1974 WHA All-Star Game
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| Date | January 3, 1974 | |||||||||||||||
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| Arena | St. Paul Civic Center | |||||||||||||||
| City | St. Paul, Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| MVP | Mike Walton | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 13,196 | |||||||||||||||
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The 1974 World Hockey Association All-Star Game was held in the just opened St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, home of the Minnesota Fighting Saints, on January 3, 1974. The East All-Stars defeated the West All-Stars 8–4. Mike Walton was named the game's Most Valuable Player.[1]
Team Lineups
Game summary
| # | Score | Team | Goalscorer (Assist(s)) | Time | |
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| First period | |||||
| 1 | 0-1 | East | Houle (Bernier, Paiement) | 2:11 | |
| 2 | 0-2 | East | Backstrom (Carleton, Stapleton) | 8:02 (sh) | |
| 3 | 0-3 | East | Pleau (unassisted) | 10:39 | |
| 4 | 1-3 | West | Walton (Lawson) | 14:55 | |
| 5 | 1-4 | East | Pinder (Lacroix, Shmyr) | 18:38 | |
| 6 | 1-5 | East | Lacroix (Pinder, Jarrett) | 19:12 | |
| Penalties : Ley (East) 6:34 | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| 7 | 2-5 | West | Walton (Hull, Tardif) | 7:27 (pp) | |
| 8 | 2-6 | East | Paiement (Backstrom) | 9:15 | |
| 9 | 3-6 | West | Walton (Hamilton, Climie) | 16:04 | |
| 10 | 4-6 | West | Lund (Hughes, Hamilton) | 17:28 | |
| Penalties : Webster (East) 6:31 | |||||
| Third period | |||||
| 11 | 4-7 | East | Lacroix (Jarrett, Pinder) | 9:17 | |
| 12 | 4-8 | East | Pleau (Harris, Webster) | 18:59 | |
| Penalties : Climie (West) 2:43 | |||||
Goaltenders :
- East: Cheevers (29:15 minutes, 2 goals against), Gratton (30:45 minutes, 2 goals against).
- West: Norris (20 minutes, 5 goals against), Wakely (20 minutes, 1 goal against), Garrett (20 minutes, 2 goals against).
Shots on goal :
- East (34) 10 - 12 - 10
- West (30) 10 - 13 - 7
Referee : Bob Sloan
Linesmen : Alan Glaspell, Gene Kusy
Source: [2]