- 54th National Hockey League All-Star Game
Infobox ice hockey game
game_name = 54th NHL All-Star Game
visitor = East
home = West
visitor_total = 6
home_total = 4
visitor_per1 = 1
visitor_per2 = 4
visitor_per3 = 1
home_per1 = 1
home_per2 = 2
home_per3 = 1
date =February 8 2004
arena =Xcel Energy Center
city =St. Paul, Minnesota
MVP =Joe Sakic (Colorado)
attendance = 19,434The 54th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place during the2003–04 NHL season and was held onFebruary 8 ,2004 at theXcel Energy Center in St. Paul,Minnesota , official arena of the NHL'sMinnesota Wild . The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 6–4.All-Star weekend
Events
The city of St Paul in honor of the All Star Game being held built the Ice Castle for the first time in over 20 years at the
St Paul Winter Carnival right across the street from the Xcel Energy Center.NHL YoungStars Game
The YoungStars game, featuring rosters comprised 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'sJonathan 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-star s compete in various competitions, including a shootout, arelay race and a fastest skater competition. The East defeated the West 13–6. Panthers goaltenderRoberto Luongo won the Goaltenders Competition, Islanders defencemanAdrian Aucoin won the Hardest Shot competition and Devils defencemanScott 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 shotsThe Game
The Eastern Conference were struck with injuries as
Scott Stevens andWade Redden were forced to pull out of the game.Brian Rafalski andPavel Kubina replaced the defensemen, respectively, putting the starting rosters atIlya Kovalchuk ,Joe Thornton andMartin St. Louis on offense,Scott Niedermayer and Stevens injury replacementBrian Rafalski on defense andMartin Brodeur in goal for the East, andTodd Bertuzzi ,Mike Modano andBill Guerin on offense,Rob Blake and Nicklas Lidstrom on defense andMarty 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 andIlya Kovalchuk . However, it wasJoe Sakic of the Western Conference who walked away with MVP honors as he scored ahat trick . Coyotes forwardShane Doan also scored for the West.Boxscore
* Referees:
Blaine Angus ,Stephen Walkom
* Linesmen:Scott Driscoll ,Thor Nelson
* Television: ABC, CBC, SRCNotes
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Scott 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.:fnb|2Wade Redden was selected, but was unable to play due to injury.Pavel Kubina was named as his replacement.:fnb|3Marian Hossa was selected, but was unable to play due to injury. Glen Murray was selected as his replacement.ee also
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2003–04 NHL season
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