You write All Star Game, says the show. Once again it was a success the traditional meeting in mid-league hockey made in North America. Twenty-one goals scored in the crowded hall in Raleigh, North Carolina
, "home" of the Carolina Hurricanes.
For the first time, are not fell on the ice, the representative of East and West, but two selections made by the captains directly. Eric Staal of the 'Canes and Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings.
A little 'as it happens, then, all the tracks in North America: "I choose you, then I choose you." The hard hockey returns to being a sport for children, as well as emphasizes the touching presentation. Four young ice skaters who want to organize a game. Come the "reinforcements", sticks to the middle of the fairway. The captains will select one at a time. Except that there is some input to make their player a bit ' more "grown up". Two old glories of the Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour and Ron Francis. They then input their two captains, who will lead their teams to follow. A beautiful presentation and a good understanding of a race. Were so simple at one of the highest paid in the world championships in all sports ...
The race . Lidstrom stands out for the team 11-10 at the end of a meeting that goes in gusts. The team with the fourth part Staal nets Ovechkin, Stasny, Elias and Giroux. Before the break, the other four networks (Kopit, Byfuglien, Eriksson and Duchene) report the score tied. Lidstrom, the team does not stop and go in the second period to lead through goals from Kopit, Stamkos and Briere, after having received the markings of Sharp and Letang. It goes to the third and decisive period in the 7-6. Staal, the team is back on with a network of captain and one of Letang. Guests tie with Briere and reported on with Toews and St. Louis. Nash back in the team Staal, but Eriksson closing the accounts with a goal into an empty net. The network sets the score sull'10-11 the same Staal scored a few seconds left.
MVP of the meeting of the Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Sharp: a goal and two assists for him. For once, an award that does not count. What matters, that won sports and entertainment.
Gabriele Farina