47th National Hockey League All-Star Game

Infobox ice hockey game
game_name = 47th NHL All-Star Game


visitor = East
home = West
visitor_total = 11
home_total = 7
visitor_per1 = 4
visitor_per2 = 6
visitor_per3 = 1
home_per1 = 2
home_per2 = 4
home_per3 = 1
date = January 18 1997
arena = San Jose Arena
city = San Jose, California
MVP = Mark Recchi (Montreal)
attendance = 17,442The 47th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 18, 1997 at the San Jose Arena. The final score was Eastern Conference 11, Western Conference 7.

Super Skills Competition

The Eastern Conference won the skills competition for the first time since 1992. St. Louis Blues' Al MacInnis won the Hardest Shot event for the third time in his career by slapping the puck at 98.9 mph. Boston Bruins' defenceman Ray Bourque won the Shooting Accuracy event for the fourth time, hitting four targets in seven shots. Florida Panthers' goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck stopped all 10 shots by Mats Sundin and Derian Hatcher in Rapid-Fire Relay to outduel Colorado Avalanche netminder Patrick Roy who made nine saves. In the Power-Play Relay, Vanbiesbrouck allowed only two of six shots to elude him that were taken by Mighty Ducks of Anaheims' Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya to claim the Goaltenders Competition.

Individual Event winners

* Puck Control Relay - Geoff Sanderson (Hartford Whalers)
* Fastest Skater - Peter Bondra, (Washington Capitals) - 13.610 seconds
* Accuracy Shooting - Ray Bourque, (Boston Bruins) - 4 hits, 7 shots
* Hardest Shot - Al MacInnis, (St. Louis Blues) - 98.9 mph
* Goaltenders Competition - John Vanbiesbrouck, (Florida Panthers) - 2 GA, 16 shots

The Game

Montreal Canadiens' rightwinger Mark Recchi had a hat-trick to lead the Eastern Conference to a 11–7 victory and to be named All-Star M.V.P. Mark Recchi would become the fourth Montreal Canadien to receive the award. A record 10 goals was scored in the second period, including two from hometown favorite San Jose Sharks' rightwinger Owen Nolan in a record eight seconds. Nolan would complete his hat-trick in the third period as he closed in on a breakaway towards Buffalo Sabres' goaltender Dominik Hasek. Nolan pointed in Hasek's direction in an imitation of Babe Ruth's called shot and then fired the puck high to the glove side to end the West's frustration from not scoring all period despite peppering Hasek with 21 shots.

Boxscore

* Referee: Rob Shick
* Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Bob Hodges, Leon Stickle
* Television: FOX, CBC, SRC

Notes

:fnb|1Jaromir Jagr was voted as a starter, but was not able to play due to injury. Adam Oates was be named as his replacement and John LeClair was his replacement in the starting lineup.:fnb|2Joe Sakic was voted as a starter, but was not able to play due to injury. Teemu Selanne was named as his replacement and Tony Granato who was already selected by the Commissioner was his replacement in the starting lineup.:fnb|3Peter Forsberg was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Brendan Shanahan was named as his replacement. :fnb|4Zigmund Palffy was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Scott Lachance was named as his replacement.:fnb|5Chris Osgood was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Guy Hebert was named as his replacement.:fnb|6Mike Modano was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Keith Tkachuk was named as his replacement.:fnb|7Rob Blake was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Dmitri Khristich was named as his replacement.

ee also

*1996-97 NHL season

References

*cite book
title=NHL Official Guide & Record Book 1997-98
year=1997
location=Toronto, ON
publisher=National Hockey League
id=ISBN 0-920445-53-5