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| Date | January 25, 2009[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Bell Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Montreal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Alexei Kovalev (Montreal) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 21,273 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, home of the Montreal Canadiens, in conjunction with the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations on Sunday evening, January 25, 2009.[1] The game was held between two teams, each representing a conference (Eastern and Western) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Eastern Conference team won the game 12–11, decided by shootout.[2]
The game was part of a weekend of activities. On Saturday, a game featuring NHL rookies and sophomores preceded a skills competition among the NHL players, called the NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition. In a first for the All-Star Game, the "Breakaway Challenge," a part of the skills competition, had fans voting for the winner using their mobile phones, with the real-time voting results posted on the NHL's website.[3] The game was preceded by a circus arts display and a concert was held between the second and third periods.
- ^ a b "Habs unveil 2009 NHL All-Star Game logo" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. April 5, 2008. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
- ^ Adami, Hugh (June 21, 2008). "Ottawa All-Star Game is in works, NHL chief says". The Gazette. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
- ^ Klayman, Ben; Jeffrey Benkoe (November 4, 2008). "NHL to offer real-time results in all-star voting". Reuters. Retrieved November 4, 2008.