game was eliminated altogether in favour of abest-of-nineStanley Cup Finals with the proceeds of two of the games going to the players' pension fund, and one which saw a Canadian Teams vs. American Teams format (a somewhat flawed concept in that nearly all NHL players of the era, whether playing for teams representing American or Canadian cities, were Canadians). Ultimately, the5th NHL All-Star Gamesaw the First NHL All-Star team battle the Second, with the players filling out the First team being from American teams and the Second team being filled with either Hab or Leaf players. The game ended in a 2–2 tie, leaving many fans upset for the second straight year. The same format of First vs. Second with the First team being augmented by players from American teams and the Second being augmented by Leaf or Hab players continued the next year, but the6th All-Star Gameproved to be 60 minutes of boring hockey as the teams skated to a 1–1 tie.

Criticisms of this new format, as well as the boring hockey, was what made the NHL revert the format of the All-Star Game to its original incarnation. Some of the criticisms included the fact that teammates often opposed each other in the All-Star Game under the new format, and some stated that the early date of the game was detrimental to the exposure of the NHL in the States, being held at the same time as theWorld Seriesand theNational Football League(NFL) season. In what would be later a reality,Toronto Starcolumnist Red Burnett suggested that the game should be played mid-season and that fans should choose their starting lineup, a system which had long been in use in the States with regard toMajor League Baseball(MLB).

1960s

The game was moved from the start of the season to mid-season in the1966–67 seasonas part of the move to promote the NHL to six new cities who would have their own teams (in October 1967). Because of the move to mid-season, the method of player selection for the All-Stars, largely unchanged for 20 years, was much scrutinized, as playing the All-Star Game mid-season meant that the first and second All-Star teams were decided almost a full year before the game itself, and that by mid-season, the Cup winners were a vastly different team from the team that had won the Cup some eight or nine months before. The mid-season move also meant that rookies with outstanding first years, such asBobby Orr,would be shut out of the game even if they deserved a spot on the All-Stars.

The21st All-Star Gameone year later was somber compared to the 20 before it, as the days before the game were tragic. On January 14, 1968, two days before the game,Bill Mastertonhad been checked by twoOakland Sealsplayers and died from his on-ice injuries. The game itself was overshadowed by the debate on whether helmets should be worn in the NHL in the fallout of Masterton's untimely death. As in the previous years, the All-Stars were represented by the first and second All-Star teams, as well as enough players so that each team was represented. The East-West format of future All-Star Games was announced in the 21st All-Star Game, with the intention of being able to move the game anywhere, alternating home ice between an East division team and a West division team year after year. The idea, along with the notion that the players chosen for the two All-Star teams should be the best at the time of the game rather than the best of the players from the season before, quickly gained popularity, although the Cup champions reserved the right to host the22nd All-Star Game.TheSt. Louis Bluesbecame the first Western host of the All-Star Game the following year. The26th All-Star Gamewas the first in which the game MVP received a car as a prize.

1970s

With the realignment of the NHL into four divisions for the1974–75 season,the1975 All-Star Gamewas the first to pit the Wales Conference against the Campbell Conference.

In 1978, amidst renewed interest in international hockey, the NHL decided to replace the 1979 All-Star Game with a three-game series where the League's top players played against theSoviet Union's top players in theChallenge Cup,held atMadison Square Gardenin New York City.

The Challenge Cup was being touted as a miniature world championship, and for the first time, fans could vote for certain members of the roster. The NHL would lose the three-game series two games to one, with the third game being lost by an embarrassing 6–0 margin.

Over the next few years, various aspects of the All-Star Game came under scrutiny, including the format of the game. To make things worse, the All-Star Game itself was viewed in some circles as a bad thing, with players opting out of the game in favour of the rest and prospective hosts repeatedly declining to host the event.

1980s

With the geographical realignment of the NHL for the1981–82 season,the1982 All-Star Gamewas the first between the Wales and Campbell Conferences that featured players from eastern teams against players from western teams.

The37th All-Star Gamein 1985 marked the first time that honorarycaptainswere selected for each team. The game also brought forth the notion of fan balloting of the starting lineup (already adopted in theNational Basketball Associationand by this time had returned, following a hiatus brought on by ballot box stuffing, to MLB; the NFL gave the fans the vote in the 1990s), as the game was suffering from having little media coverage. The idea came into fruition the following year.

In 1987, the All-Star Game was pre-empted in favour ofRendez-vous '87,held atLe ColiséeinQuebec City.Like the Challenge Cup before it, Rendez-Vous '87 was an event where the best the NHL could offer played against a Soviet squad which had an entire year to prepare. To reduce the possibility of the NHL being embarrassed again, Rendez-Vous '87 was a two-game affair. The series was split between the two teams with a game won by each.

During the series, NHL PresidentJohn Zieglerstated that Soviet players would never be able to join the NHL because of the way the Soviet hockey programme worked, and that NHLers would never be able to play in the Winter Olympics. Soviet players would be allowed to play in the NHL within three years, and an arrangement that would allow NHL players to play in the Olympics was announced within nine.

1990s

The41st All-Star Gamein 1990 was held on a Sunday, after having been held on Tuesdays since 1968. That edition, theNHL All-Star Skills Competitionand theHeroes of Hockeygame were both introduced. The Heroes of Hockey game featured NHL alumni and was set up much like the main game, with Wales vs. Campbell. Many of these players retired before the introduction of the Wales and Campbell Conferences. Future Heroes of Hockey games would have the hometown alumni play against the "best-of-the-rest", much like the all-star games of old. The42nd All-Star Gameintroduced, as part of the player selection, two players chosen by the commissioner to honour their years to their game.

With the renaming of conferences and divisions on a geographical basis for the1993–94 season,the1994 All-Star Gamewas the first between East and West in name since 1974, although the Wales vs. Campbell format pitted east against west from 1982 to 1993.

The All-Star Game in 1995 was a casualty of the1994–95 NHL lockout,which shortened that season to just 48 regular season games.San Jose,the originally scheduled venue, was instead awarded the1997 All-Star Game.In the interim,Bostonhosted the1996 All-Star Gameat the newly-openedFleetCenter.

The1998 All-Star Gamefeatured the first change in format in years in an attempt to promote the first Olympic hockey tournament with participation from NHL players.The "First International Showdown", as it was billed, resulted in the North American All-Stars winning 8–7.

2000s

The2003 Game's format was reverted to its classic East vs. West format.Dany Heatleyscored four goals, tying an All-Star Game record, in addition to recording a shootout goal. Heatley also set the record for being the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the All-Star Game, a record previously held by theEdmonton Oilers'Wayne Gretzky.This shootout, the first of its kind in the NHL in the modern era, received an enthusiastic, frenzied response from the crowd when it was announced, and carried on during the event. This was influential in the later decision to decide regular season games tied after overtime with a shootout, thus eliminating tie games.

The All-Star Game was dealt two serious blows in 2005. Not only was the game canceled along with the rest of the season as a result of the2004–05 NHL lockout,but the subsequent CBA that ended the lockout stipulated that heretofore the game was to be held only in non-Olympic years. Thus, there was no All-Star Game held during the2005–06 seasoneither.

After a two-season absence, the2007 Gamewas played inDallas,where the West defeated the East, 12–9.Daniel Briereof theBuffalo Sabresrecorded a goal and four assists and was named the game's MVP.

TheAtlanta Thrashershosted the2008 Game,as they had been originally scheduled to host the canceled Game in 2005. The Eastern Conference won the game 8–7 on a late game-winning goal byMarc Savardwith 20.9 seconds remaining in the third period, beatingSt. Louis BluesgoaltenderManny Legace.Eric Staalwas named the MVP.

In 2009, the Bell Centre, the home of the Montreal Canadiens, hosted theGame,as well as the2009 NHL Entry Draft.In the game, the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 12–11 in a shootout (east 2/3 west 0/2). Approximately 21,000 people attended the game, where then-CanadienAlexei Kovalevwas the Eastern Conference captain and was named the game's MVP after scoring two goals and one assist, as well as the shootout winner. Montreal fans voted Kovalev into the starting lineup, in addition to teammatesAndrei Markov,Carey PriceandMike Komisarek.The Canadiens were picked to host both events because the Montreal Canadiens team celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The team was established in 1909 as a founding member of theNational Hockey Association(NHA) which became the NHL in 1917.

A small number of All-Star players questioned their potential participation in 2009. Past and current All-Stars must obtain an excused absence (often related to injury or personal circumstances) by the League if they will not participate. If this approved absence is not obtained, a one-game regular season suspension is possible.

2010s

There was no All-Star Game in 2010 because of both a change to the CBA and 2010 being anOlympic Gamesyear—the2010 Winter Olympicsmarked the first time that the Olympics had been hosted in an NHL market since the league allowed its players to compete in the Olympics.

The2011 All-Star Gamewas played inRaleigh, North Carolina,home of theCarolina Hurricanes.Gary Bettman announced at theRBC Centeron April 8, 2010, that the game would be held in Raleigh. ThePhoenix Coyoteswere originally slated to host the game that year in replacement of the 2006 Game, which they had again originally been awarded before the NHL ultimately decided not to hold the game the Olympic year. Amid fears that the Coyotes franchise would not "right its ship" by February 2011, however, the cities of Pittsburgh, Raleigh and Ottawa rose as candidates for the 2011 Game, with Raleigh eventually being chosen, having been promised the game since the Hurricanes reached 12,000 season ticket sales earlier in the decade. The 2011 Game also introduced a new format, replacing the traditional conference teams with a "fantasy draft." Fans voted for six players, from either conference (three forwards, two defencemen and one goaltender), while the NHL selected another 36 players for a total of 42 players. The chosen players then selected two captains for each All-Star team, who then selected their teammates in a draft. The chosen captains for the 2011 Game wereNicklas Lidstromof Detroit and Eric Staal of Carolina.

The2012 Gamerepeated the fantasy draft format, withDaniel AlfredssonandZdeno Charaas captains. The game was played inOttawato honor the 20th anniversary of theSenators' joining the NHL.

The 2013 All-Star Game was originally scheduled for January 27, 2013, atNationwide ArenainColumbus,the home of theColumbus Blue Jackets.The game was postponed to2015,however, first due to the2012–13 NHL lockout,which delayed the start of the2012–13 seasonuntil January 19, 2013, followed by the inability to play in 2014 due to it falling on an Olympic Games year, where NHL players competed at the2014 Winter Olympics.The game was eventually played on January 25, 2015.

The2016 All-Star Gamewas played on January 31, 2016, atBridgestone ArenainNashville,the home ofNashville Predators.The format was changed so that it was no longer a singular all-star gameper se;instead, four all-star teams, each representing one of the league's four divisions, participate in a two-round knockout tournament, with each game being two 10-minute halves in length and played with three skaters on each team.In addition, each division is required to select at least one player from all eight of its teams (prior to 2017, the Central and Pacific Divisions only had seven teams; both added an eighth team as of 2021), unlike in previous years where some teams were not represented in recent All-Star Games. The 2016 game was also notable for the appearance ofJohn Scott,a journeymanenforcerwho was voted into the game through the fan vote. Scott, who had been demoted to theAmerican Hockey Leagueafter the vote, played as a member of no team and, as captain of the Pacific Division, scored two goals (after scoring none the entire regular season up to that point) and won the game'sMost Valuable Playeraward.

The2017 All-Star Gamewas played on January 29, 2017, atStaples CenterinLos Angeles,to honour of the Kings' 50th anniversary. The2018 All-Star Gamewas then played on January 28, 2018, atAmalie ArenainTampa,the second time theTampa Bay Lightninghave hosted the All-Star Game, the first being in 1999, and the third overall inFlorida.

The2019 All-Star Gamewas hosted by theSan Jose SharksatSAP Centeron January 26, 2019, the first time it was held on a Saturday after many years of the game being played on a Sunday.

2020s

The2020 All-Star Gamewas hosted by theSt. Louis BluesatEnterprise Centeron January 25. The city last hosted the All-Star Game in February 1988.

Originally, the 2021 All-Star Game would be hosted by theFlorida PanthersatBB&T Centeron January 30, which would have been its first All-Star Game hosted since February 2003.However, due to theCOVID-19 pandemicdelaying the conclusion of the2019–20 seasonto September and postponing the start of thefollowing season,the event was canceled, with the possibility of moving the festivities to 2022 at its earliest.The league said that it would consider changing the upcoming All-Star Game's format so it would have a "distinct international flavor", using a model similar to theWorld Cup of Hockey.

On June 28, 2021, the league announced that the2022 All-Star Gamewould be played atT-Mobile ArenainParadise, Nevada,home of theVegas Golden Knights,for the first time.The league cited the fact that they had not yet signed a deal with theInternational Olympic Committeeon sending players to the2022 Winter Olympics,so they decided to schedule an All-Star Game anyway, at an arena in western North America to shorten travel to China if players did go.On September 3, a deal was officially reached to send players to the Olympics, with an opt-out clause should COVID-19 health conditions worsen.However, on December 22, the NHL announced that it would not send its players to the Olympics due to rising COVID-19 cases and increasing number of postponed games. Consequently, the originally scheduled Olympic break following the All-Star Game from February 7 to 22 was used to play 95 postponed games.

On February 4, 2022, the NHL awardedSunrise, Florida,the2023 All-Star Game,two years after Sunrise's game was cancelled due to the pandemic.

The2024 All-Star Gametook place on February 3, 2024, atScotiabank ArenainToronto.The format was changed, combining the four-team, three-on-three format used since 2016 with the "fantasy draft" format used from 2011 to 2015.In addition to player captainsQuinn Hughes,Nathan MacKinnon,Auston Matthews,andConnor McDavid,each team featured a celebrity co-captain, withWill Arnett,Justin Bieber,Michael Buble,andTate McRaeserving in the roles.

Future

There will not be an All-Star game in 2025, as the NHL will instead hold a newFour Nations Face-Offtournament as a preview for the league's return toOlympicparticipation in2026.The following season's2026 All-Star Gamewill be hosted by theNew York IslandersatUBS Arena,at an undetermined date prior to the Olympics.

Yet to host

As of the completion of the 2024 All-Star Game, a number of current NHL cities, teams or arenas have never hosted the event.

Six current NHL cities have never hosted the All-Star Game:Anaheim,Newark,Salt Lake City,Seattle,Washington, D.C.,andWinnipeg.

Of the NHL home teams in those six cities, four have never hosted the All-Star Game:Anaheim Ducks(started play in1993),Utah Hockey Club(starting play in 2024),Seattle Kraken(started play in2021) andWinnipeg Jets(started play, as Jets, in2011). The teams in the remaining two cities,New Jersey DevilsandWashington Capitals,hosted the game while located in a nearby suburb of their current city.

Of the current NHL arenas in the league, accounting for both new arenas and cities that have never hosted, 13 current NHL arenas have never hosted the All-Star Game: Anaheim'sHonda Center,Buffalo'sKeyBank Center,Chicago'sUnited Center,Detroit'sLittle Caesars Arena,Edmonton'sRogers Place,Elmont'sUBS Arena,Newark'sPrudential Center,Philadelphia'sWells Fargo Center,Pittsburgh'sPPG Paints Arena,Salt Lake City'sDelta Center,Seattle'sClimate Pledge Arena,Washington, D.C.'sCapital One Arenaand Winnipeg'sCanada Life Centre.

Results

Game (Year)	Result	Host team	Host arena	Host city	Game MVP, Team
1st(1947)	All–Stars4 – Maple Leafs 3	Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Toronto, Ontario	N/A
2nd(1948)	All–Stars3 – Maple Leafs 1	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Chicago, Illinois	N/A
3rd(1949)	All–Stars3 – Maple Leafs 1	Toronto Maple Leafs (2)	Maple Leaf Gardens (2)	Toronto, Ontario (2)	N/A
4th(1950)	Red Wings7 – All–Stars 1	Detroit Red Wings	Olympia Stadium	Detroit, Michigan	N/A
5th(1951)	First Team 2 – Second Team 2	Toronto Maple Leafs (3)	Maple Leaf Gardens (3)	Toronto, Ontario (3)	N/A
6th(1952)	First Team 1 – Second Team 1	Detroit Red Wings (2)	Olympia Stadium (2)	Detroit, Michigan (2)	N/A
7th(1953)	All–Stars3 – Canadiens 1	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Montreal, Quebec	N/A
8th(1954)	All–Stars 2 – Red Wings 2	Detroit Red Wings (3)	Olympia Stadium (3)	Detroit, Michigan (3)	N/A
9th(1955)	Red Wings3 – All–Stars 1	Detroit Red Wings (4)	Olympia Stadium (4)	Detroit, Michigan (4)	N/A
10th(1956)	All–Stars 1 – Canadiens 1	Montreal Canadiens (2)	Montreal Forum (2)	Montreal, Quebec (2)	N/A
11th(1957)	All Stars5 – Canadiens 3	Montreal Canadiens (3)	Montreal Forum (3)	Montreal, Quebec (3)	N/A
12th(1958)	Canadiens6 – All–Stars 3	Montreal Canadiens (4)	Montreal Forum (4)	Montreal, Quebec (4)	N/A
13th(1959)	Canadiens6 – All–Stars 1	Montreal Canadiens (5)	Montreal Forum (5)	Montreal, Quebec (5)	N/A
14th(1960)	All–Stars2 – Canadiens 1	Montreal Canadiens (6)	Montreal Forum (6)	Montreal, Quebec (6)	N/A
15th(1961)	All–Stars3 – Black Hawks 1	Chicago Black Hawks (2)	Chicago Stadium (2)	Chicago, Illinois (2)	N/A
16th(1962)	Maple Leafs4 – All–Stars 1	Toronto Maple Leafs (4)	Maple Leaf Gardens (4)	Toronto, Ontario (4)	Eddie Shack,Toronto Maple Leafs
17th(1963)	All–Stars 3 – Maple Leafs 3	Toronto Maple Leafs (5)	Maple Leaf Gardens (5)	Toronto, Ontario (5)	Frank Mahovlich,Toronto Maple Leafs
18th(1964)	All–Stars3 – Maple Leafs 2	Toronto Maple Leafs (6)	Maple Leaf Gardens (6)	Toronto, Ontario (6)	Jean Beliveau,Montreal Canadiens
19th(1965)	All–Stars5 – Canadiens 2	Montreal Canadiens (7)	Montreal Forum (7)	Montreal, Quebec (7)	Gordie Howe,Detroit Red Wings
(1966)	No game was held in calendar 1966 as the event was shifted from the 1966 to the 1967 portion of1966–67 season.
20th(1967)	Canadiens3 – All–Stars 0	Montreal Canadiens (8)	Montreal Forum (8)	Montreal, Quebec (8)	Henri Richard,Montreal Canadiens
21st(1968)	Maple Leafs4 – All–Stars 3	Toronto Maple Leafs (7)	Maple Leaf Gardens (7)	Toronto, Ontario (7)	Bruce Gamble,Toronto Maple Leafs
22nd(1969)	East3 –West3	Montreal Canadiens (9)	Montreal Forum (9)	Montreal, Quebec (9)	Frank Mahovlich,Detroit Red Wings
23rd(1970)	East4 – West 1	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis, Missouri	Bobby Hull,Chicago Black Hawks
24th(1971)	West2 – East 1	Boston Bruins	Boston Garden	Boston, Massachusetts	Bobby Hull,Chicago Black Hawks
25th(1972)	East3 – West 2	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Bloomington, Minnesota	Bobby Orr,Boston Bruins
26th(1973)	East5 – West 4	New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden	New York City, New York	Greg Polis,Pittsburgh Penguins
27th(1974)	West6 – East 4	Chicago Black Hawks (3)	Chicago Stadium (3)	Chicago, Illinois (3)	Garry Unger,St. Louis Blues
28th(1975)	Wales7 –Campbell1	Montreal Canadiens (10)	Montreal Forum (10)	Montreal, Quebec (10)	Syl Apps Jr.,Pittsburgh Penguins
29th(1976)	Wales7 – Campbell 5	Philadelphia Flyers	The Spectrum	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Peter Mahovlich,Montreal Canadiens
30th(1977)	Wales4 – Campbell 3	Vancouver Canucks	Pacific Coliseum	Vancouver, British Columbia	Rick Martin,Buffalo Sabres
31st(1978)	Wales3 – Campbell 2 (OT)	Buffalo Sabres	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Buffalo, New York	Billy Smith,New York Islanders
Challenge Cup(1979)	NHL All-Stars4 –Soviet Union2 Soviet Union5 – NHL All-Stars 4 Soviet Union6 – NHL All-Stars 0 Soviet Union wins series 2–1	New York Rangers (2)	Madison Square Garden (2)	New York, New York (2)	Not awarded
32nd(1980)	Wales6 – Campbell 3	Detroit Red Wings (5)	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit, Michigan (5)	Reggie Leach,Philadelphia Flyers
33rd(1981)	Campbell4 – Wales 1	Los Angeles Kings	The Forum	Inglewood, California	Mike Liut,St. Louis Blues
34th(1982)	Wales4 – Campbell 2	Washington Capitals	Capital Centre	Landover, Maryland	Mike Bossy,New York Islanders
35th(1983)	Campbell9 – Wales 3	New York Islanders	Nassau Coliseum	Uniondale, New York	Wayne Gretzky,Edmonton Oilers
36th(1984)	Wales7 – Campbell 6	New Jersey Devils	Brendan Byrne Arena	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Don Maloney,New York Rangers
37th(1985)	Wales6 – Campbell 4	Calgary Flames	Olympic Saddledome	Calgary, Alberta	Mario Lemieux,Pittsburgh Penguins
38th(1986)	Wales4 – Campbell 3 (OT)	Hartford Whalers	Hartford Civic Center	Hartford, Connecticut	Grant Fuhr,Edmonton Oilers
Rendez-vous '87(1987)	NHL All-Stars4 – Soviet Union 3 Soviet Union5 – NHL All-Stars 3 Soviet Union wins 8–7 on aggregate	Quebec Nordiques	Le Colisée	Quebec City, Quebec	Not awarded
39th(1988)	Wales6 – Campbell 5 (OT)	St. Louis Blues (2)	St. Louis Arena (2)	St. Louis, Missouri (2)	Mario Lemieux,Pittsburgh Penguins
40th(1989)	Campbell9 – Wales 5	Edmonton Oilers	Northlands Coliseum	Edmonton, Alberta	Wayne Gretzky,Los Angeles Kings
41st(1990)	Wales12 – Campbell 7	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pittsburgh Civic Arena	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Mario Lemieux,Pittsburgh Penguins
42nd(1991)	Campbell11 – Wales 5	Chicago Blackhawks (4)	Chicago Stadium (4)	Chicago, Illinois (4)	Vincent Damphousse,Toronto Maple Leafs
43rd(1992)	Campbell10 – Wales 6	Philadelphia Flyers (2)	The Spectrum(2)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2)	Brett Hull,St. Louis Blues
44th(1993)	Wales16 – Campbell 6	Montreal Canadiens (11)	Montreal Forum (11)	Montreal, Quebec (11)	Mike Gartner,New York Rangers
1994	East9 –West8	New York Rangers (3)	Madison Square Garden (3)	New York, New York (3)	Mike Richter,New York Rangers
(1995)	Game canceleddue to the1994–95 NHL lockout. Game was originally set to play at theSan Jose Arenain San Jose, California.
1996	East5 – West 4	Boston Bruins (2)	FleetCenter	Boston, Massachusetts (2)	Ray Bourque,Boston Bruins
1997	East11 – West 7	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Arena	San Jose, California	Mark Recchi,Montreal Canadiens
1998	North America8 – World 7	Vancouver Canucks (2)	General Motors Place	Vancouver, British Columbia (2)	Teemu Selanne,Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
1999	North America8 – World 6	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ice Palace	Tampa, Florida	Wayne Gretzky,New York Rangers
2000	World9 – North America 4	Toronto Maple Leafs (8)	Air Canada Centre	Toronto, Ontario (8)	Pavel Bure,Florida Panthers
2001	North America14 – World 12	Colorado Avalanche	Pepsi Center	Denver, Colorado	Bill Guerin,Boston Bruins
2002	World8 – North America 5	Los Angeles Kings (2)	Staples Center	Los Angeles, California	Eric Daze,Chicago Blackhawks
2003	West6 – East 5 (SO)	Florida Panthers	Office Depot Center	Sunrise, Florida	Dany Heatley,Atlanta Thrashers
2004	East6 – West 4	Minnesota Wild	Xcel Energy Center	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Joe Sakic,Colorado Avalanche
(2005)	Game canceleddue to the2004–05 NHL lockout. Game was originally set to play at thePhilips Arenain Atlanta, Georgia.
(2006)	No game was held due to the2006 Winter OlympicsinTurin,Italy. Game was originally set to play atJobing.com ArenainGlendale, Arizona.
2007	West12 – East 9	Dallas Stars	American Airlines Center	Dallas, Texas	Daniel Briere,Buffalo Sabres
2008	East8 – West 7	Atlanta Thrashers	Philips Arena	Atlanta, Georgia	Eric Staal,Carolina Hurricanes
2009	East12 – West 11 (SO)	Montreal Canadiens (12)	Bell Centre	Montreal, Quebec (12)	Alexei Kovalev,Montreal Canadiens
(2010)	No game was held due to the2010 Winter OlympicsinVancouver, British Columbia.
2011	TeamLidstrom11 – TeamStaal10	Carolina Hurricanes	RBC Center	Raleigh, North Carolina	Patrick Sharp,Chicago Blackhawks
2012	TeamChara12 – TeamAlfredsson9	Ottawa Senators	Scotiabank Place	Ottawa, Ontario	Marian Gaborik,New York Rangers
(2013)	Game canceleddue to the2012–13 NHL lockout. Game was originally set to play at theNationwide Arenain Columbus, Ohio.
(2014)	No game was held due to the2014 Winter OlympicsinSochi,Russia.
2015	TeamToews17 – TeamFoligno12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena	Columbus, Ohio	Ryan Johansen,Columbus Blue Jackets
2016	Atlantic4 –Metropolitan3 Pacific9 –Central6 Pacific1 – Atlantic 0	Nashville Predators	Bridgestone Arena	Nashville, Tennessee	John Scott
2017	Pacific10 – Central 3 Metropolitan10 – Atlantic 6 Metropolitan4 – Pacific 3	Los Angeles Kings (3)	Staples Center (2)	Los Angeles, California (2)	Wayne Simmonds,Philadelphia Flyers
2018	Pacific5 – Central 2 Atlantic7 – Metropolitan 4 Pacific5 – Atlantic 2	Tampa Bay Lightning (2)	Amalie Arena(2)	Tampa, Florida (2)	Brock Boeser,Vancouver Canucks
2019	Central10 – Pacific 4 Metropolitan7 – Atlantic 4 Metropolitan10 – Central 5	San Jose Sharks (2)	SAP Center(2)	San Jose, California (2)	Sidney Crosby,Pittsburgh Penguins
2020	Atlantic9 – Metropolitan 5 Pacific10 – Central 5 Pacific5 – Atlantic 4	St. Louis Blues (3)	Enterprise Center	St. Louis, Missouri (3)	David Pastrnak,Boston Bruins
(2021)	Game canceleddue to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Game was originally set to play at theBB&T Centerin Sunrise, Florida.
2022	Metropolitan6 – Pacific 4 Central8 – Atlantic 5 Metropolitan5 – Central 3	Vegas Golden Knights	T-Mobile Arena	Paradise, Nevada	Claude Giroux,Philadelphia Flyers
2023	Central6 – Pacific 4 Atlantic10 – Metropolitan 6 Atlantic7 – Central 5	Florida Panthers (2)	FLA Live Arena(2)	Sunrise, Florida (2)	Matthew Tkachuk,Florida Panthers
2024	Team McDavid4 – Team MacKinnon 3 Team Matthews6 – Team Hughes 5 Team Matthews7 – Team McDavid 4	Toronto Maple Leafs (9)	Scotiabank Arena(2)	Toronto, Ontario (9)	Auston Matthews,Toronto Maple Leafs
(2025)	No game will be held due to the4 Nations Face-Offtournament.
2026	TBD	New York Islanders (2)	UBS Arena	Elmont, New York	TBD

Statistical leaders

Main article:List of NHL All-Star Game records

Leading scorers

Player	Points	Goals	Assists	Games Played
Wayne Gretzky	25	13	12	18
Mario Lemieux	23	13	10	10
Joe Sakic	22	6	16	12
Mark Messier	20	6	14	15
Gordie Howe	19	10	9	23

Most appearances

• Gordie Howe,23 times
• Ray Bourque,19 times
• Wayne Gretzky,18 times
• Frank Mahovlich,15 times
• Paul Coffey,15 times
• Mark Messier,15 times
• Jean Beliveau,13 times
• Scott Stevens,13 times
• Alex Delvecchio,13 times
• Glenn Hall,13 times
• Al MacInnis,13 times
• Jaromir Jagr,13 times
• Joe Sakic,12 times (elected to the team 13 times, was injured in 1997)
• Alexander Ovechkin,12 times
• Terry Sawchuk,11 times
• Claude Provost,11 times
• Patrick Roy,11 times
• Chris Chelios,11 times
• Nicklas Lidstrom,11 times
• Ted Lindsay11 Times
• Teemu Selanne,11 times
• Brian Leetch,10 times
• Mario Lemieux,10 times
• Jari Kurri,10 times
• Steve Yzerman,10 times
• Sidney Crosby,10 times
• Martin Brodeur,9 times (elected to the team 10 times, was injured in 2008)
• Patrick Kane,9 times

References

Bibliography

• Podnieks, Andrew (2000).The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition.Toronto:HarperCollins.ISBN0-00-200058-X.

Footnotes

External links

• NHL All-Star Game Scoring Records – QuantHockey.com
• NHL All-Star Game Index – Hockey-Reference.com