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Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:35 am EDT

Puck Treasures: Remembering non-existent '95 All-Star Game

By Sean Leahy

Puck Treasures looks to find those hidden hockey treasures from the past and give them their proper remembrance. Seen an interesting piece of hockey apparel? Send us an email at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com.

The NHL's All-Star Game has provided hockey fans with many memories over the years. Who can forget Mario Lemieux's four goals in front of the home crowd in 1990? What about Wayne Messmer's memorable rendition of the National Anthem at Chicago Stadium during the Gulf War in 1991? Of course, there's always Owen Nolan's(notes) called shot on Dominik Hasek(notes) in 1997.

In 1995, the festivities inside the San Jose Sharks arena provided more memories in hockey history. What a great time that was! Who can forget Jaromir Jagr(notes) of the Pittsburgh Penguins cutting his mullet off after losing a bet with Robert Reichel in the shooting accuracy competition?

My favorite memory will always be Blaine Lacher of the Boston Bruins and Jim Carey of the Washington Capitals winning co-MVP's after two memorable periods in net and later thinking, "Those guys are going to be battling for the Vezina Trophy for years!"

Wait, what? None of that happened, thanks to the lockout?

Oh, but all those faux-memories come flooding back after seeing all of this great All-Star Game apparel from that day that never happened.

Celebrating what never was ...

The 1994-95 NHL season was saved in January of 1995 after a 101-day lockout. The season was shortened to 48-games and the New Jersey Devils won their first Stanley Cup by sweeping the Detroit Red Wings. Besides the 34 games that were lost (and later the franchises in Winnipeg and Quebec), San Jose-area hockey fans were left out in the cold when the All-Star Game was canceled. Going unsold was such still-available apparel like the All-Star Game hat, pennant, patch, pin and commemorative puck which are certainly collector's items almost 15 years later.

Making up to the San Jose-area, the NHL named the Sharks hosts of the 1997 All-Star Game, yet oddly decided to tweak the logo despite having all of this leftover merchandise sitting in a warehouse. Did someone forget to send the unused stuff to a third world country?

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  1. knucklehead
    1. Posted by knucklehead Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:04 am EDT

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    Obviously Marian Hossa's fault.
    Claude Lemieux stinks.
  2. Max_Powers
    2. Posted by Max_Powers Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:21 am EDT

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    Snore. . .
  3. tmr
    3. Posted by tmr Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:35 am EDT

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    The over / under for that game would have been about 27, another forgettable All-Star game. Does anyone (without using reference materials) actually remember any All-Star game in the 90s? Me either.
  4. tylerhross
    4. Posted by tylerhross Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:46 am EDT

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    I remember Nolan (maybe hull?) calling out the corner on his breakaway goal
  5. The Bog
    5. Posted by The Bog Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:57 am EDT

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    I remember the San Jose one in 1997 with Owen Nolan's called shot and the one at the Fleet Center where Ray Bourque scored the game winner and was the game MVP. So yes, someone does remember.
  6. Jason B
    6. Posted by Jason B Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:57 am EDT

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    Is that an All-Star game logo or a tangrams puzzle?
  7. Big Rich
    7. Posted by Big Rich Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:58 am EDT

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    2 NHL players have swine flu, and this is the best we have to read? SLOW NEWS DAY today
  8. Big Rich
    8. Posted by Big Rich Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:59 am EDT

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    Tyler Kennedy has swine face
  9. Phil Wood
    9. Posted by Phil Wood Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:11 am EDT

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    @ Big Rich - the rest of the media is going crazy over-reporting swine flu. Let us be thankful there is at least one area of the world that refuses to succumb to the hysteria and continue with light and enjoyable stories. Unless you're a hypochondriac... this should be welcome relief. (Cue the Puck Daddy story on Swine Flu in three, two...)
    Oh... and +1 for tangrams. Sweet educational game.
  10. MarkT
    10. Posted by MarkT Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:33 am EDT

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    Today I was digging through my stuff and found a "NHL On Fox" Puck. But not just any Fox Puck, it was a Fox Puck with the flashing lights. Unfortunately ten years has done it no favors and slapping it as hard as possible doesn't get a reaction out of it anymore.
  11. habs1rule
    11. Posted by habs1rule Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:51 am EDT

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    Swine flu only affects males.. I told you all men are pigs!!
  12. habs1rule
    12. Posted by habs1rule Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:01 pm EDT

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    @10..Are you sure thats a Puck you're talking about?? Except for the flashing lights, we do that here.
  13. mike m
    13. Posted by mike m Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:03 pm EDT

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    Kind of something along these lines I have a sticker with the logo for the NHL Hampton Roads Rhinos I also have a soda can with an ad for Rhinos season tickets. The Hampton Roads Rhinos were a potential expansion team during the last round of expansion for Norfolk, VA they had a bunch of season ticket drives and it was supposed to be owned by the guy who owned the Charlotte Hornets. I was in 7th grade and entered a name the mascot contest and sadly Rocky was not the name picked I guess it doesn't matter free season tickets wouldn't have helped me for a non-existent team. If I was back home I'd totally post pictures of the sticker and soda can. It would be funny as hell to hear Ilya Kovalchuk wanting to leave Norfolk/Virginia Beach instead of Atlanta
  14. Dutch
    14. Posted by Dutch Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:16 pm EDT

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    Didn't they just cancel this AS game due to such a crappy logo? Any memorabilia from the 2005 All-Star Game?
  15. Dino
    15. Posted by Dino Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:30 pm EDT

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    I still have my 1995 All Star game puck hanging around with the rest of my puck collection. Good stuff.
  16. TN Hockey Dude
    16. Posted by TN Hockey Dude Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:33 pm EDT

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    Reminds me of the 1994 World Series that pitted the Chicago Cubs against the Texas Rangers. Oh, that's right, there wasn't a World Series that year. Adolph Hitler couldn't stop the World Series in the 40's, but a bunch of spoiled ball players could. I remember Barry Bonds filed for a temporary halt on his child support because he was "on strike", AND THE JUDGE AGREED. The strike started after August 31. He got paid for 5 months out of 6 of his $7M contract, AND THE DUDE THOUGHT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT. What a man. I bet that kid is proud of his daddy.
  17. PJ
    17. Posted by PJ Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:15 pm EDT

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    Is the lockout allstar game better or worse than finishing in last place in the league in 91-92 (17-58-5, 39 points) and still having 2 expansion teams draft ahead of you?
    And during the 97 allstar game the NHL held a party in the Moffett Field blimp hangar in Mountain View. Pimp.
    http://photovalet.com/data/comps/MYN/MYNV01P11_17.jpg
  18. Fox
    18. Posted by Fox Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:35 pm EDT

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    I'm not the biggest Bonds defender out there, but that particular wife should have married a 49er, not a Giant, as she was a natural gold-digger. A quick check of the amount of those payments, and how much was going to whom and for what, will make you at least agree with the judge, if not feel sorry for Bonds. Could have been worse, I suppose; his wife could have become "accustomed" to having that second string of polo ponies, in case, you know, the first string ones all got sick at once (Fred Couples' ex pulled that one).
  19. Guy F
    19. Posted by Guy F Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:18 pm EDT

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    @ 4 : Tylerhross : It was Nolan. Called it on Hasek. Beauty goal, eh?
    @ Fox : Good to see you again sir.
    So, one minute Ehrhoff looks great (outlet passes, PP) the next minute I find myself shouting obsenities his way. Is this about right? Looked like a pee wee against Dats last night on the go-ahead goal. Fell down while turning around against Toronto and essentially turned a 2-on-2 into a partial breakaway. Tripped over his own feet in the corner allowing Kane to walk away unscathed (and with the puck) which he promptly centered for the go-ahead goal...all in the last week. Does he have good weeks/months and then bad weeks/months or is this a pretty regular thing for him (one brutally poor read and/or fall at an inopportune time every other game) ?
  20. Hockeystud 22
    20. Posted by Hockeystud 22 Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:04 pm EDT

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    i also own one of the commemorative pucks....i would also would love to have the rest of the set....where could i find it??
  21. Jester
    21. Posted by Jester Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:35 pm EDT

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    @ 19
    That is why we called him Errorhoff... he has good games( very few) can't hit the net if he had to on a slap shot, and can sometimes finish a good check. But man does he ever give away the puck in his own end. He has potential to be a top d-man, but someone has to drag it out of him(somehow). I often found myself holding my breath when he was on the ice, and he would skate close to 25 mins a game.
  22. Mo
    22. Posted by Mo Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:04 pm EDT

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    I still have my 1995 NHL All-Star pennant on the wall. Call me nostalgic.
  23. Guy F
    23. Posted by Guy F Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:23 pm EDT

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    Thanks Jester. Yeah, they're playing him like 22 minutes a game here. Bieksa and Edler are struggling but that still seems a tad high. I say give him some good minutes early on and see how he's playing. He has contributed offensively (10 points in 12 games thus far) but he seems unable to adjust his game dependent on the situation. He plays the third (with a lead) like it's the opening few shifts of the game.
  24. Fox
    24. Posted by Fox Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:32 pm EDT

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    @Guy: I will go along with Jester, though I had more use for Ehrhoff than a lot of fans (instead of asking "how the hell could he have just done that" I'd ask "do the Sharks have 6 guys better" -- and they didn't). The inaccurate shooting was a lot more noticable last year than under Ronald the Duck, but shooting from where Ehrhoff did last year was ... actively discouraged in his case by the prior regime. He usually had a couple of weeks per season where he was bad enough to go from second pair to the pressbox for a couple of days (except when Matt Carle was up as the extra man, making most of the same mistakes, in which case Ehrhoff would get reduced time and Carle would get scratched). Datsyuk has made almost every other guy on the Sharks look like a peewee at some point, but they've had some satisfying games against him, as well . :)
    The closest he's had to a great month was at the start of last season, but he has great weeks, and can be a one-game hero; he won't flounder every night, but some of the flounders will be memorable.

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