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{{Short description|Professional ice hockey exhibition game}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey game
| game_name = 2000 NHL All-Star Game
| image = 2000 NHL All Star Game logo.png
| image_size = 200
| visitor = '''World'''
| home = North America
| visitor_total = 9
| home_total = 4
| visitor_per1 = 3
| visitor_per2 = 2
| visitor_per3 = 4
| home_per1 = 2
| home_per2 = 2
| home_per3 = 0
| date = February 6, 2000
| arena =  [[Air Canada Centre]]
| city = [[Toronto]]
| MVP = [[Pavel Bure]] ([[Florida Panthers|Florida]])
| attendance = 19,300
| previous = [[1999 National Hockey League All-Star Game|1999]]
| next = [[2001 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2001]]
}}
The '''2000 NHL All-Star Game''' was the 50th [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] in the [[National Hockey League]]. It took place on February 6, 2000, at [[Air Canada Centre]] in [[Toronto]], home to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. The last time Toronto hosted prior was the [[21st National Hockey League All-Star Game|1968 NHL All-Star Game]]. The [[1st National Hockey League All-Star Game|1st NHL All-Star Game]] took place in 1947 and was also hosted by Toronto.

The All-Star week festivities saw the [[Canadian Hockey League]] Top Prospects Game played on February 2, and an exhibition game between the Canadian and American women's national teams on February 3. The Heroes of Hockey game and the Skills Competition were held on February 5. It is to note that the opening face-off for the Heroes of Hockey game were [[Ted Lindsay]] and [[Fleming Mackell]], two players who played in the 1st All-Star Game.

[[Wayne Gretzky]] had retired the previous year, and the NHL announced they would retire his jersey number, 99, for every team in the league, a promise fulfilled in a pre-game ceremony at the 2000 All-Star Game. A banner with his name and number in the colors of his [[Edmonton Oilers]] team, blue and orange, was raised to the rafters, after which he performed a [[ceremonial puck drop]] between [[Paul Kariya]] of Team North America and [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]] of Team World. The NHL was inspired to honor Gretzky in this way by [[Major League Baseball]] retiring [[Jackie Robinson]]'s number 42.<ref>{{cite web |title=Perfect setting: Gretzky's number retired before All-Star Game |publisher=CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press |date=February 6, 2000 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |access-date=June 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112022319/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref>

Gretzky also made it clear that he would not partake in any old-timer or Heroes of Hockey game unless it was held in [[Edmonton]], a statement that was realized with the [[2003 Heritage Classic]] three years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=kelley_jim&id=1668168|title=Old-timer Gretzky acting like a kid|last=Kelley|first=Jim|publisher=ESPN Enterprises, Inc.|date=November 22, 2003|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>

==Super Skills Competition==
In the Skills Competition, the World All-Stars would win their third-straight skills competition. In the individual events, the [[Boston Bruins]]' [[Ray Bourque]] and [[Florida Panthers]]' [[Viktor Kozlov]] shared the '''Accuracy Shot''' event, which was Bourque's seventh victory in the event. In addition, the [[St. Louis Blues]]' [[Al MacInnis]] won his fourth-straight '''Hardest Shot''' event, which was also his sixth all-time victory in the event, and the [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]'s [[Paul Kariya]] would win his second-straight '''Puck Control Relay''' event.

===Individual event winners===
* '''Puck Control Relay''' –  [[Paul Kariya]] ([[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]])
* '''Fastest Skater''' –  [[Sami Kapanen]] ([[Carolina Hurricanes]]) - 13.649 seconds
* '''Accuracy Shooting''' –  [[Ray Bourque]] ([[Boston Bruins]])/ [[Viktor Kozlov]] ([[Florida Panthers]]) - 4 hits, 5 shots
* '''Hardest Shot''' – [[Al MacInnis]] ([[St. Louis Blues]]) - 100.1&nbsp;mph
* '''Goaltenders Competition''' –  [[Mike Richter]] ([[New York Rangers]]) - 2 GA, 16 shots

==Uniforms==
Since [[1951-52 NHL season|1951]], the NHL had mandated that one team in each game must wear a white jersey to contrast with the other team's dark jersey. The only exceptions to this point had been when a team opted to wear [[Gold (color)|gold]] in lieu of white. However, for the 2000 All-Star Game, the NHL opted to experiment with a color-vs.-color format with uniforms by [[CCM (ice hockey)|CCM]]. The North American All-Stars were clad in a navy blue uniform with white shoulders and sleeves, and the wishbone collar design previously introduced by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], while the World All-Stars wore red with white shoulders and sleeves, and a faux [[Polo shirt|polo-style]] collar. The [[goaltender]]s, however, wore white jerseys with their teams' primary colors on the shoulders and sleeves. Both teams featured a white stripe across the chest (team color in the case of the goalies), with the NHL shield appearing on the player's left side, and the uniform number placed below it. The World team also featured names below the numbers on the back instead of above the numbers, which would normally be considered a violation of the NHL's uniform code (which requires the player's name to be above the back number). The names and numbers were rendered in the [[Handel Gothic]] typeface.

The uniform design would be reused for the [[51st National Hockey League All-Star Game|next All-Star Game]], with the Toronto All-Star Game and NHL 2000 patches replaced with the Colorado All-Star patch.

[[Official (ice hockey)|Referees]] Kerry Fraser and Don Koharski were also clad in special sweaters for the game. A vertical orange stripe was added to the left side of their jerseys in order to help further distinguish the referees and linesmen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thirdstringgoalie.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-history-of-nhl-referees-jerseys.html|title=The History of NHL Referees Jerseys|date=December 29, 2014}}</ref> The jersey design was never used again.

==The game==
The [[Florida Panthers]]' [[Pavel Bure]] and his brother, the [[Calgary Flames]]' [[Valeri Bure]], combined for six points (Pavel 3–1–4, Valeri 0–2–2) to lead the World All-Stars to their first All-Star Game victory over the North American All-Stars. Valeri would assist on two of Pavel's three goals to become the first brother combination to set up a goal, since the [[10th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1956 All-Star Game]] when [[Maurice Richard|Maurice]] and [[Henri Richard]] hooked up for an All-Star goal. Pavel Bure would become the first Russian-born player to win All-Star MVP honors.

==Boxscore==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! !! North America !! World
|-
! Final score || 4 || 9
|-
! Head coach || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Pat Quinn (ice hockey)|Pat Quinn]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]]) || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Scotty Bowman]] ([[Detroit Red Wings]])
|-
! Assistant coach || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Roger Neilson]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers]]) || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Joel Quenneville]] ([[St. Louis Blues]])
|-
! Lineup
|'''Starting lineup''':
* 4 - {{flagicon|CAN}} D [[Rob Blake]] ([[Los Angeles Kings]])
* 9 - {{flagicon|CAN}} LW [[Paul Kariya]] ([[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]])
* 14 - {{flagicon|CAN}} LW [[Brendan Shanahan]] ([[Detroit Red Wings]])
* 19 - {{flagicon|CAN}} C [[Steve Yzerman]] ([[Detroit Red Wings]])
* 31 - {{flagicon|CAN}} G [[Curtis Joseph]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]])
* 44 - {{flagicon|CAN}} D [[Chris Pronger]] ([[St. Louis Blues]])
'''Commissioner's selection''':
* 11 - {{flagicon|CAN}} C [[Mark Messier]] ([[Vancouver Canucks]])
'''Reserves''':
* 2 - {{flagicon|CAN}} D [[Al MacInnis]] ([[St. Louis Blues]])
* 3 - {{flagicon|CAN}} D [[Scott Stevens]] ([[New Jersey Devils]])
* 6  - {{flagicon|USA}} D [[Phil Housley]] ([[Calgary Flames]])
* 8 - {{flagicon|CAN}} RW [[Mark Recchi]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers]])
* 10 - {{flagicon|USA}} RW [[Tony Amonte]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks]])
* 13 - {{flagicon|CAN}} LW [[Owen Nolan]] ([[San Jose Sharks]])
* 15 - {{flagicon|CAN}} LW [[Ray Whitney (ice hockey)|Ray Whitney]] ([[Florida Panthers]]){{Ref|2}}
* 16 - {{flagicon|USA}} LW [[John LeClair]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers]])
* 23 - {{flagicon|USA}} C [[Scott Gomez]] ([[New Jersey Devils]])
* 24 - {{flagicon|USA}} D [[Chris Chelios]] ([[Detroit Red Wings]])
* 27 - {{flagicon|USA}} C [[Mike Modano]] ([[Dallas Stars]])
* 30 - {{flagicon|CAN}} G [[Martin Brodeur]] ([[New Jersey Devils]])
* 35 - {{flagicon|USA}} G [[Mike Richter]] ([[New York Rangers]])
* 37 - {{flagicon|CAN}} D [[Éric Desjardins|Eric Desjardins]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers]])
* 77 - {{flagicon|CAN}} D [[Ray Bourque]] ([[Boston Bruins]]) - ('''[[Captain (ice hockey)|C]]''')
* 88 - {{flagicon|CAN}} C [[Eric Lindros]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers]])
* 91 - {{flagicon|CAN}} C [[Joe Sakic]] ([[Colorado Avalanche]])
* 97 - {{flagicon|USA}} C [[Jeremy Roenick]] ([[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]])
|'''Starting lineup''':
* 1 - {{flagicon|CZE}} G [[Roman Turek]] ([[St. Louis Blues]]){{Ref|1}}
* 5 - {{flagicon|SWE}} D [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]] ([[Detroit Red Wings]])  - ('''[[Captain (ice hockey)|C]]''')
* 8 - {{flagicon|FIN}} RW [[Teemu Selänne|Teemu Selanne]] ([[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]])
* 13 - {{flagicon|SWE}} C [[Mats Sundin]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]])
* 18 - {{flagicon|LAT}} D [[Sandis Ozoliņš|Sandis Ozolinsh]] ([[Colorado Avalanche]])
* 68 - {{flagicon|CZE}} RW [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins]])
'''Reserves''':
* 2  - {{flagicon|CZE}} D [[Petr Buzek]] ([[Atlanta Thrashers]])
* 10 - {{flagicon|RUS}} LW [[Pavel Bure]] ([[Florida Panthers]])
* 14 - {{flagicon|CZE}} C [[Radek Bonk]] ([[Ottawa Senators]])
* 20 - {{flagicon|RUS}} LW [[Valeri Bure]] ([[Calgary Flames]])
* 22 - {{flagicon|CZE}} RW [[Milan Hejduk]] ([[Colorado Avalanche]])
* 23 - {{flagicon|CZE}} D [[Petr Svoboda]] ([[Tampa Bay Lightning]])
* 24 - {{flagicon|FIN}} LW [[Sami Kapanen]] ([[Carolina Hurricanes]])
* 25 - {{flagicon|RUS}} RW [[Viktor Kozlov]] ([[Florida Panthers]])
* 26 - {{flagicon|CZE}} LW [[Martin Ručinský|Martin Rucinsky]] ([[Montreal Canadiens]])
* 27 - {{flagicon|FIN}} D [[Teppo Numminen]] ([[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]])
* 28 - {{flagicon|POL}} RW [[Mariusz Czerkawski]] ([[New York Islanders]])
* 29 - {{flagicon|CZE}} LW [[Patrik Eliáš|Patrik Elias]] ([[New Jersey Devils]]){{Ref|3}}
* 35 - {{flagicon|SWE}} G [[Tommy Salo]] ([[Edmonton Oilers]])
* 36 - {{flagicon|RUS}} D [[Dmitry Yushkevich]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]])
* 37 - {{flagicon|GER}} G [[Olaf Kölzig|Olaf Kolzig]] ([[Washington Capitals]])
* 38 - {{flagicon|SVK}} RW [[Pavol Demitra]] ([[St. Louis Blues]])
* 56 - {{flagicon|RUS}} D [[Sergei Zubov]] ([[Dallas Stars]])
* 81 - {{flagicon|SVK}} LW [[Miroslav Šatan|Miroslav Satan]] ([[Buffalo Sabres]])
|-
! Scoring summary
|
* Sakic (Whitney, Recchi) 13:56 first
* Roenick (Modano) 19:30 first
* Amonte (Modano, Bourque) 12:14 second
* Whitney (Desjardins, Messier) 17:08 second
|
* Demitra (Yushkevich, Elias) 3:12 first
* Jagr (Rucinsky) 10:50 first
* Yushkevich (Kozlov, P. Bure) 14:35 first
* P. Bure (V. Bure) 0:33 second
* P. Bure 2 (V. Bure, Kozlov) 8:38 second (GWG)
* Demitra (Hejduk, Elias) 8:52 third
* P. Bure 3 (Lidstrom, Kozlov) 9:31 third
* Satan (Czerkawski, Bonk) 10:51 third
* Bonk (Jagr, Rucinsky) 19:28 third
|-
! Penalties
|
''none''
|
* Ozolinsh, hooking 5:51 third
|-
! Shots on goal
|13–11–8–32
|20–13–15–48
|-
! Win/loss || '''L''' - [[Martin Brodeur]] || '''W''' - [[Tommy Salo]]
|}
* '''Referees''': [[Kerry Fraser]], [[Don Koharski]]
* '''Linesmen''': [[Gerard Gauthier]], [[Ray Scapinello]]
* '''Television''': [[The NHL on ABC|ABC]], [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]], [[Télévision de Radio-Canada|SRC]]

==See also==
*[[1999–2000 NHL season]]

==Notes==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{note|1|1}}[[Dominik Hašek|Dominik Hasek]] was voted as a starter, but was not able to play due to injury.  [[Roman Turek]] was selected to replace Hasek as the starting goaltender.
*{{note|2|2}}[[Pierre Turgeon]] was selected, but was not able to play due to injury.  [[Ray Whitney (ice hockey)|Ray Whitney]] was named as his replacement.
*{{note|3|3}}[[Peter Forsberg]] was selected, but was not able to play due to injury.  [[Patrik Eliáš|Patrik Elias]] was named as his replacement.
{{refend}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{NHL All-Star Game}}
{{1999–2000 NHL season by team}}
{{NHL on ABC}}
{{Hockey Night in Canada}}

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