49th National Hockey League All-Star Game
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| Date | January 24, 1999 | |||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Ice Palace | |||||||||||||||
| City | Tampa, Florida | |||||||||||||||
| MVP |
 Wayne Gretzky (NY Rangers) |
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| Attendance | 19,758 | |||||||||||||||
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The 49th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 24, 1999, at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida, home to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The major criticism of the North America versus World format was that Canadians still represented the majority of the NHL players, and it clearly showed in the team selection: the 49th game only saw five Americans as part of the North America roster, and many notable greats were left off the all-star ballot simply as there were too many names to choose from. Some pundits even claimed that a second competitive North American all-star team could have been made from players that were not invited.
The format also allowed for teammates to face each other, something that had not been done since the 6th National Hockey League All-Star Game. Where the Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Vancouver Canucks were among the teams that sent players to both all-star teams the year before, the fact that teammates now opposed each other was more evident in this game.
Among the more pronounced comments came from last year's winning coach Ken Hitchcock, who came off his first ever all-star game victory at any level of hockey (he had been 0–11 before): he wished that perhaps the game could be held in Europe so that the World team would have a "home game".
The World All-Stars won their second-straight skills competition over the North American All-Stars. Boston Bruins' Ray Bourque for the second straight season would have to share his Accuracy Shooting event victory with Phoenix Coyotes' Keith Tkachuk and Jeremy Roenick. In the Hardest Shot event, St. Louis Blues' defencemen Al MacInnis would win the event for the third-straight season and fifth all-time.
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