6th National Hockey League All-Star Game
Introduction The '''6th National Hockey League All-Star Game''' took place at the Detroit Olympia, home of the Detroit Red Wings, on October 5, 1952.For the second year in a row, the format had the first and second All-Star teams, with additional players on each team, play each other. After the game ended in a tie for the second year in a row, the NHL decided that they would continue with the previous format of the Stanley Cup winner playing an all-star team.
The game ===Game summary===  first All-Star team  second All-Star team Final score  1  1 Scoring summary* Pavelich (Mosienko, Creighton), 9:57 2nd* Richard (Buller), 1:36 3rd Penalties* Sandford, 3:51 2nd* Howe, 6:34 3rd* Lach, 15:09 3rd* Buller, 0:23 1st* Thomson, 12:46 1st* Richard, 18:03 1st* Bouchard, 4:53 2nd* Thomson, 7:50 2nd* Thomson, 16:39 2nd Win/Loss  '''T''' - Terry Sawchuk  '''T''' - Jim Henry/Gerry McNeil*'''Referee''': Bill Chadwick*'''Linesmen''': George Young, Doug Young
Rosters   first All-Star team  second All-Star team Head coach  Tommy Ivan (Detroit Red Wings)  Dick Irvin (Montreal Canadiens) Lineup'''Starting lineup''':* 1 - G Terry Sawchuk (Detroit Red Wings)* 1 - G Charlie Rayner (New York Rangers) * 2 - D Doug Harvey (Montreal Canadiens)* 3 - D Gus Mortson (Toronto Maple Leafs)* 4 - D Red Kelly (Detroit Red Wings)* 5 - C Dave Creighton (Boston Bruins)* 6 - LW Ed Sandford (Boston Bruins)* 7 - LW Ted Lindsay (Detroit Red Wings)* 8 - D Leo Reise (New York Rangers)* 9 - RW Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings)* 10 - LW Marty Pavelich (Detroit Red Wings)* 11 - D Bill Quackenbush (Boston Bruins)* 12 - RW Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks)* 14 - D Bob Goldham (Detroit Red Wings)* 15 - LW Tony Leswick (Detroit Red Wings)* 16 - C Elmer Lach (Montreal Canadiens)* 21 - RW Reg Sinclair (Detroit Red Wings)'''Starting lineup''':* 1 - G Jim Henry (Boston Bruins)* 1 - G Gerry McNeil (Montreal Canadiens)* 2 - D Jim Thomson (Toronto Maple Leafs)* 3 - D Hy Buller (New York Rangers)* 4 - LW Harry Watson (Toronto Maple Leafs)* 5 - RW Bernie Geoffrion (Montreal Canadiens)* 6 - RW Floyd Curry (Montreal Canadiens)* 9 - RW Maurice Richard (Montreal Canadiens)* 10 - D Tom Johnson (Montreal Canadiens)* 11 - D Butch Bouchard (Montreal Canadiens)* 12 - D Fern Flaman (Toronto Maple Leafs)* 14 - C Ken Mosdell (Montreal Canadiens)* 15 - C Milt Schmidt (Boston Bruins)* 16 - C Tod Sloan (Toronto Maple Leafs)* 17 - C Billy Reay (Montreal Canadiens)* 20 - LW Paul Meger (Montreal Canadiens)* 24 - LW Sid Smith (Toronto Maple Leafs);Notes*Named to the first All-Star team in 1951–52. *Named to the second All-Star team in 1951–52. *Selected to play but injured prior to game.
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