NHL All-Star Game 24kt Gold Overlay Medallion Coin 2004 Minnesota Mark Messier

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Very Special Official NHL All-Star
Game
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2004 National Hockey League All-Star Game
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2004 NHL All-Star Game
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1
2
3
Total
East
1
4
1
6
West
1
2
1
4
Date
February 8, 2004
Arena
Xcel Energy Center
City
Saint Paul
MVP
Joe Sakic (Colorado)
Attendance
19,434
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The 2004 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on February 8, 2004, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, home of the Minnesota Wild. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 6–4. This was the final All-Star Game until 2007.
Contents
1
All-Star weekend
1.1
Events
1.2
NHL YoungStars Game
1.3
SuperSkills Competition
1.3.1
Individual Event winners
2
The game
3
Rosters
4
Uniforms
5
Summary
All-Star weekend
Events
The city of Saint Paul in honor of the All Star Game being held built the Ice Castle for the first time in over 20 years at the Saint Paul Winter Carnival right across the street from the Xcel Energy Center.
NHL YoungStars Game
The YoungStars game, featuring rosters composed entirely of rookies and some second-year players, saw the Western Conference YoungStars defeat the Eastern Conference 7–3. Anaheim's Joffrey Lupul scored a hat trick, San Jose's Jonathan Cheechoo picked up four assists and Colorado goaltender Philippe Sauve was named the Game MVP, stopping 18 of 21 shots. It is notable that instead of a regular 5-on-5 hockey game, the YoungStars game is played in a four-on-four format with each roster consisting of six forwards, four defencemen, and one goaltender. The game was played in three 10-minute running-clock periods and a four-minute intermission between each period.
SuperSkills Competition
The Eastern Conference were the overall victors of the SuperSkills Competition, in which select all-stars compete in various competitions, including a shootout, a relay race and a fastest skater competition. The East defeated the West 13–6. Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo won the Goaltenders Competition, Islanders defenceman Adrian Aucoin won the Hardest Shot competition and Devils defenceman Scott Niedermayer won the Fastest Skater competition.
Individual Event winners
Puck Control Relay – Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Fastest Skater – Scott Niedermayer (New Jersey Devils) - 13.783 seconds
Accuracy Shooting – Jeremy Roenick (Philadelphia Flyers) - 4 hits, 4 shots
Hardest Shot – Adrian Aucoin (New York Islanders) - 102.2 mph
Goaltenders Competition – Roberto Luongo (Florida Panthers) - 1 GA, 12 shots
The game
The Eastern Conference were struck with injuries as Scott Stevens and Wade Redden were forced to pull out of the game. Brian Rafalski and Pavel Kubina replaced the defensemen, respectively, putting the starting rosters at Ilya Kovalchuk, Joe Thornton and Martin St. Louis on offense, Scott Niedermayer and Stevens injury replacement Brian Rafalski on defense and Martin Brodeur in goal for the East, and Todd Bertuzzi, Mike Modano and Bill Guerin on offense, Rob Blake and Nicklas Lidstrom on defense and Marty Turco in goal for the West.
The Eastern Conference cruised to a 6–4 victory on goals by Adrian Aucoin, Daniel Alfredsson (who scored twice), Mark Messier, Gary Roberts and Ilya Kovalchuk. However, it was Joe Sakic of the Western Conference who walked away with MVP honors as he scored a hat trick. Coyotes forward Shane Doan also scored for the West.
Rosters
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Head coach
CanadaPat Quinn (Toronto Maple Leafs)
CanadaDave Lewis (Detroit Red Wings)
Assistant coach
CanadaKen Hitchcock (Philadelphia Flyers)
CanadaMarc Crawford (Vancouver Canucks)
Lineup
Starting lineup:
Russia 17 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk (Atlanta Thrashers)
Canada 19 - C Joe Thornton (Boston Bruins)
Canada 26 - RW Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Canada 27 - D Scott Niedermayer (New Jersey Devils) - (C)
United States 28 - D Brian Rafalski (New Jersey Devils)[1]
Canada 30 - G Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils)
Reserves:
Canada 1 - G Roberto Luongo (Florida Panthers)
Canada 3 - D Adrian Aucoin (New York Islanders)
Canada 7 - LW Gary Roberts (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Sweden 9 - RW Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators)
Canada 11 - C Mark Messier (New York Rangers)
Sweden 13 - C Mats Sundin (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Czech Republic 20 - C Robert Lang (Washington Capitals)
Czech Republic 23 - D Pavel Kubina (Tampa Bay Lightning)[2]
Canada 25 - C Keith Primeau (Philadelphia Flyers)
Canada 44 - D Sheldon Souray (Montreal Canadiens)
Canada 45 - D Nick Boynton (Boston Bruins)
Canada 60 - G Jose Theodore (Montreal Canadiens)
Czech Republic 68 - RW Jaromir Jagr (New York Rangers)
Canada 72 - RW Glen Murray (Boston Bruins)[3]
United States 97 - C Jeremy Roenick (Philadelphia Flyers)
Starting lineup:
Canada 44 - LW Todd Bertuzzi (Vancouver Canucks)
United States 9 - C Mike Modano (Dallas Stars)
United States 13 - RW Bill Guerin (Dallas Stars)
Canada 4 - D Rob Blake (Colorado Avalanche)
Sweden 5 - D Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings)
Canada 35 - G Marty Turco (Dallas Stars)
Reserves:
United States 7 - LW Keith Tkachuk (St. Louis Blues)
Canada 12 - RW Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames)
Sweden 14 - D Mattias Norstrom (Los Angeles Kings)
Czech Republic 17 - D Filip Kuba (Minnesota Wild)
Canada 19 - C Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)
Canada 20 - RW Shane Doan (Phoenix Coyotes)
Canada 21 - C Patrick Marleau (San Jose Sharks)
Canada 24 - D Chris Pronger (St. Louis Blues)
Russia 26 - C Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings)
Czech Republic 29 - G Tomas Vokoun (Nashville Predators)
Canada 30 - G Dwayne Roloson (Minnesota Wild)
Canada 40 - LW Alex Tanguay (Colorado Avalanche)
Finland 45 - D Kimmo Timonen (Nashville Predators)
Canada 61 - LW Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Sweden 91 - LW Markus Naslund (Vancouver Canucks) - (C)
Notes
^1 Scott Stevens was voted as a starter, but was unable to play due to injury. Brian Rafalski was selected as his replacement in the starting lineup.
^2 Wade Redden was selected, but was unable to play due to injury. Pavel Kubina was named as his replacement.
^3 Marian Hossa was selected, but was unable to play due to injury. Glen Murray was selected as his replacement.
Uniforms
For the first time, the NHL used All-Star uniforms inspired by the host team, and opted to go with a retro flavor. The uniforms were distinct for the lack of white - the Eastern Conference uniforms were cream-colored (officially the Minnesota Wild's "Minnesota Wheat" color) with red trim, while the Western Conference wore green jerseys with cream trim. In a departure from the overall retro theme of the uniforms, the names on the back of the jersey were in the Kabel typeface used by the Toronto Maple Leafs at the time.
Summary
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Final score
6
4
Scoring summary
Aucoin (Jagr, Messier) 5:44 1st
Alfredsson (unassisted) 0:51 2nd
Messier (Niedermayer, Lang) 13:48 2nd
Roberts (Alfredsson, Sundin) 14:41 2nd
Alfredsson (2) (Sundin, Roberts) 18:04 2nd (GWG)
Kovalchuk (Souray) 4:03 3rd
Sakic (Naslund, Bertuzzi) 13:37 1st
Sakic (2) (Naslund, Bertuzzi) 5:44 2nd
Doan (Lidstrom, Tkachuk) 13:02 2nd
Sakic (3) (Naslund) 7:22 3rd
Penalties
none
none
Shots on goal
10–12–7–29
11–12–9–32
Win/Loss
W - Jose Theodore
L - Tomas Vokoun
Referees: Blaine Angus, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Thor Nelson
Television: ABC, CBC, SRC