7th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The Seventh NHL All-Star Game

1 2 3 Total All-Star Team 2 0 1 3 Montreal Canadiens 0 0 1 1
Date	October 3, 1953
Arena	Montreal Forum
City	Montreal, Canada
Attendance	14,153
← 1952 1954 →

The Seventh National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at the Montreal Forum, home of the Montreal Canadiens, on October 3, 1953. The Canadiens, winner of the 1953 Stanley Cup Finals, played a team of All-Stars, with the All-Stars winning the game, 3–1.

Game summary

	NHL All-Stars	Montreal Canadiens	Final score	3	1
Scoring summary	Hergesheimer (Ronty, Kelly), 4:06 1st (PPG) Hergesheimer (Kelly), 5:25 1st (PPG) Delvecchio (unassisted), 19:27 3rd (ENG)	Richard (Harvey, Beliveau), 4:30 3rd (PPG)
Penalties	Lindsay, 8:55 1st Mortson, 5:03 2nd Howe, 12:52 2nd Kelly (fighting major), 2:34 3rd Smith, 3:30 3rd	Meger, 4:00 1st MacPherson, 4:37 1st St. Laurent, 11:28 2nd Richard, 15:18 2nd Mosdell, 19:58 2nd Olmstead (fighting major), 2:34 3rd
Win/Loss	W - Terry Sawchuk	L - Gerry McNeil

• Referee: Red Storey
• Linesmen: Sammy Babcock, Doug Davies

Rosters

	NHL All-Stars	Montreal Canadiens
Head coach	Lynn Patrick (Boston Bruins)	Dick Irvin (Montreal Canadiens)
Lineup	Starting lineup: 1 - G Terry Sawchuk (Detroit Red Wings) 2 - D Jim Thomson (Toronto Maple Leafs) 3 - D Bill Quackenbush (Boston Bruins) 4 - D Red Kelly (Detroit Red Wings) 6 - LW Ed Sandford (Boston Bruins) 7 - LW Ted Lindsay (Detroit Red Wings) 8 - LW Sid Smith (Toronto Maple Leafs) 9 - RW Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) 10 - C Metro Prystai (Detroit Red Wings) 11 - RW Wally Hergesheimer (New York Rangers) 12 - RW Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks) 14 - D Bill Gadsby (Chicago Black Hawks) 15 - C Alex Delvecchio (Detroit Red Wings) 16 - D Gus Mortson (Chicago Black Hawks) 17 - D Leo Reise (New York Rangers) 18 - C Paul Ronty (New York Rangers) 24 - LW Harry Watson (Toronto Maple Leafs)	Starting lineup: 1 - G Gerry McNeil 2 - D Doug Harvey 3 - D Butch Bouchard, C 4 - C Jean Beliveau 5 - RW Bernie Geoffrion 6 - RW Floyd Curry 8 - LW Dick Gamble 9 - RW Maurice Richard 10 - D Tom Johnson 12 - RW Dickie Moore 14 - LW Calum MacKay 15 - LW Bert Olmstead 16 - C Elmer Lach 17 - C John McCormack 18 - C Ken Mosdell 19 - D Dollard St. Laurent 20 - LW Paul Meger 21 - D Bud MacPherson 22 - RW Lorne Davis 24 - LW Eddie Mazur

Notes

• ^1 Named to the First All-Star Team in 1952–53.
• ^2 Named to the Second All-Star Team in 1952–53.