# 28th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 28th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in the Montreal Forum in Montreal, home to the Montreal Canadiens, on January 21, 1975. The NHL expansion changed the format of the NHL All-Star game into a battle of conferences. The Wales Conference All-Star team easily won the initial contest, trouncing the Campbell Conference 7–1. Syl Apps Jr. 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 locker room, Robin Herman (The New York Times) and Marcelle St. Cyr (CKLM radio in Montreal).

## Team lineups

Syl Apps Jr. was the first son of an NHL All-Star to appear in an All-Star game. The era of exclusively Canadian NHL All-Star lineups finally ended as Curt Bennett (born in Canada but raised in Rhode Island 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.
| Wales Conference All-Stars Coach: Bep Guidolin (Kansas City Scouts) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 1Rogatien VachonLos Angeles Kings 29Ken DrydenMontreal Canadiens Defencemen 2Terry HarperLos Angeles Kings 3Bob MurdochLos Angeles Kings 4Bobby OrrBoston Bruins 5Guy LapointeMontreal Canadiens 6Jerry KorabBuffalo Sabres 10Carol VadnaisBoston Bruins Forwards 7Phil EspositoCBoston Bruins 8Rick MartinLWBuffalo Sabres 12Marcel DionneCDetroit Red Wings 14Rene RobertRWBuffalo Sabres 15Denis DupereLWWashington Capitals 16Guy LafleurRWMontreal Canadiens 19Jean PronovostRWPittsburgh Penguins 20Don LuceCBuffalo Sabres 22Joey JohnstonLWCalifornia Golden Seals 24Terry O'ReillyRWBoston Bruins 26Syl Apps Jr.CPittsburgh Penguins 27Darryl SittlerCToronto Maple Leafs | Campbell Conference All-Stars Coach: Fred Shero (Philadelphia Flyers) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 1Bernie ParentPhiladelphia Flyers 30Gary SmithVancouver Canucks Defencemen 2Brad ParkNew York Rangers 3Ed Van ImpePhiladelphia Flyers 4Doug JarrettChicago Black Hawks 5Denis PotvinNew York Islanders 19Tracy PrattVancouver Canucks 20Jim WatsonPhiladelphia Flyers Forwards 6Bill BarberLWPhiladelphia Flyers 7Garry UngerCSt. Louis Blues 8Jim PappinRWChicago Black Hawks 9Steve VickersLWNew York Rangers 10Rod GilbertRWNew York Rangers 11Curt BennettCAtlanta Flames 12Tom LysiakCAtlanta Flames 16Bobby ClarkeCPhiladelphia Flyers 17Simon NoletRWKansas City Scouts 18Ed WestfallRWNew York Islanders 21Stan MikitaCChicago Black Hawks 22Dennis HextallCMinnesota North Stars G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Centre; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing |

## Game summary

| # | Score | Team | Goalscorer (Assist(s)) | Time |
| First period |||||
| 1 | 1-0 | Wales | Apps (Johnston - Vadnais) | 9:38 |
| 2 | 2-0 | Wales | Luce (O'Reilly - Dupere) | 12:02 |
| 3 | 3-0 | Wales | Sittler (Lafleur) | 14:22 |
| 4 | 3-1 | Campbell | Potvin (Unger) | 19:41 |
| Penalties : none |||||
| Second period |||||
| 5 | 4-1 | Wales | Esposito (Lafleur - Murdoch) | 19:16 |
| Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51 Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37 |||||
| Third period |||||
| 6 | 5-1 | Wales | Apps (Robert - Martin) | 3:25 |
| 7 | 6-1 | Wales | O'Reilly | 5:43 |
| 8 | 7-1 | Wales | Orr (Lafleur - Sittler) | 7:19 |
| Penalties : watson (Cam.) 6:42 ; Clarke (Cam.) 13:32 |||||
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