NHL All-Star Winning Teams List

Every year, in January or February, hockey players and fans from across North America tune in to watch the NHL All-Star Game, which features the best players in the league facing off in small teams to determine a winner based on division. Similar to the NBA All-Star Game and the NFL Pro Bowl, the NHL All-Star Game has been held almost every year since 1947, aside from eight cancellations. Read on to learn more about the game, and which teams have won it each year.

List of All NHL All-Star Game Winners by Year

Below is a list of NHL All-Star Game Winners since the inaugural game in 1947:

• 1947: All-Stars
• 1948: All-Stars
• 1949: All-Stars
• 1950: Detroit Red Wings
• 1951: First Team
• 1952: First Team
• 1953: All-Stars
• 1954: All-Stars
• 1955: Detroit Red Wings
• 1956: All-Stars
• 1957: All-Stars
• 1958: Montreal Canadiens
• 1959: Montreal Canadiens
• 1960: All-Stars
• 1961: All-Stars
• 1962: Toronto Maple Leafs
• 1963: All-Stars
• 1964: All-Stars
• 1965: All-Stars
• 1966: N/A*
• 1967: Montreal Canadiens
• 1968: Toronto Maple Leafs
• 1969: West Division
• 1970: East Division
• 1971: West Division
• 1972: East Division
• 1973: East Division
• 1974: West Division
• 1975: Wales Conference
• 1976: Wales Conference
• 1977: Wales Conference
• 1978: Wales Conference
• 1979: Soviet Union
• 1980: Wales Conference
• 1981: Campbell Conference
• 1982: Wales Conference
• 1983: Campbell Conference
• 1984: Wales Conference
• 1985: Wales Conference
• 1986: Wales Conference
• 1987: Soviet Union
• 1988: Wales Conference
• 1989: Campbell Conference
• 1990: Wales Conference
• 1991: Campbell Conference
• 1992: Campbell Conference
• 1993: Wales Conference
• 1994: Eastern Conference
• 1995: N/A*
• 1996: Eastern Conference
• 1997: Eastern Conference
• 1998: North America
• 1999: North America
• 2000: World
• 2001: North America
• 2002: World
• 2003: Western Conference
• 2004: Eastern Conference
• 2005: N/A*
• 2006: N/A*
• 2007: Western Conference
• 2008: Eastern Conference
• 2009: Eastern Conference
• 2010: N/A*
• 2011: Team Lidstrom
• 2012: Team Chara
• 2013: N/A*
• 2014: N/A*
• 2015: Team Toews
• 2016: Pacific
• 2017: Metropolitan
• 2018: Pacific
• 2019: Metropolitan
• 2020: Pacific
• 2021: N/A*
• 2022: Metropolitan

*The NHL All-Star Game has been canceled or not held eight times, for the following reasons:

• In 1966, the game was not held as the event was moved to the middle of the season.
• In 1995, the game was canceled due to the 1994-1995 NHL Lockout.
• In 2005, the game was canceled due to the 2004-2005 NHL Lockout.
• In 2006, the game was not held due to the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics.
• In 2010, the game was not held due to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
• In 2013, the game was canceled due to the 2012-2013 NHL Lockout.
• In 2014, the game was not held due to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
• In 2021, the game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

What Is the Format of the NHL All-Star Game?

The NHL All-Star Game has gone through a number of formats over the years. From 1947 through 1968, the game featured the winner of the previous year’s Stanley Cup playing a team composed of various players from other teams. However, in 1951, the two teams were divided into American and Canadian squads.

Starting in 1969, the All-Star Game matchup featured teams from the Wales and Campbell Conferences, alternatively known as the Eastern and Western Conferences. This lasted until 1998, where the game format was briefly changed to consist of a matchup between teams with players from North America and the rest of the world, respectively. This lasted until 2002, and the format then reverted back to an East-West matchup.

Between 2011 and 2015, teams were selected by the All-Star players themselves, and were named after their captains. From 2016 onward, the current format of the All-Star Game has featured a single-elimination tournament between four teams composed of members from each of the NHL’s four divisions: Pacific, Atlantic, Central, and Metropolitan.

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