7th National Hockey League All-Star Game
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The Seventh National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 All-Star Game
National Hockey League All-Star Game
The National Hockey League All-Star Game is an exhibition ice hockey game that is traditionally held at the midway point of the regular season of the National Hockey League , with many of the league's star players playing against each other...

took place at the Montreal Forum
Montreal Forum
The Montreal Forum was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by Sporting News, it was home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Maroons from 1924 to 1938 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1926 to 1996...

, home of the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

, on October 3, 1953. The Canadiens, winner of the 1953 Stanley Cup Finals
1953 Stanley Cup Finals
-Montreal Canadiens 1953 Stanley Cup champions:-References:* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame . Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7...

, played a team of All-Stars, with the All-Stars winning the game, 3–1.

Game summary

NHL All-Stars Montreal Canadiens Final score 3 1
Scoring summary
  • Hergesheimer (Ronty, Kelly), 4:06 1st (PPG)
  • Hergesheimer (Kelly), 5:25 1st (PPG)
  • Delvecchio (unassisted), 19:27 3rd (ENG)
  • Richard (Harvey, Beliveau), 4:30 3rd (PPG)
  • Penalties
  • Lindsay, 8:55 1st
  • Mortson, 5:03 2nd
  • Howe, 12:52 2nd
  • Kelly (fighting major), 2:34 3rd
  • Smith, 3:30 3rd
  • Meger, 4:00 1st
  • MacPherson, 4:37 1st
  • St. Laurent, 11:28 2nd
  • Richard, 15:18 2nd
  • Mosdell, 19:58 2nd
  • Olmstead (fighting major), 2:34 3rd
  • Win/Loss W - Terry Sawchuk
    Terry Sawchuk
    Terrance Gordon Sawchuk was a Ukrainian-Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers.-Early life and playing career:Sawchuk was born and raised...

     
    L - Gerry McNeil
    Gerry McNeil
    Gerald George McNeil is a former professional ice hockey goaltender who won two Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s....

  • Referee: Red Storey
    Red Storey
    Roy Alvin "Red" Storey, CM was a Canadian football player and National Hockey League referee.-Early life and career:...

  • Linesmen: Sammy Babcock, Doug Davies

  • Rosters

    NHL All-Stars Montreal Canadiens
    Head coach Lynn Patrick
    Lynn Patrick
    Joseph Lynn Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lynn was an important member of one Stanley Cup title the Rangers won in 1940. After his playing career, he went on to be the general...

     (Boston Bruins
    Boston Bruins
    The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

    )
    Dick Irvin
    Dick Irvin
    James Dickinson Irvin, Sr. was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Irvin was one of the greatest players of his day, balancing a torrid slapshot and tough style with gentlemanly play...

     (Montreal Canadiens
    Montreal Canadiens
    The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

    )
    Lineup Starting lineup:
    • 1 - G Terry Sawchuk
      Terry Sawchuk
      Terrance Gordon Sawchuk was a Ukrainian-Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers.-Early life and playing career:Sawchuk was born and raised...

       (Detroit Red Wings
      Detroit Red Wings
      The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

      )
    • 2 - D Jim Thomson (Toronto Maple Leafs
      Toronto Maple Leafs
      The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

      )
    • 3 - D Bill Quackenbush
      Bill Quackenbush
      Hubert George "Bill" Quackenbush was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. During his 14 year career, he was the first defenceman to win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. He won the award after playing the...

       (Boston Bruins
      Boston Bruins
      The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

      )
    • 4 - D Red Kelly
      Red Kelly
      Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, CM is a retired Canadian ice hockey player in the NHL. He played on more Stanley Cup winning teams than any player who never played for the Montreal Canadiens, and is the only player to be part of two of the nine dynasties recognized by the NHL in its history...

       (Detroit Red Wings
      Detroit Red Wings
      The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

      )
    • 6 - LW Ed Sandford
      Ed Sandford
      Ed Sandford is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward, most notably for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

       (Boston Bruins
      Boston Bruins
      The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

      )
    • 7 - LW Ted Lindsay
      Ted Lindsay
      Robert Blake Theodore Lindsay is a former professional ice hockey player, a forward for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League . He scored over 800 points in his Hockey Hall of Fame career, won the Art Ross Trophy in 1950, and won the Stanley Cup four times...

       (Detroit Red Wings
      Detroit Red Wings
      The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

      )
    • 8 - LW Sid Smith (Toronto Maple Leafs
      Toronto Maple Leafs
      The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

      )
    • 9 - RW Gordie Howe
      Gordie Howe
      Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association . Howe is often referred to as Mr...

       (Detroit Red Wings
      Detroit Red Wings
      The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

      )
    • 10 - C Metro Prystai
      Metro Prystai
      Dmytro "Metro" Prystai is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Prystai began his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1947. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings. He left the NHL following the 1958 season, playing part of one season in the minors before retiring...

       (Detroit Red Wings
      Detroit Red Wings
      The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

      )
    • 11 - RW Wally Hergesheimer
      Wally Hergesheimer
      Walter Edgar Hergesheimer is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Hergesheimer started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers. He would also play with the Chicago Black Hawks. His career lasted from 1952 to 1959...

       (New York Rangers
      New York Rangers
      The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

      )
    • 12 - RW Bill Mosienko
      Bill Mosienko
      William Mosienko was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks. He is best noted for recording the fastest hat trick in NHL history...

       (Chicago Black Hawks)
    • 14 - D Bill Gadsby
      Bill Gadsby
      William Alexander Gadsby was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League....

       (Chicago Black Hawks)
    • 15 - C Alex Delvecchio
      Alex Delvecchio
      Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.After playing a single junior league season for the Oshawa Generals of the OHA Delvecchio joined the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League for the 1952 season, and helped the team to...

       (Detroit Red Wings
      Detroit Red Wings
      The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

      )
    • 16 - D Gus Mortson
      Gus Mortson
      James Angus Gerald "Old Hardrock" Mortson is a former NHL defenceman.-Awards and achievements:*1947 Stanley Cup Championship *1948 Stanley Cup Championship...

       (Chicago Black Hawks)
    • 17 - D Leo Reise
      Leo Reise
      Leopold A. Emile Reise, Sr. was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans and New York Rangers. He was born in Pembroke, Ontario....

       (New York Rangers
      New York Rangers
      The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

      )
    • 18 - C Paul Ronty
      Paul Ronty
      Paul Ronty is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre.Ronty started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1947. He would also play for the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. He would retire after the 1955 season. Three times during his career, he finished in the top six...

       (New York Rangers
      New York Rangers
      The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

      )
    • 24 - LW Harry Watson
      Harry Watson (ice hockey b. 1923)
      Harold Percival "Whipper" Watson was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Brooklyn Americans, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Chicago Black Hawks, winning five Stanley Cups over a 14-year career in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:Born in Saskatoon,...

       (Toronto Maple Leafs
      Toronto Maple Leafs
      The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

      )
    Starting lineup:
  • 1 - G Gerry McNeil
    Gerry McNeil
    Gerald George McNeil is a former professional ice hockey goaltender who won two Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s....

  • 2 - D Doug Harvey
  • 3 - D Butch Bouchard, C
  • 4 - C Jean Beliveau
    Jean Béliveau
    Jean Arthur "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau, is a former professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. As a player, he won the Stanley Cup 10 times, and as an executive he was part of another seven championship teams, the most Stanley...

  • 5 - RW Bernie Geoffrion
    Bernie Geoffrion
    Joseph André Bernard Geoffrion , nicknamed Boom Boom, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Generally considered as one of the innovators of the slapshot, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 following a 16-year career with the Montreal Canadiens and New York...

  • 6 - RW Floyd Curry
    Floyd Curry
    Floyd James "Busher" Curry was a Canadian ice hockey right winger....

  • 8 - LW Dick Gamble
    Dick Gamble
    Richard Frank "Dick" Gamble is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He won a Stanley Cup championship in 1953 with the Montreal Canadiens. He won back-to-back Calder Cups with the Rochester Americans in 1965 and 1966. Gamble won a third Calder Cup with Rochester in 1967–68. He...

  • 9 - RW Maurice Richard
    Maurice Richard
    Joseph Henri Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, Sr., was a French-Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League from 1942 to 1960. The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50...

  • 10 - D Tom Johnson
  • 12 - RW Dickie Moore
  • 14 - LW Calum MacKay
    Calum MacKay
    Calum "Baldy" MacKay was a former Canadian ice hockey player. Although born in Toronto, Calum MacKay grew up in Fort William/Port Arthur, Ontario during the 1930s and early 1940s.-Playing career:...

  • 15 - LW Bert Olmstead
    Bert Olmstead
    Murray Albert Olmstead is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League . Olmstead began his career with the Black Hawks in 1949. In December 1950, he was traded to the...

  • 16 - C Elmer Lach
    Elmer Lach
    Elmer James Lach is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 14 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League. He was part of the Punch line, along with Maurice Richard and Toe Blake. He led the league in scoring twice, and was awarded the Hart Memorial...

  • 17 - C John McCormack
    John McCormack (ice hockey)
    John Ronald McCormack is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta.McCormack began his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1947. He would also play for the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks. He would retire from the NHL after the...

  • 18 - C Ken Mosdell
    Ken Mosdell
    Kenneth "Kenny" Mosdell was a Canadian ice hockey forward.Ken played in the National Hockey League from 1941 to 1942, and 1944 to 1959. He played his career with the Montreal Canadiens, Brooklyn Americans, and Chicago Black Hawks...

  • 19 - D Dollard St. Laurent
    Dollard St. Laurent
    Dollard Herve St. Laurent is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Dollard started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1951. He would spend eight years in Montreal before being traded to the Chicago Black Hawks. He won four Stanley Cups with the Habs and one with...

  • 20 - LW Paul Meger
    Paul Meger
    Paul Carl Meger is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Meger played his entire National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens. His career would last from 1950 to 1955...

  • 21 - D Bud MacPherson
    Bud MacPherson
    James Albert "Jim, Bud" MacPherson nickname Bud, was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman.MacPherson began his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1948. He spent his entire career with the Habs, retiring after the 1957 season. Bud won the Stanley Cup in 1953 with...

  • 22 - RW Lorne Davis
    Lorne Davis
    Lorne Austin Davis was an ice hockey scout for the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers, and a former right winger with four NHL teams...

  • 24 - LW Eddie Mazur
    Eddie Mazur
    Edward Joseph "Spider" Mazur was a Canadian ice hockey forward.Mazur started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1950. He would also play with the Chicago Black Hawks. He would leave the NHL after the 1957 season. He retired from hockey in 1965...

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