29th National Hockey League All-Star Game
Introduction The '''29th National Hockey League All-Star Game''' was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia Flyers, on January 20,1976.Wales Conference All-Star team defeated the Campbell Conference 7–5 after opening up a 6–1 lead in the second period. Peter Mahovlich was voted most valuable player of the game after scoringa goal and three assists.
Team Lineups === Wales Conference All-Stars ===* '''Coach:''' Floyd Smith (Buffalo Sabres) # Nat. Player  Pos. Team  '''Goaltenders''' 1   Wayne Thomas  Toronto Maple Leafs 29   Ken Dryden  Montreal Canadiens  '''Defencemen''' 2   Larry Robinson  Montreal Canadiens 3   Dave Burrows  Pittsburgh Penguins 4   Jerry Korab  Buffalo Sabres 5   Guy Lapointe  Montreal Canadiens 21   Borje Salming  Toronto Maple Leafs 22   Brad Park  Boston Bruins  '''Forwards''' 6   Bill Clement  C  Washington Capitals 7   Rick Martin  LW  Buffalo Sabres 8   Dan Maloney  LW  Detroit Red Wings 9   Pierre Larouche  C  Pittsburgh Penguins 10   Guy Lafleur  RW  Montreal Canadiens 11   Craig Ramsay  LW  Buffalo Sabres 12   Al MacAdam  RW  California Golden Seals     Gregg Sheppard  C  Boston Bruins 16   Marcel Dionne  C  Los Angeles Kings 17   Steve Shutt  LW  Montreal Canadiens 19   Jean Pronovost  RW  Pittsburgh Penguins 20   Pete Mahovlich  C  Montreal Canadiens=== Campbell Conference All-Stars ===* '''Coach:''' Fred Shero (Philadelphia Flyers) # Nat. Player  Pos. Team  '''Goaltenders''' 1   Glenn Resch  New York Islanders 35   Wayne Stephenson  Philadelphia Flyers  '''Defencemen''' 2   Carol Vadnais  New York Rangers 4   Phil Russell  Chicago Black Hawks 5   Denis Potvin  New York Islanders 6   Andre Dupont  Philadelphia Flyers 20   Jim Watson  Philadelphia Flyers  '''Forwards''' 7   Garry Unger  C  St. Louis Blues 8   Steve Vickers  LW  New York Rangers 9   Wilf Paiement  RW  Kansas City Scouts 10   Dennis Ververgaert  RW  Vancouver Canucks 11   Bill Barber  LW  Philadelphia Flyers 12   Bill Goldsworthy  RW  Minnesota North Stars 14   John Marks  LW  Chicago Black Hawks 15   Billy Harris  RW  New York Islanders 17   Curt Bennett  C  Atlanta Flames 18   Tom Lysiak  C  Atlanta Flames 19    Bryan Trottier  C  New York Islanders 21    Rick MacLeish  C  Philadelphia Flyers 27    Reggie Leach  RW  Philadelphia Flyers''G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Center; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing''
Game summary  #  Score  Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) Time First period1 '''1'''-0  Wales  Martin (Mahovlich - Lafleur)  6:012 1-'''1'''  Campbell  Bennett (Dupont)  16:593 '''2'''-1  Wales  Mahovlich (Lapointe - Lafleur)  18:314 '''3'''-1  Wales  Park (Mahovlich - Martin)  19:00 Penalties : None'' Second period5 '''4'''-1  Wales  MacAdam (Maloney)  9:34 6 '''5'''-1  Wales  Lafleur (Mahovlich - Martin)   11:547 '''6'''-1  Wales  Dionne 13:518 '''7'''-1  Wales  Maloney (Larouche - MacAdam)  16:59 Penalties : Barber (Cam.) 17:29 Third period9 7-'''2'''  Campbell  Ververgaert (Trottier - Harris)   4:33 10 7-'''3'''  Campbell  Ververgaert (Trottier - Harris)   4:43 11 7-'''4'''  Campbell  Potvin  14:1712 7-'''5'''  Campbell  Vickers (Unger - Potvin)  14:46 Penalties : Marks (Cam.) 15:26 '''Goaltenders :''' * Wales  : Dryden (29:34 minutes), Thomas (30:26 minutes). * Campbell : Resch (29:18), Stephenson (29:42 minutes). '''Shots on goal :''' *Wales (42) 13 - 17 - 12 *Campbell (24) 09 - 06 - 09'''Referee :''' Lloyd Gilmour'''Linesmen :''' Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico
See also *1975–76 NHL season
Notes Borje Salming made history by becoming the first European born and -bred player to participate in an NHL All-Star game (Stan Mikita, Ken Hodge and Walt Tkaczuk were also born in Europe but did not start to play hockey before moving to Canada at an early age). From 1976 onwards, every NHL All-Star game to date has featured at least one European player.Reigning Hart Trophy winner Bobby Clarke was selected but did not play. He was replaced by his Philadelphia Flyers' teammate Rick MacLeish.In addition to the NHL All-Star Game, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the NBA All Star Game, and the Men's Final Four were all held in Philadelphia in honor of the location of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as 1976 was the United States Bicentennial.
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