22nd NHL All-Star Game
123 Total
West 111 3
East 102 3
DateJanuary 21, 1969
ArenaMontreal Forum
CityMontreal
MVPFrank Mahovlich (Detroit)
Attendance16,260
 1968 1970 

The 22nd National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in the Montreal Forum in Montreal, home of the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens, on January 21, 1969. The East Division All-Stars tied the West Division All-Stars 3–3. This was the first All-Star Game played under a divisional format, and the final All-Star Game to end in a tie. Frank Mahovlich was named the game's most valuable player.

League business

After governor discussions at the concurrent semi-annual meeting, Clarence Campbell, president of the NHL, gave the Oakland Seals one month to come up with proper financing and improve its management to be allowed to continue play.[1]

Uniforms

The East Division All-Stars continued to wear the uniforms worn by the NHL All-Stars since 1964. The only change to the uniform was the addition of the player's name on the back. As the NHL continued to reuse the actual sweaters from previous All-Star Games, the addition of names necessitated a large nameplate to cover the stars on the back of the jersey. The names were displayed in black letters with orange outlines.

For the West Division, new uniforms were created, following the same basic design as the existing uniforms, but in navy blue with orange and white trim. The player numbers were rendered in orange with a triple outline of navy-white-orange, in contrast to the East uniforms which continued to use plain black numbers. The names were displayed in white letters with orange outlines.

The East Division uniforms would receive a slight update in 1971, while the West uniforms remained unchanged through 1972.

The game

Summary

#ScoreTeamGoalscorer (assist(s))Time
First period
EastGoaltender in: Giacomin0:00
WestGoaltender in: Hall0:00
10–1WestGoal: Berenson (Harvey, Picard)4:43
0–1WestPenalty: Vadnais12:55
21–1EastGoal: Mahovlich (Rousseau, Stapleton)17:32
Second period
1–1EastGoaltender out: Giacomin
Goaltender in: Cheevers
0:00
1–1WestGoaltender out: Hall
Goaltender in: Parent
0:00
31–2WestGoal: Roberts (Berenson, Picard)1:53
1–2EastPenalty: Horton11:41
1–2WestPenalty: White17:50
Third period
1–2EastGoaltender out: Cheevers
Goaltender in: Giacomin
0:00
1–2WestGoaltender out: Parent
Goaltender in: Plante
0:00
42–2EastGoal: Mahovlich (Harris, Gilbert)3:11
53–2EastGoal: Nevin (Ullman)7:20
3–2WestPenalty: White10:18
3–2WestPenalty: Harvey11:55
63–3WestGoal: Larose (Grant, O'Shea)17:07
3–3EastPenalty: Horton18:46
Goaltenders
  • East: Giacomin (40:00 minutes), Cheevers (20:00 minutes).
  • West: Hall (20:00 minutes), Parent (20:00 minutes), Plante (20:00 minutes).
Shots on goal
  • East (37) 12 – 10 – 15
  • West (27) 10 – 10 – 7
Officials

Referee: John Ashley

Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Matt Pavelich

Source: Podnieks[2]

Team lineups

Al Arbour made his debut in the All-Star Game at age 36, the eldest to debut in the game to that date. Toe Blake, who had retired after the Canadiens' championship, came out of retirement to coach the East Division.[3]

East Division All-Stars

# Nat. Player Pos. Team
Goaltenders
1CanadaEd GiacominNew York Rangers
30CanadaGerry CheeversBoston Bruins
Defencemen
2CanadaBobby OrrBoston Bruins
3CanadaJ. C. TremblayMontreal Canadiens
5CanadaTed HarrisMontreal Canadiens
6CanadaTed GreenBoston Bruins
7CanadaTim HortonToronto Maple Leafs
12CanadaPat StapletonChicago Black Hawks
Forwards
4CanadaJean BeliveauCMontreal Canadiens
8CanadaBob NevinRWNew York Rangers
9CanadaGordie HoweRWDetroit Red Wings
10CanadaDennis HullLWChicago Black Hawks
12CanadaPhil EspositoCBoston Bruins
14CanadaNorm UllmanCToronto Maple Leafs
15CanadaBobby RousseauRWMontreal Canadiens
16CanadaBobby HullLWChicago Black Hawks
17CanadaRod GilbertRWNew York Rangers
21CanadaStan MikitaCChicago Black Hawks
27CanadaFrank MahovlichLWDetroit Red Wings

West Division All-Stars

# Nat. Player Pos. Team
Goaltenders
1CanadaGlenn HallSt. Louis Blues
29CanadaBernie ParentPhiladelphia Flyers
30CanadaJacques PlanteSt. Louis Blues
Defencemen
2CanadaEd Van ImpePhiladelphia Flyers
3CanadaAl ArbourSt. Louis Blues
4CanadaElmer VaskoMinnesota North Stars
5CanadaDoug HarveySt. Louis Blues
6CanadaNoel PicardSt. Louis Blues
15CanadaCarol VadnaisOakland Seals
21CanadaBill WhiteLos Angeles Kings
Forwards
7CanadaRed BerensonCSt. Louis Blues
8CanadaDanny O'SheaCMinnesota North Stars
9CanadaBill HickeRWOakland Seals
10CanadaTed HampsonCOakland Seals
11CanadaKen SchinkelRWPittsburgh Penguins
14CanadaJim RobertsRWSt. Louis Blues
16CanadaClaude LaroseRWMinnesota North Stars
20CanadaAb McDonaldLWSt. Louis Blues
22CanadaDanny GrantLWMinnesota North Stars

C = centre; LW/RW = left wing/right wing

Source: Podnieks[2]

See also

References

  • Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.
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