1975–76 WHA All-Star Game
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| Date | January 13, 1976 | |||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Cleveland Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||||||||||
| MVP | Réal Cloutier & Paul Shmyr | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,491 | |||||||||||||||
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The 1975–76 World Hockey Association All-Star Game was held in the Cleveland Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Cleveland Crusaders, on January 13, 1976. The game pitted the Canadian All-Stars, which consisted of players from the five Canadian Division teams, against the United States All-Stars, which consisted of players from the nine teams in the Eastern and Western Divisions. The Canadian All-Stars defeated the United States All-Stars 6–1. Réal Cloutier, who scored a hattrick, was named the most valuable player for the Canadian team and Paul Shmyr was named the most valuable player for the United States team.
Team Lineups
Game summary
| # | Score | Team | Goalscorer (Assist(s)) | Time | |
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| First period | |||||
| No scoring | |||||
| Penalties : Ley (USA) 0:29, Schella (USA) 8:37, Hull (Canada) 8:37, Patenaude (Canada) 12:48 | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| 1 | 1-0 | Canada | Cloutier (Tardif) | 1:45 | |
| 2 | 2-0 | Canada | Mahovlich (Bergman) | 11:50 | |
| 3 | 3-0 | Canada | Cloutier (Sjoberg, Bordeleau) | 16:44 [pp] | |
| Penalties : Backstrom (USA) 14:58, Long (Canada) 18:03 | |||||
| Third period | |||||
| 4 | 4-0 | Canada | Lawson (unassisted) | 3:50 [sh] | |
| 5 | 4-1 | U.S.A. | Lacroix (Ley) | 13:26 | |
| 6 | 5-1 | Canada | Nilsson (Hedberg, Miszuk) | 15:33 | |
| 7 | 6-1 | Canada | Cloutier (Bordeleau, Tardif) | 18:04 | |
| Penalties : Nedomanský (Canada) 3:32, Long (Canada) 18:45 | |||||
Goaltenders :
- Canada: McLeod, Shaw.
- U.S.A.: Cheevers, Abrahamsson.
Shots on goal :
- Canada (30) 8 - 9 - 13
- U.S.A. (25) 9 - 9 - 7
Referee : Bill Friday
Linesmen : Ross Keenan, Graham Hern
Source: [1]