2004 National Hockey League All-Star Game

Professional ice hockey exhibition game August 2023 2004 NHL All-Star Game 2004 NHL All Star Game logo.jpg 200 East West 6 4 1 4 1 1 2 1 February 8, 2004 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul Joe Sakic (Colorado) 19,434 2003 2007 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. 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 CANPat Quinn (Toronto Maple Leafs) CANDave Lewis (Detroit Red Wings) Assistant coach CANKen Hitchcock (Philadelphia Flyers) CANMarc Crawford (Vancouver Canucks) LineupStarting lineup: RUS 17 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk (Atlanta Thrashers) CAN 19 - C Joe Thornton (Boston Bruins) CAN 26 - RW Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning) CAN 27 - D Scott Niedermayer (New Jersey Devils) - (C) USA 28 - D Brian Rafalski (New Jersey Devils)1 CAN 30 - G Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils) Reserves: CAN 1 - G Roberto Luongo (Florida Panthers) CAN 3 - D Adrian Aucoin (New York Islanders) CAN 7 - LW Gary Roberts (Toronto Maple Leafs) SWE 9 - RW Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators) CAN 11 - C Mark Messier (New York Rangers) SWE 13 - C Mats Sundin (Toronto Maple Leafs) CZE 20 - C Robert Lang (Washington Capitals) CZE 23 - D Pavel Kubina (Tampa Bay Lightning)2 CAN 25 - C Keith Primeau (Philadelphia Flyers) CAN 44 - D Sheldon Souray (Montreal Canadiens) CAN 45 - D Nick Boynton (Boston Bruins) CAN 60 - G Jose Theodore (Montreal Canadiens) CZE 68 - RW Jaromir Jagr (New York Rangers) CAN 72 - RW Glen Murray (Boston Bruins)3 USA 97 - C Jeremy Roenick (Philadelphia Flyers)Starting lineup: CAN 44 - LW Todd Bertuzzi (Vancouver Canucks) USA 9 - C Mike Modano (Dallas Stars) USA 13 - RW Bill Guerin (Dallas Stars) CAN 4 - D Rob Blake (Colorado Avalanche) SWE 5 - D Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) CAN 35 - G Marty Turco (Dallas Stars) Reserves: USA 7 - LW Keith Tkachuk (St. Louis Blues) CAN 12 - RW Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames) SWE 14 - D Mattias Norstrom (Los Angeles Kings) CZE 17 - D Filip Kuba (Minnesota Wild) CAN 19 - C Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche) CAN 20 - RW Shane Doan (Phoenix Coyotes) CAN 21 - C Patrick Marleau (San Jose Sharks) CAN 24 - D Chris Pronger (St. Louis Blues) RUS 26 - C Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings) CZE 29 - G Tomas Vokoun (Nashville Predators) CAN 30 - G Dwayne Roloson (Minnesota Wild) CAN 40 - LW Alex Tanguay (Colorado Avalanche) FIN 45 - D Kimmo Timonen (Nashville Predators) CAN 61 - LW Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets) SWE 91 - LW Markus Naslund (Vancouver Canucks) - (C) 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 Penaltiesnonenone Shots on goal10–12–7–2911–12–9–32 Win/loss W - Jose Theodore L - Tomas Vokoun Referees: Blaine Angus, Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Thor Nelson Television: ABC, CBC, SRC Notes 1 1Scott 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 2Wade Redden was selected, but was unable to play due to injury. Pavel Kubina was named as his replacement. 3 3Marian Hossa was selected, but was unable to play due to injury. Glen Murray was selected as his replacement. All Category:National Hockey League All-Star Games Category:Sports in Minneapolis–Saint Paul