Whitewash in Fort Wayne
East routs West 8-3 in the 2004 United Hockey League All-Star Classic.

01.18.04 -- In front of an All-Star Classic record crowd of 8,119, the United Hockey League (UHL) Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated their Western Conference counterparts 8-3 in the 2004 UHL All-Star Classic.

The Fort Wayne Komets hosted the game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 18, 2004.

The Western Conference opened the scoring, tallying the first two goals of the contest before the East would get on the board.

Muskegon Fury center Todd Robinson notched the first goal of the game at 1:38 of the first period. Rockford IceHogs forward Steve Cygan gave the West a 2-0 lead with a goal at the 8:25 mark . First-year left wing David Noel-Bernier of Muskegon assisted on both tallies.

The Eastern Conference cut the lead in half with a goal from Elmira Jackals center Randy Murphy at the 12:51 of the first period.

In the second frame, the East evened the score and went ahead by two goals with marks by Richmond RiverDogs center Kevin St. Jacques, Adirondack IceHawks left wing Hugo Belanger and Port Huron Beacons right wing Michel Beausoleil.

Muskegon’s Brant Blackned registered a power play goal for the West to bring them within one tally at 4-3.

The East then proceeded to open up the game, recording two more goals (Beausoleil and Jay Murphy) before the end of the second period.

The final period of the game was highlighted by a perfect 20-save effort by Eastern Conference netminder Dan McIntyre of Flint and the game’s MVP Port Huron’s Beausoleil netting a hat trick to seal the win for the East.

Kevin St. Jacques finished the game with three points (2g, 1a) and a plus-four rating. Three-time UHL Regular Season MVP Belanger completed the game with four-points (1g, 3a) and a plus-six rating.