1973 WHA All-Star Game

The 1973 World Hockey Association All-Star Game was held in the Le Colisée in Quebec City, Quebec home of the Quebec Nordiques, on January 6, 1973. After a plan to pit WHA players against European players fell down due to legal reasons, the league instead pitted the two divisions against each other for an All-Star Game. The East All-Stars defeated the West All-Stars 6–2. Wayne Carleton was named the game's Most Valuable Player.^[1]

1973 WHA All-Star Game

1 2 3 Total West 1 0 1 2 East 1 3 2 6
Date	January 6, 1973
Arena	Le Colisée
City	Quebec City, Quebec
MVP	Wayne Carleton
Attendance	5,435
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Team Lineups

East All-Stars Coach: Jack Kelley (New England Whalers) Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders Al Smith New England Whalers Gerry Cheevers Cleveland Crusaders Serge Aubry~ Quebec Nordiques Defencemen Rick Ley New England Whalers J. C. Tremblay Quebec Nordiques Paul Shmyr Cleveland Crusaders Jim Dorey New England Whalers Ken Block New York Raiders John Hanna Cleveland Crusaders Forwards Ron Ward C New York Raiders Larry Pleau C New England Whalers Terry Caffery‡ C New England Whalers Bob Charlebois C Ottawa Nationals Tom Webster RW New England Whalers Danny Lawson RW Philadelphia Blazers Norm Ferguson RW New York Raiders John McKenzie RW Philadelphia Blazers Guy Trottier† RW Ottawa Nationals Wayne Carleton LW Ottawa Nationals Gary Jarrett LW Cleveland Crusaders Gerry Pinder LW Cleveland Crusaders Michel Parizeau LW Quebec Nordiques ~ Suited, but did not participate. ‡ Replaced Bobby Sheehan due to injury. † Replaced Ron Climie due to injury.

West All-Stars Coach: Bobby Hull (Winnipeg Jets) Assisted by: Nick Mickoski (Winnipeg Jets) Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders Mike Curran Minnesota Fighting Saints Ernie Wakely Winnipeg Jets Jack Norris Alberta Oilers Defencemen Al Hamilton Alberta Oilers Larry Hornung Winnipeg Jets Gerry Odrowski Los Angeles Sharks Ron Anderson Chicago Cougars Terry Ball Minnesota Fighting Saints Mike McMahon Minnesota Fighting Saints Bart Crashley Los Angeles Sharks Forwards Christian Bordeleau C Winnipeg Jets Gord Labossiere C Houston Aeros Jim Harrison C Alberta Oilers Ted Hampson C Minnesota Fighting Saints Wayne Connelly RW Minnesota Fighting Saints Norm Beaudin RW Winnipeg Jets Mike Byers RW Los Angeles Sharks Gary Veneruzzo RW Los Angeles Sharks Bob Wall LW Alberta Oilers Bobby Hull LW Winnipeg Jets Ted Taylor LW Houston Aeros Jan Popiel LW Chicago Cougars

G = Goaltender; D = Defenceman; C = Center; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing Source: [2][3][4]

Game summary

#	Score	Team	Goalscorer (Assist(s))	Time
First period
1	1-0	West	Odrowski (Beaudin)	10:39
2	1-1	East	Jarrett (Ward)	10:51
Penalties : Pleau (East) 4:43, Hanna (East) 12:09, Shmyr (East) 17:25, Harrison (West) 19:23
Second period
3	1-2	East	McKenzie (Carleton, Block)	3:37
4	1-3	East	Pleau (Webster, Caffery)	12:47
5	1-4	East	Dorey (Ward, Lawson)	19:43
Penalties : None
Third period
6	2-4	West	Hull (Connelly, Bordeleau)	3:05
7	2-5	East	Lawson (Jarrett, Tremblay)	7:29
8	2-6	East	Carleton (Charlebois, Dorey)	8:00
Penalties : None

Goaltenders :

• East: Smith (30 minutes, 1 goal against), Cheevers (30 minutes, 1 goal against).
• West: Wakely (20 minutes, 1 goal against), Norris (20 minutes, 3 goals against), Curran (20 minutes, 2 goals against).

Shots on goal :

• East (47) 18 - 14 - 15
• West (33) 8 - 13 - 12

Referee : Bill Friday

Linesmen : Pierre Belanger, Ron Asselstine

Source: ^[5]

See also

• 1972–73 WHA season