Chicago Blackhawks Trivia Tuesday!

Old Chicago Coliseum where the Chicago Blackhawks first played. (Photo courtesy of www.pintrest.com)

If you answered 1948 you are correct! On November 3, 1948 Chicago hosted its first All-Star game in Chicago Stadium as the All-Stars defeated Toronto 3-1. During this era of hockey with fewer amount of teams in the league, the All-Star game called for the defending Stanley Cup Champions to play against a selection of players from the other five teams. This was only the second annual NHL All-Star game to take place in history. Although the All-Star Game called for the defending Cup champion to host it, the game was held in Chicago Stadium as a consequence of the negotiations that set up the first game.