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| Date | October 6, 1962 | |||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens | |||||||||||||||
| City | Toronto | |||||||||||||||
| MVP | Eddie Shack (Toronto) | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 14,236 | |||||||||||||||
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The16th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place atMaple Leaf Gardens on October 6, 1962. The hometownToronto Maple Leafs defeated the NHL all-stars 4–1.[1]
Eddie Shack was named the first ever all-star gameMVP, as theToronto Maple Leafs erupted for four goals in the opening period against all-stargoaltenderJacques Plante of theMontreal Canadiens. It was the first victory for the Maple Leafs in the annual classic, after falling to the All-Stars in 1947, 1948 and 1949.
Shack scored Toronto's fourth goal.Dick Duff,Bob Pulford andFrank Mahovlich also scored for the Leafs, whileGordie Howe, appearing in his record 14th all-star game, beatJohnny Bower.[1]
In the days leading up to the game, the NHL was worried because Toronto had only two players under contract—rookieKent Douglas and captainGeorge Armstrong; however, last minute efforts led to all players signing contracts in time to appear in the game.[2]
| Toronto | 16 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| All-Stars | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 |