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2007 NHL All-Star Game
Date	January 24, 2007
Arena	American Airlines Center
City	Dallas
MVP	Daniel Briere (Buffalo)
Attendance	18,532
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The 2007 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Dallas, on January 24, 2007. The Western Conference was victorious, defeating the Eastern Conference 12–9.

On January 23, 2006, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the event to be held during the 2006–07 season would take place at American Airlines Center, home of the Dallas Stars.^[1] The Stars were hosting an All-Star Game for the first time since 1972, when they were known as the Minnesota North Stars. The starting lines for both conferences were announced on January 9, 2007, and the full rosters were announced January 13, 2007.

This was the first NHL All-Star game since 2004. The 2004–05 NHL lockout forced the cancellation of that year's game and the 2005–06 season did not include an All-Star game due to the 2006 Winter Olympics.

This event was broadcast by Versus, CBC and RDS.

Rory Fitzpatrick voting campaign

The fan voting process had been revised so as to allow fans to vote for their favorite players as many times as they wished. This had created a humorous fan voting campaign around Vancouver Canucks defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick, urging many to vote him into the game as a write-in candidate, designed to show that the revised system would lead to ballot box stuffing, in an effort to get the league to change the system. Despite having no points in 18 games and one point in 22 games, Fitzpatrick had surprisingly accumulated 428,832 votes, good for second-place (and a starting spot) among the defencemen when preliminary results were released.^[2] Reaction to the campaign was mixed—supporters of the campaign saw an opportunity to consider sending a hardworking but otherwise unspectacular player onto the all-star teams as recognition for their hard work, while opponents claim that it would take spots on the team away from players who generate interest in the league.

Among notable opponents of the campaign were Phoenix Coyotes head coach Wayne Gretzky^[3] as well as Hockey Night in Canada commentator Don Cherry.^[4] Ultimately, the campaign was unsuccessful, as Fitzpatrick finished third among Western Conference defencemen and was not named as an All-Star reserve. Slate suggested that Fitzpatrick had the requisite number of votes and that the NHL altered the results in reaction to ballot stuffing by an automatic script.^[5]

New league-wide uniforms (Rbk EDGE)

Finally, the league chose to unveil the new Rbk EDGE uniform designs, which would be employed by all 30 teams in the following season. The new uniforms are designed to retain less water, potentially leading to less fatigue and improved performance. Similar designs have been employed in recent international hockey competitions. Critics of the new uniform design claim that the uniforms are more form-fitting than ever before, and that the new sweaters would not allow horizontal striping at the bottom of the sweater, a design that is a part of many current jerseys, including those of all six Original Six teams. However, some players have embraced the new uniforms, claiming that the new jerseys made them feel faster on the ice. The concerns over the striping would be alleviated with the league-wide rollout of the Edge system the following season, although several teams opted to go with non-traditional designs. In particular, the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Tampa Bay Lightning would adopt new uniforms using a modified version of the template used for these All-Star uniforms. This year's All-Star design would be reused in the next game, albeit with some slight changes (including a running change to the Edge uniform's construction).

Rosters

	Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Coach	Lindy Ruff (Buffalo Sabres)	Randy Carlyle (Anaheim Ducks)
Assistant Coach	Bob Hartley (Atlanta Thrashers)	Barry Trotz (Nashville Predators)
Lineup	Starters: 30 - G Ryan Miller (Buffalo Sabres) 44 - D Sheldon Souray (Montreal Canadiens) 51 - D Brian Campbell (Buffalo Sabres) 8 - F Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) 87 - F Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) 48 - F Daniel Briere (Buffalo Sabres) Reserves: 3 - D Jay Bouwmeester (Florida Panthers) 4 - F Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning) 11 - F Justin Williams (Carolina Hurricanes) 12 - F Simon Gagne (Philadelphia Flyers) 14 - F Brendan Shanahan (New York Rangers) - (C) 15 - D Tomas Kaberle (Toronto Maple Leafs) 16 - F Dany Heatley (Ottawa Senators) 18 - F Marian Hossa (Atlanta Thrashers) 21 - F Eric Staal (Carolina Hurricanes) 26 - F Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning) 28 - D Brian Rafalski (New Jersey Devils) 30 - G Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils) 33 - D Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins) 39 - G Cristobal Huet (Montreal Canadiens) 55 - F Jason Blake (New York Islanders)	Starters: 1 - G Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks) 5 - D Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) 43 - D Philippe Boucher* (Dallas Stars) 14 - F Jonathan Cheechoo (San Jose Sharks) 19 - F Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche) - (C) 97 - F Joe Thornton (San Jose Sharks) Reserves: 3 - D Dion Phaneuf (Calgary Flames) 8 - F Teemu Selanne (Anaheim Ducks) 10 - F Patrick Marleau (San Jose Sharks) 12 - F Brian Rolston (Minnesota Wild) 13 - F Bill Guerin (St. Louis Blues) 17 - D Lubomir Visnovsky (Los Angeles Kings) 20 - F Andy McDonald** (Anaheim Ducks) 24 - F Martin Havlat (Chicago Blackhawks) 34 - G Miikka Kiprusoff (Calgary Flames) 35 - G Marty Turco (Dallas Stars) 44 - D Kimmo Timonen (Nashville Predators) 55 - D Ed Jovanovski* (Phoenix Coyotes) 61 - F Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets) 93 - F Ryan Smyth (Edmonton Oilers) 94 - F Yanic Perreault (Phoenix Coyotes)

Notes

* Scott Niedermayer was voted to the West all-star team as a starter, but did not play. Ed Jovanovski was named as his replacement on the roster; Philippe Boucher was named his replacement in the starting lineup.
** Henrik Zetterberg was named to the West all-star team, but did not play. Andy McDonald was named as his replacement.

Summary

	Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Final score	9	12
Scoring	Briere (Heatley, Hossa) 3:38 first St. Louis (Lecavalier, Rafalski) 13:07 first Staal (Williams, Bouwmeester) 13:43 first Williams (Blake) 5:19 second Chara (Briere, Rafalski) 6:29 second Ovechkin (Briere, Souray) 13:32 second Heatley (Briere, Hossa) 2:01 third Chara (Hossa, Briere) 10:37 third Souray (Hossa) 19:25 third	Perreault (Rolston, Guerin) 5:08 first Selanne 6:17 first Visnovsky (Sakic, Nash) 18:55 first Marleau (Cheechoo, Lidstrom) 2:41 second Rolston 8:30 second Nash (Sakic, Phaneuf) 10:40 second Havlat (Sakic, Nash) 11:34 second Perreault (Guerin, Rolston) 12:47 second Rolston (Jovanovski) 18:58 second Nash (Sakic, Havlat) 7:12 third Havlat (Smyth, Jovanovski) 18:58 third Phaneuf (Visnovsky) 19:48 (EN) third
Penalties	none	none
Shots on goal	12–11–15–38	12–16–11–39
Win/loss	L - Cristobal Huet	W - Marty Turco

Attendance: 18,532
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Jay Sharrers
MVP: Daniel Briere

References

^ "Dallas Stars to Host 2007 NHL All-Star Game" (Press release). Dallas Stars. January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006.
^ "NHL All-Star Vote Results". NHL web site. December 20, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2006. ^{[dead link]}
^ Vest, David (December 22, 2006). "'Vote for Rory' All-Star push irks Gretzky". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 30, 2006. ^{[dead link]}
^ Botchford, Jason (December 24, 2006). "Cherry blasts fans for voting Fitzpatrick to all-star game". Victoria Times-Colonist. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
^ Engber, Daniel (January 18, 2007). "Rorygate - The NHL's All-Star Voting Disaster: A Slate Investigation". Slate. Archived from the original on January 21, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2007.

http://www.girlsgames5.com/ Archived 2016-09-03 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Game highlights of the 55th NHL All-Star Game on YouTube
Game highlights of the 2007 Youngstars Game on YouTube
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Game rosters^{[permanent dead link]}
NHL YoungStars Game rosters^{[permanent dead link]}
Super Skills
http://www.girlsgames5.com/ Archived 2016-09-03 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Dallas Stars to Host 2007 NHL All-Star Game" (Press release). Dallas Stars. January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006.

[2] "NHL All-Star Vote Results". NHL web site. December 20, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2006. ^{[dead link]}

[3] Vest, David (December 22, 2006). "'Vote for Rory' All-Star push irks Gretzky". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 30, 2006. ^{[dead link]}

[4] Botchford, Jason (December 24, 2006). "Cherry blasts fans for voting Fitzpatrick to all-star game". Victoria Times-Colonist. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2006.

[5] Engber, Daniel (January 18, 2007). "Rorygate - The NHL's All-Star Voting Disaster: A Slate Investigation". Slate. Archived from the original on January 21, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2007.

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-On January 23, 2006, [[NHL Commissioner]] [[Gary Bettman]] announced that the event to be held during the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]] would take place at [[American Airlines Center]], home of the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Dallas Stars |date=January 23, 2007 |title=Dallas Stars to Host 2007 NHL All-Star Game |url=http://www.dallasstars.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=4428 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427215655/http://www.dallasstars.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=4428 |archivedate=April 27, 2006 }}</ref> The Stars were hosting an All-Star Game for the first time since [[25th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1972]], when they were known as the [[Minnesota North Stars]]. The starting lines for both conferences were announced on January 9, 2007, and the full rosters were announced January 13, 2007.
+On January 23, 2006, [[NHL Commissioner]] [[Gary Bettman]] announced that the event to be held during the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]] would take place at [[American Airlines Center]], home of the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Dallas Stars |date=January 23, 2007 |title=Dallas Stars to Host 2007 NHL All-Star Game |url=http://www.dallasstars.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=4428 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427215655/http://www.dallasstars.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=4428 |archive-date=April 27, 2006 }}</ref> The Stars were hosting an All-Star Game for the first time since [[25th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1972]], when they were known as the [[Minnesota North Stars]]. The starting lines for both conferences were announced on January 9, 2007, and the full rosters were announced January 13, 2007.
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 == Rory Fitzpatrick voting campaign ==
-The fan voting process had been revised so as to allow fans to vote for their favorite players as many times as they wished.  This had created a humorous fan voting campaign around [[Vancouver Canucks]] defenceman [[Rory Fitzpatrick]], urging many to vote him into the game as a [[write-in candidate]], designed to show that the revised system would lead to [[ballot box]] stuffing, in an effort to get the league to change the system.  Despite having no points in 18 games and one point in 22 games, Fitzpatrick had surprisingly accumulated 428,832 votes, good for second-place (and a starting spot) among the defencemen when preliminary results were released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=285677 |title=NHL All-Star Vote Results|date=December 20, 2006|work=NHL web site|accessdate=2006-12-20}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Reaction to the campaign was mixed—supporters of the campaign saw an opportunity to consider sending a hardworking but otherwise unspectacular player onto the all-star teams as recognition for their hard work, while opponents claim that it would take spots on the team away from players who generate interest in the league.
+The fan voting process had been revised so as to allow fans to vote for their favorite players as many times as they wished.  This had created a humorous fan voting campaign around [[Vancouver Canucks]] defenceman [[Rory Fitzpatrick]], urging many to vote him into the game as a [[write-in candidate]], designed to show that the revised system would lead to [[ballot box]] stuffing, in an effort to get the league to change the system.  Despite having no points in 18 games and one point in 22 games, Fitzpatrick had surprisingly accumulated 428,832 votes, good for second-place (and a starting spot) among the defencemen when preliminary results were released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=285677 |title=NHL All-Star Vote Results|date=December 20, 2006|work=NHL web site|access-date=2006-12-20}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Reaction to the campaign was mixed—supporters of the campaign saw an opportunity to consider sending a hardworking but otherwise unspectacular player onto the all-star teams as recognition for their hard work, while opponents claim that it would take spots on the team away from players who generate interest in the league.
-Among notable opponents of the campaign were [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] [[head coach]] [[Wayne Gretzky]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes//articles/1222coyotesnb1222.html|author=Vest, David|title='Vote for Rory' All-Star push irks Gretzky|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=December 22, 2006|accessdate=2006-12-30}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> as well as ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' commentator [[Don Cherry (ice hockey)|Don Cherry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=17f751d6-f92e-4475-8330-9dc9e07fd773 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023204344/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=17f751d6-f92e-4475-8330-9dc9e07fd773 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |date=December 24, 2006 |accessdate=2006-12-30 |author=Botchford, Jason |title=Cherry blasts fans for voting Fitzpatrick to all-star game |work=[[Victoria Times-Colonist]] }}</ref>  Ultimately, the campaign was unsuccessful, as Fitzpatrick finished third among Western Conference defencemen and was not named as an All-Star reserve. ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' suggested that Fitzpatrick had the requisite number of votes and that the NHL altered the results in reaction to [[ballot stuffing]] by an automatic script.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2157741/ |date=January 18, 2007|accessdate=2007-01-18|author=Engber, Daniel|title=Rorygate - The NHL's All-Star Voting Disaster: A Slate Investigation|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070121190522/http://www.slate.com/id/2157741/| archivedate= 21 January 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
+Among notable opponents of the campaign were [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] [[head coach]] [[Wayne Gretzky]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes//articles/1222coyotesnb1222.html|author=Vest, David|title='Vote for Rory' All-Star push irks Gretzky|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=December 22, 2006|access-date=2006-12-30}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> as well as ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' commentator [[Don Cherry (ice hockey)|Don Cherry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=17f751d6-f92e-4475-8330-9dc9e07fd773 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023204344/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=17f751d6-f92e-4475-8330-9dc9e07fd773 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |date=December 24, 2006 |access-date=2006-12-30 |author=Botchford, Jason |title=Cherry blasts fans for voting Fitzpatrick to all-star game |work=[[Victoria Times-Colonist]] }}</ref>  Ultimately, the campaign was unsuccessful, as Fitzpatrick finished third among Western Conference defencemen and was not named as an All-Star reserve. ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' suggested that Fitzpatrick had the requisite number of votes and that the NHL altered the results in reaction to [[ballot stuffing]] by an automatic script.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2157741/ |date=January 18, 2007|access-date=2007-01-18|author=Engber, Daniel|title=Rorygate - The NHL's All-Star Voting Disaster: A Slate Investigation|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070121190522/http://www.slate.com/id/2157741/| archive-date= 21 January 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
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