The 29th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at the

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, home of the

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, on January 20, 1976.

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All-Star team defeated the Campbell Conference 7–5 after opening up a 6–1 lead in the second period.

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was voted most valuable player of the game after scoring a goal and three assists.

Team Lineups

Game summary

Goaltenders : * Wales : Dryden (29:34 minutes), Thomas (30:26 minutes). * Campbell : Resch (29:18), Stephenson (29:42 minutes). Shots on goal : *Wales (42) 13 - 17 - 12 *Campbell (24) 09 - 06 - 09 Referee : Lloyd Gilmour Linesmen : Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico

Notes

Borje Salming made history by becoming the first European born and -bred player to participate in an NHL All-Star game ( Stan Mikita,

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and

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were also born in Europe but did not start to play hockey before moving to Canada at an early age). From 1976 onwards, every NHL All-Star game to date has featured at least one European player. Reigning

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winner Bobby Clarke was selected but did not play. He was replaced by his

' teammate

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. In addition to the NHL All-Star Game, the

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, the

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, and the Men's Final Four were all held in

in honor of the location of the signing of the

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, as 1976 was the

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References

* {{Hockey Night in Canada NHL

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Ice hockey competitions in Philadelphia

National Hockey League All-Star Games 1970s in Philadelphia

Team Lineups

Game summary

Notes

See also

References