1976 WHA All-Star Game

The 1976 World Hockey Association All-Star Game was held in the Cleveland Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Cleveland Crusaders, on January 13, 1976. The game pitted the Canadian All-Stars, which consisted of players from the five Canadian Division teams, against the United States All-Stars, which consisted of players from the nine teams in the Eastern and Western Divisions.

1976 WHA All-Star Game

1 2 3 Total Canadian 0 3 3 6 United States 0 0 1 1
Date	January 13, 1976
Arena	Cleveland Coliseum
City	Cleveland, Ohio
MVP	Real Cloutier & Paul Shmyr
Attendance	15,491
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The Canadian All-Stars defeated the United States All-Stars 6–1. Real Cloutier, who scored a hattrick, was named the Most Valuable Player for the Canadian team and Paul Shmyr was named the Most Valuable Player for the United States team.^[1]

Team Lineups

Canadian All-Stars Coach: Jean-Guy Gendron (Quebec Nordiques) Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders Joe DaleyA~ Winnipeg Jets Don McLeodB Calgary Cowboys Jim Shaw‡ Toronto Toros Defencemen Lars-Erik SjobergA Winnipeg Jets J. C. TremblayA~ Quebec Nordiques Barry LongB Edmonton Oilers Larry HornungB Winnipeg Jets Thommie Bergman Winnipeg Jets John Miszuk Calgary Cowboys Paul Terbenche† Calgary Cowboys Forwards Vaclav NedomanskyA C Toronto Toros Anders HedbergA RW Winnipeg Jets Bobby HullA LW Winnipeg Jets Ulf NilssonB C Winnipeg Jets Marc TardifB LW Quebec Nordiques Real CloutierB RW Quebec Nordiques Serge Bernier C Quebec Nordiques Chris Bordeleau C Quebec Nordiques Frank Mahovlich LW Toronto Toros Rejean Houle LW Quebec Nordiques Danny Lawson RW Calgary Cowboys Rusty Patenaude RW Edmonton Oilers

United States All-Stars Coach: Bill Dineen (Houston Aeros) Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders Gerry CheeversA Cleveland Crusaders Christer AbrahamssonB New England Whalers Defencemen Paul ShmyrA Cleveland Crusaders Pat StapletonA Indianapolis Racers Kevin MorrisonB San Diego Mariners John SchellaB Houston Aeros Marty Howe Houston Aeros Rick Ley New England Whalers Forwards Andre LacroixA C San Diego Mariners Gene PeacoshA LW San Diego Mariners Gordie HoweA RW Houston Aeros Dave KeonB C Minnesota Fighting Saints Claude LaroseB LW Cincinnati Stingers Mike WaltonB RW Minnesota Fighting Saints Robbie Ftorek C Phoenix Roadrunners Wayne Carleton C New England Whalers Mark Howe LW Houston Aeros Ralph Backstrom LW Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics Tom Webster RW New England Whalers Don Borgeson RW Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics

A Voted to first team. B Voted to second team. ~ Unable to participate due to injury. ‡ Replaced Joe Daley due to injury. † Replaced J. C. Tremblay due to injury. G = Goaltender; D = Defenceman; C = Center; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing Source: [2][3]

Game summary

#	Score	Team	Goalscorer (Assist(s))	Time
First period
No scoring
Penalties : Ley (USA) 0:29, Schella (USA) 8:37, Hull (Canada) 8:37, Patenaude (Canada) 12:48
Second period
1	1-0	Canada	Cloutier (Tardif)	1:45
2	2-0	Canada	Mahovlich (Bergman)	11:50
3	3-0	Canada	Cloutier (Sjoberg, Bordeleau)	16:44 [pp]
Penalties : Backstrom (USA) 14:58, Long (Canada) 18:03
Third period
4	4-0	Canada	Lawson (unassisted)	3:50 [sh]
5	4-1	U.S.A.	Lacroix (Ley)	13:26
6	5-1	Canada	Nilsson (Hedberg, Miszuk)	15:33
7	6-1	Canada	Cloutier (Bordeleau, Tardif)	18:04
Penalties : Nedomanský (Canada) 3:32, Long (Canada) 18:45

Goaltenders :

• Canada: McLeod, Shaw.
• U.S.A.: Cheevers, Abrahamsson.

Shots on goal :

• Canada (30) 8 - 9 - 13
• U.S.A. (25) 9 - 9 - 7

Referee : Bill Friday

Linesmen : Ross Keenan, Graham Hern

Source: ^[2]

See also

• 1975–76 WHA season