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| game_name = 45th NHL All-Star Game
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| image =
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| visitor = [[Western Conference (NHL)|West]]
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| home = '''[[Eastern Conference (NHL)|East]]'''
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| visitor_total = 8
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| home_total = 9
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| visitor_per1 = 4
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| visitor_per2 = 2
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| visitor_per3 = 2
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| home_per1 = 3
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| home_per2 = 2
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| home_per3 = 4
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| date = January 22, 1994
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| arena = [[Madison Square Garden]]
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| city = [[New York City]], [[New York]]
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| MVP = [[Mike Richter]] ([[New York Rangers|NY Rangers]])
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| attendance = 18,200}}
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The '''45th [[National Hockey League]]''' '''[[National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]''' was held in [[New York City]], [[New York]], on January 22, 1994.
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== Super Skills Competition ==
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The [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]] would win the Skills Competition for the second straight season. In the individual events [[Al Iafrate]] won the '''Hardest Shot''' event for the second straight season, while both [[John Vanbiesbrouck]] and [[Patrick Roy]] would share the Goaltenders Competition victory. In addition, the '''Puck Control Relay''' event would be introduced as part of the individual competition with its first winner being [[Russ Courtnall]].
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====Individual Event winners====
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* '''Puck Control Relay''' - [[Russ Courtnall]] ([[Dallas Stars]])
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* '''Fastest Skater''' - [[Sergei Fedorov]] ([[Detroit Red Wings]]) - 13.525 seconds
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* '''Accuracy Shooting''' - [[Brendan Shanahan]] ([[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]]) - 4 hits, 5 shots
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* '''Hardest Shot''' - [[Al Iafrate]] ([[Washington Capitals]]) - 102.7 mph
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* '''Goaltenders Competition''' - [[John Vanbiesbrouck]] ([[Florida Panthers]])/[[Patrick Roy]] ([[Montreal Canadiens]]) - 4 GA, 16 shots
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== The game ==
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A capacity crowd saw [[Ottawa Senators]]' rookie [[Alexei Yashin]] score with 3:42 left in the third period, to give the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] a 9–8 victory. The [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]] were leading 8–6 in the third period, until [[Quebec Nordiques]]' centre [[Joe Sakic]] scored his first All-Star Game goal to cut the lead to 8–7. Then [[Florida Panthers]]' centre [[Bob Kudelski]] scored with 6:01 left to tie the game at 8–8, before Yashin would score the eventual game-winner. [[New York Rangers]]' goaltender [[Mike Richter]] was named All-Star M.V.P. after he turned away 19 of 21 shots in the second period.
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== Boxscore ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
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! !! Western Conference !! Eastern Conference
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|-
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! Final score || 8 || 9
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|-
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! Head coach || [[Barry Melrose]] ([[Los Angeles Kings]]) || [[Jacques Demers]] ([[Montreal Canadiens]])
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|-
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! Honorary captain || [[Gordie Howe]] || [[Rod Gilbert]]
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|-
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! Lineup
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|'''Starting lineup''':
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* 7 - D [[Chris Chelios]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks]],Alternate)
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* 77 - D [[Paul Coffey]] ([[Detroit Red Wings]],Alternate)
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* 10 - RW [[Pavel Bure]] ([[Vancouver Canucks]])
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* 16 - RW [[Brett Hull]] ([[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]])
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* 29 - G [[Félix Potvin|Felix Potvin]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]])
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* 99 - C [[Wayne Gretzky]] ([[Los Angeles Kings]], Captain)
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'''Commissioner's selection''':
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* 18 - RW [[Dave Taylor (ice hockey)|Dave Taylor]] ([[Los Angeles Kings]],Alternate)
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'''Reserves''':
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* 2 - D [[Al MacInnis]] ([[Calgary Flames]])
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* 4 - D [[Rob Blake]] ([[Los Angeles Kings]])
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* 5 - D [[Alexei Kasatonov]] ([[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]])
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* 6 - D [[Sandis Ozoliņš|Sandis Ozolinsh]] ([[San Jose Sharks]])
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* 9 - LW [[Shayne Corson]] ([[Edmonton Oilers]])
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* 13 - RW [[Teemu Selänne|Teemu Selanne]] ([[Winnipeg Jets]])
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* 14 - LW [[Dave Andreychuk]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]])
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* 19 - LW [[Brendan Shanahan]] ([[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]])
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* 25 - C [[Joe Nieuwendyk]] ([[Calgary Flames]])
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* 26 - RW [[Russ Courtnall]] ([[Dallas Stars]])
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* 27 - C [[Jeremy Roenick]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks]])
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* 31 - G [[Curtis Joseph]] ([[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]])
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* 32 - G [[Arturs Irbe]] ([[San Jose Sharks]])
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* 91 - C [[Sergei Fedorov]] ([[Detroit Red Wings]])
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* 93 - C [[Doug Gilmour]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]])
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|'''Starting lineup''':
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* 2 - D [[Brian Leetch]] ([[New York Rangers]])
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* 11 - C [[Mark Messier]] ([[New York Rangers]], Captain)<ref>[[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]] was voted as a starter, but was not able to play due to injury. [[Mark Messier]] was his replacement in the starting lineup.</ref>
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* 33 - G [[Patrick Roy]] ([[Montreal Canadiens]])
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* 77 - D [[Ray Bourque]] ([[Boston Bruins]],Alternate)
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* 88 - C [[Eric Lindros]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers]])
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* 89 - RW [[Alexander Mogilny]] ([[Buffalo Sabres]])
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'''Commissioner's selection''':
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* 7 - RW [[Joe Mullen]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins]])<ref>[[Mark Howe]] was originally selected by the commissioner, but was not able to play due to injury. [[Joe Mullen]] was his replacement.</ref>
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'''Reserves''':
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* 3 - D [[Garry Galley]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers]])
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* 4 - D [[Scott Stevens]] ([[New Jersey Devils]])
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* 8 - RW [[Mark Recchi]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers]])
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* 9 - LW [[Adam Graves]] ([[New York Rangers]])
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* 10 - LW [[Geoff Sanderson]] ([[Hartford Whalers]])
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* 12 - C [[Adam Oates]] ([[Boston Bruins]])
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* 17 - C [[Pierre Turgeon]] ([[New York Islanders]])
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* 18 - C [[Joe Sakic]] ([[Quebec Nordiques]])
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* 19 - C [[Brian Bradley]] ([[Tampa Bay Lightning]])
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* 34 - D [[Al Iafrate]] ([[Washington Capitals]])
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* 20 - C [[Alexei Yashin]] ([[Ottawa Senators]])
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* 22 - C [[Bob Kudelski]] ([[Florida Panthers]])
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* 55 - D [[Larry Murphy (ice hockey)|Larry Murphy]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins]],Alternate)
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* 34 - G [[John Vanbiesbrouck]] ([[Florida Panthers]])
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* 35 - G [[Mike Richter]] ([[New York Rangers]])
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|-
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! Scoring summary
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*Roenick (Nieuwendyk, Blake), 7:31 1st
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*Fedorov (Bure, Ozolinsh), 10:20 1st
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*Shanahan (Gretzky, Hull), 13:21 1st
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*Andreychuk (MacInnis, Fedorov), 15:10 1st
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*Coffey (Andreychuk, Gilmour), 12:36 2nd
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*Ozolinsh (Taylor, Roenick), 14:39 2nd
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*Ozolinsh (Bure), 0:55 3rd
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*Shanahan (Gretzky, Chelios), 7:40 3rd
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*Kudelski (Turgeon, Bourque), 9:46 1st
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*Lindros (unassisted), 11:00 1st
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*Yashin (Sakic, Turgeon), 14:29 1st
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*Stevens (Oates, Sanderson), 10:37 2nd
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*Messier (Mullen, Graves), 15:05 2nd
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*Mullen (Graves, Messier), 1:28 3rd
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*Sakic (Turgeon, Stevens), 10:41 3rd
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*Kudelski (Messier), 13:59 3rd
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*Yashin (Sakic, Turgeon), 16:18 3rd (GWG)
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|-
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! Penalties
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''none''
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|
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''none''
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|-
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! Shots on goal
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|17–21–8–46
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|19–18–19–56
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|-
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! Win/Loss || '''L''' - [[Curtis Joseph]] || '''W''' - [[John Vanbiesbrouck]]
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|}
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*'''Referee''': [[Bill McCreary (referee)|Bill McCreary]]
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*'''Linesmen''': [[Gord Broseker]], [[Pat Dapuzzo]]
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*'''Television''': NBC, CBC
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== Notes ==
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{{reflist}}
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==See also==
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*[[1993–94 NHL season]]
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==Miscellaneous==
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In 1994, the New York Rangers made history by becoming the first (and to this date, the only) NHL team ever to host an All-Star Game, have one of its own named MVP of the All-Star Game, win the [[President's Trophy]], and the [[Stanley Cup]] in one season, as no one from the [[Colorado Avalanche]] was named MVP of the [[51st National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game in 2001]].
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Latest revision as of 11:24, 15 June 2021

1994NHLAS
45th NHL All-Star Game
123 Total
West 422 8
East 324 9
Date January 22, 1994
Arena Madison Square Garden
City New York City, New York
MVP Mike Richter (NY Rangers)
Attendance 18,200

The 45th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in New York City, New York, on January 22, 1994.

Super Skills Competition

The Western Conference would win the Skills Competition for the second straight season. In the individual events Al Iafrate won the Hardest Shot event for the second straight season, while both John Vanbiesbrouck and Patrick Roy would share the Goaltenders Competition victory. In addition, the Puck Control Relay event would be introduced as part of the individual competition with its first winner being Russ Courtnall.

Individual Event winners

The game

A capacity crowd saw Ottawa Senators' rookie Alexei Yashin score with 3:42 left in the third period, to give the Eastern Conference a 9–8 victory. The Western Conference were leading 8–6 in the third period, until Quebec Nordiques' centre Joe Sakic scored his first All-Star Game goal to cut the lead to 8–7. Then Florida Panthers' centre Bob Kudelski scored with 6:01 left to tie the game at 8–8, before Yashin would score the eventual game-winner. New York Rangers' goaltender Mike Richter was named All-Star M.V.P. after he turned away 19 of 21 shots in the second period.

Boxscore

Western Conference Eastern Conference
Final score 8 9
Head coach Barry Melrose (Los Angeles Kings) Jacques Demers (Montreal Canadiens)
Honorary captain Gordie Howe Rod Gilbert
Lineup Starting lineup:

Commissioner's selection:

Reserves:

Starting lineup:

Commissioner's selection:

Reserves:

Scoring summary
  • Roenick (Nieuwendyk, Blake), 7:31 1st
  • Fedorov (Bure, Ozolinsh), 10:20 1st
  • Shanahan (Gretzky, Hull), 13:21 1st
  • Andreychuk (MacInnis, Fedorov), 15:10 1st
  • Coffey (Andreychuk, Gilmour), 12:36 2nd
  • Ozolinsh (Taylor, Roenick), 14:39 2nd
  • Ozolinsh (Bure), 0:55 3rd
  • Shanahan (Gretzky, Chelios), 7:40 3rd
  • Kudelski (Turgeon, Bourque), 9:46 1st
  • Lindros (unassisted), 11:00 1st
  • Yashin (Sakic, Turgeon), 14:29 1st
  • Stevens (Oates, Sanderson), 10:37 2nd
  • Messier (Mullen, Graves), 15:05 2nd
  • Mullen (Graves, Messier), 1:28 3rd
  • Sakic (Turgeon, Stevens), 10:41 3rd
  • Kudelski (Messier), 13:59 3rd
  • Yashin (Sakic, Turgeon), 16:18 3rd (GWG)
Penalties

none

none

Shots on goal 17–21–8–46 19–18–19–56
Win/Loss L - Curtis Joseph W - John Vanbiesbrouck

Notes

  1. ↑ Jaromir Jagr was voted as a starter, but was not able to play due to injury. Mark Messier was his replacement in the starting lineup.
  2. ↑ Mark Howe was originally selected by the commissioner, but was not able to play due to injury. Joe Mullen was his replacement.

See also

Miscellaneous

In 1994, the New York Rangers made history by becoming the first (and to this date, the only) NHL team ever to host an All-Star Game, have one of its own named MVP of the All-Star Game, win the President's Trophy, and the Stanley Cup in one season, as no one from the Colorado Avalanche was named MVP of the All-Star Game in 2001.

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