47th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 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

	Western Conference	Eastern Conference
Final Score	7	11
Head Coach	Ken Hitchcock (Dallas Stars)	Doug MacLean (Florida Panthers)
Honorary Captain	Doug Wilson	Andy Bathgate
Lineup	Starting Lineup: 7 - D Chris Chelios (Chicago Blackhawks, Captain) 8 - D Sandis Ozolinsh (Colorado Avalanche) 9 - LW Paul Kariya (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) 16 - RW Brett Hull (St. Louis Blues) 33 - G Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) Commissioner's Selection: 21 - LW Tony Granato (San Jose Sharks)2 22 - D Viacheslav Fetisov (Detroit Red Wings) Reserves: 2 - D Al MacInnis (St. Louis Blues 3 - D Derian Hatcher (Dallas Stars) 10 - RW Tony Amonte (Chicago Blackhawks) 11 - RW Owen Nolan (San Jose Sharks) 13 - C Mats Sundin (Toronto Maple Leafs) 14 - RW Theoren Fleury (Calgary Flames) 17 - RW Teemu Selanne (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)2 18 - LW Brendan Shanahan (Detroit Red Wings)3 19 - C Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) 20 - D Oleg Tverdovsky (Phoenix Coyotes) 31 - G Guy Hebert (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)5 35 - G Andy Moog (Dallas Stars) 70 - C Jason Arnott (Edmonton Oilers) 77 - LW Keith Tkachuk (Phoenix Coyotes)6 80 - LW Dmitri Khristich (Los Angeles Kings)7 96 - RW Pavel Bure (Vancouver Canucks)	Starting Lineup: 2 - D Brian Leetch (New York Rangers) 10 - C John LeClair (Philadelphia Flyers)1 22 - RW Dino Ciccarelli (Tampa Bay Lightning) 34 - G John Vanbiesbrouck (Florida Panthers) 77 - D Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins) 99 - C Wayne Gretzky (New York Rangers, Captain) Commissioner's Selection: 15 - C Dale Hawerchuk (Philadelphia Flyers) 32 - C Dale Hunter (Washington Capitals) Reserves: 4 - D Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils) 7 - D Paul Coffey (Philadelphia Flyers) 8 - RW Mark Recchi (Montreal Canadiens) 9 - RW Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators) 11 - C Mark Messier (New York Rangers) 12 - RW Peter Bondra (Washington Capitals) 16 - D Scott Lachance (New York Islanders)4 18 - LW Geoff Sanderson (Hartford Whalers) 21 - C Adam Oates (Boston Bruins)1 24 - D Robert Svehla (Florida Panthers) 30 - G Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils) 39 - G Dominik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres) 44 - D Kevin Hatcher (Pittsburgh Penguins) 66 - C Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) 88 - C Eric Lindros (Philadelphia Flyers)
Scoring Summary	Bure (Sundin, Amonte) 17:36 1st Kariya (Bure, Ozolinsh) 18:36 1st Bure (2) (Selanne, Fetisov) 4:40 2nd Shanahan (Hull, Ozolinsh) 16:38 2nd (PPG) Nolan (Fleury, Ozolinsh) 18:54 2nd Nolan (2) (Amonte) 19:02 2nd Nolan (3) (unassisted) 17:57 3rd	LeClair (Bondra, Stevens) 8:52 1st Lemieux (Gretzky) 9:49 1st Recchi (Messier, Alfredsson) 15:32 1st Hawerchuk (Lindros, Coffey) 16:19 1st Recchi (2) (Svehla, Messier) 1:56 2nd Sanderson (Lindros) 3:21 2nd Lemieux (2) (Svehla, Ciccarelli) 6:09 2nd Messier (K. Hatcher, Alfredsson) 8:45 2nd (GWG) Recchi (3) (Oates, Lemieux) 10:57 2nd Hawerchuk (2) (LeClair, Stevens) 17:28 2nd LeClair (2) (Bondra, Oates) 8:50 3rd
Penalties	none	Coffey, hooking 15:37 2nd Hatcher, hooking 14:56 3rd
Shots on Goal	12–13–21–46	15–15–11–41
Win/Loss	L - Andy Moog	W - Martin Brodeur

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

Notes

Jaromir 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.

Joe 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.

Peter Forsberg was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Brendan Shanahan was named as his replacement.

Zigmund Palffy was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Scott Lachance was named as his replacement.

Chris Osgood was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Guy Hebert was named as his replacement.

Mike Modano was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Keith Tkachuk was named as his replacement.

Rob Blake was selected, but was not able to play due to injury. Dmitri Khristich was named as his replacement.

See also

• 1996-97 NHL season

References

• (1997). NHL Official Guide & Record Book 1997-98. Toronto, ON: National Hockey League. ISBN 0-920445-53-5.