1st National Hockey League All-Star Game

The First National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at Maple Leaf Gardens, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, on October 13, 1947. The game saw the Maple Leafs play a team of NHL All-stars. The All-Stars won the game 4–3.
==Founding==
The NHL All-Star Game originated from the Players Committee and was approved on May 23, 1947. For the site of the All-Star Charity Game, it was applied for by Toronto and Chicago, with Chicago receiving the second game, in 1948. It was agreed that proceeds would be divided whereby one-third would go to Toronto charities, and two-thirds would go to the Players Emergency (Benevolent and Disability) Fund. At a later meeting in September 1947, the players agreed to set up a pension fund, with $900 from every player going into the fund and 25 cents from the sale of every playoff ticket and the two-thirds of the All-Star Game proceeds to go into the fund.
==Pre-game Festivities==
The players selected for the game attended a Toronto Argonauts-Hamilton Tiger-Cats football game on the day of the Game. That was followed by a dinner at the Royal York Hotel. The players were given miniature engraved gold pucks. There were extra gifts for the Maple Leafs, who had won the Stanley Cup the previous spring. The Leafs received gold cufflinks from the Ontario government, a free lifetime pass from Conn Smythe. Sponsors gave each player a coat, a hat, a table lighter, golf balls, a tie, cigarette boxes, pocket knives, team photos, silver tea trays, engraved gold watches and silver watch chains.
==Game Description==
The All-Stars wore red sweaters with white stripes and white stars across the chest above the NHL shield. The referees wore dark blue sweater. The Leafs wore their white sweaters.
The game was well-contested and was physical. Ken Reardon was assessed a major penalty for cutting Bob Goldham on the head after a dirty cross-check. Reardon was involved in a stick-swinging incident between himself and Bill Ezinicki and Gus Mortson. Maurice Richard was placed on a line with Ted Lindsay. The pair, who would often fight it out in regular games did not share a word, according to Richard.
The game was marred by Bill Mosienko suffering a broken ankle in the second period, leading to a huge trade between the Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs involving Max Bentley.
===Box Score===
 	Maple Leafs 	All-Stars
Final Score 	3 	4
Head Coach 	Hap Day (Toronto Maple Leafs)	Dick Irvin (Montreal Canadiens)
Lineup 	Maple Leafs:
* 1 - G Turk Broda
* 2 - D Bob Goldham
* 3 - D Wally Stanowski
* 4 - LW Harry Watson
* 5 - RW Don Metz
* 7 - C Bud Poile
* 9 - C Ted Kennedy
* 10 - C Syl Apps (C)
* 12 - RW Bill Ezinicki
* 14 - D Vic Lynn
* 15 - RW Howie Meeker
* 16 - LW Gaye Stewart
* 17 - LW Joe Klukay
* 19 - D Gus Mortson
* 20 - D Jim Thomson
* 21 - D Bill Barilko
* 22 - C Fleming Mackell	All-Stars:
* 1 - G Frank Brimsek (Boston Bruins)
* 1 - G Bill Durnan (Montreal Canadiens)
* 2 - D Jack Stewart (Detroit Red Wings)
* 3 - D Butch Bouchard (Montreal Canadiens)
* 4 - D Bill Quackenbush (Detroit Red Wings)
* 5 - C Max Bentley (Chicago Black Hawks)
* 6 - RW Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks)
* 7 - LW Doug Bentley (Chicago Black Hawks)
* 8 - RW Grant Warwick (New York Rangers)
* 9 - RW Maurice Richard (Montreal Canadiens)
* 10 - C Edgar Laprade (New York Rangers)
* 11 - LW Ted Lindsay (Detroit Red Wings)
* 14 - LW Woody Dumart (Boston Bruins)
* 15 - C Milt Schmidt (Boston Bruins)
* 17 - LW Bobby Bauer (Boston Bruins)
* 17 - D Ken Reardon (Montreal Canadiens)
* 18 - LW Tony Leswick (New York Rangers)
Scoring Summary	
* Watson (Ezinicki) 12:29 first
* Ezinicki (Apps, Watson) 1:03 second
* Apps (Watson) 5:01 second	
* Max Bentley (Reardon) 4:39 second
* Warwick (Laprade, Reardon) 9:25 second
* Richard (unassisted) 0:28 third
* Doug Bentley (Schmidt, Richard) 1:26 third
Penalties 	
* Mortson, Ezinicki(2) first
* Lynn (minor, major) second
* Mortson(2), Ezinicki third	
* Leswick, Bauer first
* Reardon (minor, major) second
* Bouchard, Schmidt third
Win/Loss 	Turk Broda 	Frank Brimsek
* Referee: King Clancy
* Linesmen: Jim Primeau, Ed Mepham
* Attendance: 14,169
Source: Podnieks(2000), p. 25.
==Gallery==
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==Video==
Highlights of the October 13, 1947 All-Star game which including a fight, Bill Mosienko's injury and goals by Max Bentley and the winner for the All-Stars by Doug Bentley. 
First National Hockey League Allstar Game (1947)
==References==
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