32nd National Hockey League All-Star Game

Professional ice hockey exhibition game

32nd NHL All-Star Game

	1	2	3	Total
Campbell	1	1	1	3
Wales	2	0	4	6

Date

February 5, 1980

Arena

Joe Louis Arena

City

Detroit

MVP

Reggie Leach (Philadelphia)

Attendance

21,002

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The 32nd National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, home to the Detroit Red Wings, on February 5, 1980. The Wales Conference all-star team won for the fifth consecutive time. Reggie Leach was voted MVP after scoring one goal and one assist. This was Wayne Gretzky's first appearance and Gordie Howe's 23rd and final All-Star game appearance.

Team rosters

	Campbell Conference	Wales Conference
Final score	3	6
Head Coach	Al Arbour (New York Islanders)	Scotty Bowman (Buffalo Sabres)
Lineup	33 - G Pete Peeters (Philadelphia Flyers) 35 - G Tony Esposito (Chicago Blackhawks) 2 - D Lars Lindgren (Vancouver Canucks) 4 - D Mike McEwen (Colorado Rockies) 5 - D Robert Picard (Washington Capitals) 6 - D Ron Greschner (New York Rangers) 20 - D Jimmy Watson (Philadelphia Flyers) 25 - D Norm Barnes (Philadelphia Flyers) 7 - LW Bill Barber (Philadelphia Flyers) 12 - LW Morris Lukowich (Winnipeg Jets) 14 - LW Blair MacDonald (Edmonton Oilers) 16 - C Kent Nilsson (Atlanta Flames) 18 - RW Rick MacLeish (Philadelphia Flyers) 19 - C Bryan Trottier (New York Islanders) 22 - RW Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) 24 - C Bernie Federko (St. Louis Blues) 26 - C Brian Propp (Philadelphia Flyers) 27 - LW Reggie Leach (Philadelphia Flyers) 77 - C Phil Esposito (New York Rangers) 99 - C Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers)	1 - G Don Edwards (Buffalo Sabres) 30 - G Gilles Meloche (Minnesota North Stars) 3 - D Ron Stackhouse (Pittsburgh Penguins) 4 - D Craig Hartsburg (Minnesota North Stars) 6 - D Jim Schoenfeld (Buffalo Sabres) 19 - D Larry Robinson (Montreal Canadiens) 24 - D Dave Burrows (Toronto Maple Leafs) 28 - D Reed Larson (Detroit Red Wings) 7 - C Jean Ratelle (Boston Bruins) 8 - C Real Cloutier (Quebec Nordiques) 9 - RW Gordie Howe (Hartford Whalers) 10 - LW Guy Lafleur (Montreal Canadiens) 11 - C Gilbert Perreault (Buffalo Sabres) 12 - LW Mike Murphy (Los Angeles Kings) 15 - C Butch Goring (Los Angeles Kings) 16 - C Marcel Dionne (Los Angeles Kings) 17 - RW Danny Gare (Buffalo Sabres) 23 - LW Bob Gainey (Montreal Canadiens) 26 - LW Steve Payne (Minnesota North Stars) 27 - C Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs)

Game summary

#	Score	Team	Goalscorer (assists)	Time
First period
1	1-0	Wales	Robinson	3:58
2	2-0	Wales	Payne (Murphy - Goring)	4:19
3	2-1	Campbell	Leach (McEwen)	8:02 DN
Penalties : Hartsburg (Wal.) 12:23
Second period
4	2-2	Campbell	Nilsson (Federko - MacLeish)	6:03
Penalties : none
Third period
5	2-3	Campbell	Propp (Esposito - Leach)	4:14
6	3-3	Wales	Stackhouse (Sittler - Lafleur)	11:40
7	4-3	Wales	Hartsburg (Cloutier - Ratelle)	12:40
8	5-3	Wales	Larson (Payne - Perreault)	13:12
9	6-3	Wales	Cloutier (Howe)	16:06
Penalties : none

Goaltenders :

Wales : Edwards (29:27 minutes), Meloche (30:33).
Campbell : Esposito (15:10), Peeters (44:50).

Shots on goal :

Wales (32) 10 - 05 - 17
Campbell (31) 15 - 04 - 11

Referee : Dave Newell

Linesmen : John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello

MVP: Reggie Leach, (Philadelphia Flyers)

Notes

Gary Sargent named to Wales team, but unable to participate due to injury. Although it was the biggest stage the sport's two greatest players ever shared, Gretzky and Howe, the game always will be remembered for the thunderous standing ovation fans showered upon Howe, Gretzky's childhood idol and one of the Motor City's most fabled sports legends. Howe was introduced last by the PA announcer and received a standing ovation for four minutes, before the announcer interrupted the crowd.

References

External videos
1980 All Star Game: Campbell vs. Wales on YouTube

"Flashback: Gordie Howe, Wayne Gretzky, 1980 all-stars at Joe Louis".

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