1979 WHA All-Star Games

Professional ice hockey exhibition game February 2025 yes 1979 WHA All-Star Games Edmonton Coliseum, Alberta January 2–5, 1979 WHA All-Stars 4 – Moscow Dynamo 2 WHA All-Stars 4 – Moscow Dynamo 2 WHA All-Stars 4 – Moscow Dynamo 3 None 8,038 (Game 1)11,220 (Game 2)15,590 (Game 3) 1978 The 1979 World Hockey Association All-Star Games were a three-game series that was held at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, the home of the Edmonton Oilers. In place of the usual one game played by the WHA with league all-stars, they elected to pit a set of their league All-Stars against Moscow Dynamo of the Soviet Union. The games were held from January 2–5, 1979. The WHA All-Stars consisted of players from the six surviving teams. Moscow did not elect to play their perceived best stars.https://www.surgent.net/wha/allstar/1979allstargame.html The Complete World Hockey Association - 1979 All-Star Game http://wha-hof.com/gamesummary.php?id=3647 WHA Game Summary http://wha-hof.com/gamesummary.php?id=3648 WHA Game Summary http://wha-hof.com/gamesummary.php?id=3649 WHA Game Summary Likely, the highlight of the series was the line of Wayne Gretzky with Gordie Howe and his son Mark Howe playing together, which scored three goals in Game 1.Surgent Scott 1990 The Complete World Hockey Association 11th Edition Surgent 512 978-1727753424 Larry Hillman, coach of the defending Avco Cup champion Winnipeg Jets, coached the WHA, while Vladimir Kiselyov coached Moscow. Team Lineups WHA All-Stars Coach: Larry Hillman (Winnipeg Jets) Nat. Player Pos. Team GoaltendersCAN Dave Dryden Edmonton OilersFIN Markus Mattsson Winnipeg Jets DefencemenCAN John Hughes Edmonton OilersCAN Paul Shmyr Edmonton OilersCAN Claire Alexander Edmonton OilersCAN Rob Ramage Birmingham BullsCAN Rick Ley New England WhalersCAN Barry Long Winnipeg Jets ForwardsUSA Robbie Ftorek Cincinnati StingersCAN Mike Gartner Cincinnati StingersCAN Peter Marsh Cincinnati StingersCAN Rick Dudley Cincinnati StingersCAN Wayne Gretzky Edmonton OilersCAN Blair MacDonald Edmonton OilersCAN Serge Bernier Quebec NordiquesCAN Real Cloutier Quebec NordiquesCAN Marc Tardif Quebec NordiquesCAN Morris LukowichWinnipeg JetsCAN Peter Sullivan Winnipeg JetsCAN Dave Keon New England WhalersCAN Gordie HoweNew England WhalersUSA Mark Howe New England Whalers Moscow Dynamo Coach: Vladimir Kiselyov, Pavel Zhiburtovich (assistant). Player GoaltendersSergei BabarikoVladimir Polupanov DefencemenVasili PayusovVitali FilippovAlexander FilippovSergei GimayevAlexei VolchenkovVladimir OrlovMikhail Slipchenko ForwardsViktor ShkurdyukVladimir VikulovAlexander LobanovAlexander VolchkovPavel YezovskikhVladimir PopovAlexei FrolikovMikhail ShostakVladimir GolubovichVladimir SemyonovYevgeni KotlovVladimir DevyatovSergei TukmachyovVyacheslav Anisin Game summary Game 1 # Score Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) Time First period1 1-0 WHA Wayne Gretzky (Mark Howe, Paul Shmyr) 1:352 1-1 Moscow Alexei Frolikov (Sergei Tukmachyov, Vitali Fillippov) 14:203 2-1 Moscow Vladimir Semyonov (Veygeni Kotlov) 18:08 Second period4 2-2 WHA Wayne Gretzky (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe) 16:29 Penalties : Backstrom (WHA All-Stars) 14:58, Long (Moscow) 18:03 Third period5 3-2 WHA Mark Howe (Gretzky, G. Howe) 7:026 4-2 WHA Peter Sullivan 19:51 Goaltenders : Moscow: Sergei Babariko WHA: Dave Dryden Shots on goal : Moscow (21) 8 - 6 - 7 WHA: (30) 12 - 8 - 10 Game 2 # Score Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) Time First period1 1-0 WHA Morris Lukowich (Ftorek, Mike Gartner) 2:262 1-1 Moscow Mikhail Shostak (Filippov, Shkurdyuk) 7:383 2-1 WHA Mark Howe (Goride Howe, Wayne Gretzky) 9:274 3-1 WHA Mike Gartner (Lukowich, Sullivan) 16:51 Second period5 3-2 Moscow Shkurdyuk (Lobanov) 19:44 Third period6 4-2 WHA Gretzky (Ley) 5:45 Goaltenders : Moscow: Sergei Babariko WHA: Markus Mattsson Shots on goal : Moscow (22) 4 - 10 - 8 WHA: (37) 17 - 8 - 12 Game 3 # Score Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) Time First period1 1-0 WHA Morris Lukowich (Gartner) 1:462 2-0 WHA Ramage (MacDonald, Keon) 6:413 2-1 Moscow Shkurdyuk (Anisin, Volchenkov) 11:024 2-2 Moscow Mikhail Shostak (Slipchenko, Frolikov) 11:435 3-2 WHA Peter Sullivan 18:29 Second period6 4-2 WHA Bernier (Ley, Gartner) 14:03. Third period7 4-3 Moscow Semyonov (Payusov, Lobanov) 13:12 Goaltenders : Moscow: Sergei Babariko WHA: Markus Mattsson Shots on goal : Moscow (19) 8 - 2 - 9 WHA: (29) 13 - 11 - 5 References Category:1978–79 WHA season