1974–75 WHA All-Star Game

1974–75 WHA All-Star Game
Date	January 21, 1975
Arena	Edmonton Coliseum
City	Edmonton, Alberta
MVP	Rejean Houle
Attendance	15,326
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The 1974–75 World Hockey Association All-Star Game was held in the recently opened Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, home of the Edmonton Oilers, on January 21, 1975. The game pitted the East All-Stars, which consisted of players from the four Eastern Division teams (Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis and New England), Toronto and Quebec of the Canadian Division, and Michigan of the Western Division, against the West All-Stars, which consisted of players from the four remaining Western Division teams (Houston, Minnesota, Phoenix and San Diego) and Edmonton, Vancouver and Winnipeg of the Canadian Division. The West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 6–4. Rejean Houle, who scored two goals and assisted on two others for the East, was named the game's most valuable player.

Team Lineups

East All-Stars

Coach: Ron Ryan (New England Whalers)

Nat.	Player	Pos.	Team
Goaltenders
	Al Smith^B		New England Whalers
	Gerry Cheevers^A		Cleveland Crusaders
	Andy Brown^C		Indianapolis Racers
Defencemen
	Pat Stapleton^B		Chicago Cougars
	Brad Selwood^B		New England Whalers
	Rick Ley^C		New England Whalers
	Dale Hoganson		Quebec Nordiques
	Jim Dorey^C		Toronto Toros
	J. C. Tremblay^A		Quebec Nordiques
	Paul Shmyr^A‡		Cleveland Crusaders
Forwards
	Serge Bernier^A	C	Quebec Nordiques
	Rejean Houle^C	RW	Quebec Nordiques
	Marc Tardif	LW	Quebec Nordiques
	Wayne Dillon^B	C	Toronto Toros
	Tom Simpson^A	RW	Toronto Toros
	Paul Henderson^B	LW	Toronto Toros
	Frank Mahovlich^A	LW	Toronto Toros
	Ralph Backstrom^C	C	Chicago Cougars
	Larry Pleau	C	New England Whalers
	Tom Webster^B	RW	New England Whalers
	Gary Veneruzzo	RW	Michigan Stags
	Pierre Guite^C‡	LW	Michigan Stags

^A Voted to first team.
^B Voted to second team.
^C Voted to third team.
^‡ Unable to participate due to injury.

West All-Stars

Coach: Bill Dineen (Houston Aeros)

Nat.	Player	Pos.	Team
Goaltenders
	Don McLeod^B		Vancouver Blazers
	Wayne Rutledge^C		Houston Aeros
	Joe Daley^A		Winnipeg Jets
Defencemen
	Doug Barrie		Edmonton Oilers
	John Schella^C		Houston Aeros
	Barry Long^A		Edmonton Oilers
	Gerry Odrowski^C		Phoenix Roadrunners
	Poul Popiel^B		Houston Aeros
	Lars-Erik Sjoberg^A		Winnipeg Jets
	Al Hamilton^B‡		Edmonton Oilers
Forwards
	Bobby Hull^A	LW	Winnipeg Jets
	Gordie Howe^B	RW	Houston Aeros
	Mark Howe^C	LW	Houston Aeros
	Andre Lacroix^B	C	San Diego Mariners
	Ulf Nilsson^C	C	Winnipeg Jets
	Larry Lund^A	C	Houston Aeros
	Andre Hinse^B	LW	Houston Aeros
	Frank Hughes^A	RW	Houston Aeros
	Danny Lawson	RW	Vancouver Blazers
	Ted Taylor	LW	Houston Aeros
	Fran Huck	C	Minnesota Fighting Saints
	Mike Walton^C‡	RW	Minnesota Fighting Saints

^A Voted to first team.
^B Voted to second team.
^C Voted to third team.
^‡ Unable to participate due to injury.

G = Goaltender; D = Defenceman; C = Center; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing

Source: ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Game summary

#	Score	Team	Goalscorer (Assist(s))	Time
First period
1	0-1	West	Mark Howe (Gordie Howe, Lacroix)	7:08
2	0-2	West	Hinse (Lund, Hughes)	8:18
3	1-2	East	Tardif (Houle, Selwood)	13:32
4	2-2	East	Houle (Pleau, Dorey)	17:37
Penalties : none
Second period
5	2-3	West	Hull (Lawson)	4:23
6	2-4	West	Hinse (Hughes, Odrowski)	6:35
7	2-5	West	Taylor (Lacroix, Schella)	10:07
8	2-6	West	Gordie Howe (Lacroix, Mark Howe)	11:53
9	3-6	East	Houle (Selwood, Dorey)	14:32
Penalties : none
Third period
10	4-6	East	Bernier (Tardif, Houle)	11:20
Penalties : none

Goaltenders :

East: Cheevers (20 minutes, 7 shots, 2 goals against), Brown (20 minutes, 11 shots, 4 goals against), Smith (20 minutes, 12 shots, 0 goals against).
West: Daley (20 minutes, 11 shots, 2 goals against), Rutledge (20 minutes, 9 shots, 1 goal against), McLeod (20 minutes, 8 shots, 1 goal against).

Shots on goal :

East (28) 11 - 9 - 8
West (30) 7 - 11 - 12

Referee :

Linesmen :