1978 WHA All-Star Game

1978 WHA All-Star Game

1 2 3 Total WHA All-Stars 3 1 0 4 Quebec Nordiques 1 3 1 5
Date	January 17, 1978
Arena	Colisée de Québec
City	Quebec City, Quebec
MVP	Mark Howe & Marc Tardif
Attendance	6,413
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The 1978 World Hockey Association All-Star Game was held in the Hartford Civic Center in Quebec City, Quebec on January 17, 1978. The game pitted the WHA All-Stars against the defending Avco Cup champion Quebec Nordiques. The Most Valuable Player Awards were given to Mark Howe (all-stars) and Marc Tardif (Quebec). ^{[1] [2]}

Team lineups

Quebec

Coach: Marc Boileau

Goaltenders: Ken Broderick, Jim Corsi

Defensemen: Paul Baxter, Jean Bernier, Garry Lariviere, J. C. Tremblay, Chris Evans, Jim Dorey.

Forwards: Paulin Bordeleau, Andre Boudrias, Curt Brackenbury, Real Cloutier, Warren Miller, Marc Tardif, Steve Sutherland, Bob Fitchner, Norm Dube, Matti Hagman, Serge Bernier, Charles Constantin.

WHA All-Stars

Coach: Bill Dineen (Houston).

Goaltenders: Al Smith (New England), John Garrett (Birmingham).

Defensemen: Rick Ley, Gordie Roberts (New England), Al Hamilton, Barry Long (Edmonton), Pat Stapleton (Cincinnati), Lars-Erik Sjoberg (Winnipeg).

Forwards: Bobby Hull, Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson (Winnipeg), Bill Flett (Edmonton), Mark Napier (Birmingham), Mark Howe, Mike Antonovich, Gordie Howe (New England), Andre Lacroix, Morris Lukowich (Houston), Rusty Patenaude (Indianapolis), Robbie Ftorek (Cincinnati).

References

1. https://www.surgent.net/wha/allstar/1978allstargame.html
2. Surgent, Scott (1990). The Complete World Hockey Association 11th Edition. Surgent. p. 511. ISBN   978-1727753424.