The Ace Bailey Benefit Game was the first all-star game in National Hockey League (NHL) history. It was played on February 14, 1934, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto to raise money …

Feb 2, 2022 · The Maple Leafs had to kill successive penalties and coach Dick Irvin dispatched defensemen King Clancy and Red Horner on the ice along with his top penalty-killer Irvine …

Feb 2, 2024 · After Bruins tough guy Eddie Shore hit Ace Bailey during a 1933 game, the life of the Leafs forward hung in the balance. What happened next changed hockey history.

Jan 24, 2011 · The legacy of the terrible Bailey-Shore incident is the NHL All Star game. First suggested by Montreal Journal sports editor Walter Gilhooley, an all-star benefit game was …

Nov 21, 2017 · The episode that became known as "The Shore-Bailey Incident" involved two captivating characters who starred in the NHL during the early 1930s -- Irvine "Ace" Bailey, a …

Nov 7, 2009 · On February 14, 1934, the first NHL All-Star Game, albeit an unofficial one, was held to benefit Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ace Bailey, who suffered a career-ending injury.

It was a benefit game for Irvine "Ace" Bailey, who suffered a career-ending injury earlier in a December game against the Boston Bruins. Bailey was checked from behind by Eddie Shore …

An all-star benefit game was held at Maple Leaf Gardens on February 14, 1934, which raised $20,909 for Bailey and his family. Bailey and Shore shook hands and embraced at centre ice …

Three months later, on February 12, 1934, a game was played in Ace’s honor between Toronto and league all-stars, and Ace embraced Shore to demonstrate no lasting animosity. The …

Dec 12, 2008 · An all-star benefit game was held at Maple Leaf Gardens on February 14, 1934. This was 13 years before the NHL would introduce an annual all-star game. Bailey and Shore …