The 28th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in the

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, home to the

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, on January 21, 1975. The NHL expansion changed the format of the NHL All-Star game into a battle of conferences. The

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All-Star team easily won the initial contest, trouncing the

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7–1.

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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

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radio in Montreal).

Team lineups

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(born in Canada but raised in

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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.

Game summary

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

References

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National Hockey League All-Star Games

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Team lineups

Game summary

See also

References