28th National Hockey League All-Star Game
Introduction The '''28th National Hockey League All-Star Game''' was held in the Montreal Forum in Montreal, home to the Montreal Canadiens, on January 21, 1975.The NHL expansion changed the format of the NHL All-Star game into a battle of conferences. The Wales Conference All-Star team easily won the initial contest, trouncing the Campbell Conference 7–1.Syl Apps Jr. was voted the game's most valuable player after scoring two goals. The game was also notable for the first female reporters allowed in a men's professional sports locker room, Robin Herman (''The New York Times'') and Marcelle St. Cyr (CKLM radio in Montreal).
Team lineups Syl Apps Jr. was the first son of an NHL All-Star to appear in an All-Star game. The era of exclusively Canadian NHL All-Star lineups finally ended as Curt Bennett (born in Canada but raised in Rhode Island and an American citizen) became only the third American hockey player to participate in an NHL All-Star game. From this point on, there has always be at least one non-Canadian NHL All-Star as the number of American and European NHL players have increased dramatically since the early 1970s.=== Wales Conference All-Stars ===* '''Coach:''' Bep Guidolin (Kansas City Scouts) # Nat. Player  Pos. Team  '''Goaltenders''' 1    Rogatien Vachon  Los Angeles Kings 29   Ken Dryden  Montreal Canadiens  '''Defencemen''' 2    Terry Harper  Los Angeles Kings 3    Bob Murdoch  Los Angeles Kings 4    Bobby Orr  Boston Bruins 5    Guy Lapointe  Montreal Canadiens 6   Jerry Korab  Buffalo Sabres 10   Carol Vadnais  Boston Bruins  '''Forwards''' 7   Phil Esposito  C  Boston Bruins 8   Rick Martin  LW  Buffalo Sabres 12   Marcel Dionne  C  Detroit Red Wings 14   Rene Robert  RW  Buffalo Sabres 15   Denis Dupere  LW  Washington Capitals 16   Guy Lafleur  RW  Montreal Canadiens 19   Jean Pronovost  RW  Pittsburgh Penguins 20   Don Luce  C  Buffalo Sabres 22   Joey Johnston  LW  California Golden Seals 24   Terry O'Reilly  RW  Boston Bruins 26   Syl Apps Jr.  C  Pittsburgh Penguins 27   Darryl Sittler  C  Toronto Maple Leafs=== Campbell Conference All-Stars ===* '''Coach:''' Fred Shero (Philadelphia Flyers) # Nat. Player  Pos. Team  '''Goaltenders''' 1   Bernie Parent  Philadelphia Flyers 30   Gary Smith  Vancouver Canucks  '''Defencemen''' 2   Brad Park  New York Rangers 3   Ed Van Impe  Philadelphia Flyers 4   Doug Jarrett  Chicago Black Hawks 5   Denis Potvin  New York Islanders 19   Tracy Pratt  Vancouver Canucks 20   Jim Watson  Philadelphia Flyers  '''Forwards''' 6   Bill Barber  LW  Philadelphia Flyers 7   Garry Unger  C  St. Louis Blues 8   Jim Pappin  RW  Chicago Black Hawks 9   Steve Vickers  LW  New York Rangers 10   Rod Gilbert  RW  New York Rangers 11   Curt Bennett  C  Atlanta Flames 12   Tom Lysiak  C  Atlanta Flames 16   Bobby Clarke  C  Philadelphia Flyers 17   Simon Nolet  RW  Kansas City Scouts 18    Ed Westfall  RW  New York Islanders 21    Stan Mikita  C  Chicago Black Hawks 22    Dennis Hextall  C  Minnesota North Stars''G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Centre; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing''
Game summary  #  Score  Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) Time First period1 '''1'''-0  Wales  Apps (Johnston - Vadnais)  9:382 '''2'''-0  Wales  Luce (O'Reilly - Dupere)  12:023 '''3'''-0  Wales  Sittler (Lafleur)  14:224 3-'''1'''  Campbell  Potvin (Unger)  19:41 Penalties : none'' Second period5 '''4'''-1  Wales  Esposito (Lafleur - Murdoch)  19:16  Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37    Third period6 '''5'''-1  Wales  Apps (Robert - Martin)   3:25 7 '''6'''-1  Wales  O'Reilly  5:43 8 '''7'''-1  Wales  Orr (Lafleur - Sittler)  7:19  Penalties : watson (Cam.) 6:42 ; Clarke (Cam.) 13:32 '''Goaltenders :''' * Wales  : Vachon (30:39 minutes), Dryden (29:21 minutes). * Campbell : Parent (29:17 minutes), Smith (30:43 minutes). '''Shots on goal :''' *Wales (37) 14 - 09 - 14 *Campbell (29) 10 - 09 - 10'''Referee :''' Wally Harris'''Linesmen :''' Leon Stickle, Claude Béchard
See also *1974–75 NHL season
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