March 18, 2009
Brodeur Sets Record
And here's some trivia for you. What goalie did the Calgary Flames trade up in order to draft at number 11 in the 1990 NHL Draft? A full 9 spots before Martin Brodeur was drafted.
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June 02, 2008
Sami Kapanen Ends NHL Career
Sami Kapanen ends his NHL career, retiring from the Flyers and returning to play in his native Finland.
Kapanen was acquired by the Flyers in 2003. Can you name what two players the Flyers sent to Carolina in exchange for the speedy Finn?
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July 02, 2007
2002 Draft
The Flyers traded the number 4 overall pick in the 2002 draft, Joni Pitkanen and got back the number 7 pick, Joffrey Lupul. The Flyers have two other first round picks from that draft, can you name them?
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Scottie Upshall, #6; Ben Eager #23.
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June 14, 2007
Mike Keenan Coaching 8th NHL Team
Mike Keenan is coaching his 8th NHL team.
Can you name the previous 7?
No googling Z!
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August 10, 2006
Biggest Deal Ever
It was August 9th, 1988 and Wayne Gretzky was traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. Who were the other players involved?
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June 14, 2006
Consecutive Points In The Playoffs
Eric Staal has points in 15 straight playoff games which has him tied with Mario Lemieux. Who holds the record, and how many games is it?
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June 09, 2006
More Playoff Penalty Shot Trivia
Which goalie has had the most penalty shots on him in playoff history?
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The Dominator, Dominik Hasek has faced 5 penalty shots.
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Down 2-0
Surprisingly only one team in NHL history to come back to win the Cup after dropping the first two games on the road. Can you name them?
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June 07, 2006
Stanley Cup Penalty Shots
Chris Pronger was the first player to ever score on a penalty shot in the Stanley Cup Finals. It was the first penalty shot since June 7, 1994 when Mike Richter stuffed Pavel Bure. In 1985 two Flyers were stopped by Grant Fuhr. Can you name them?
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on May 28, 1985, Ron Sutter failed to score on Grant Fuhr, and two days later it was Dave Poulin who was turned aside.
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June 05, 2006
An Oiler Question
Which Edmonton Goalie won the Conn Smythe Trophy?
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Congrats to all of you who answered Bill Ranford, you are correct! Ranford won the Conn Smythe in 1990 as the Gretzkyless Oilers won the Cup.
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May 26, 2006
Art Ross Winner
Over twenty-one seasons Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr, or Mario Lemieux, won the Art Ross Trophy, leading the NHL in scoring between 1980-81 and 2000-01? It would have been 22 seasons if this player hadn't scored one more goal than Wayne Gretzky in 79-80. They finished tied in points. Who was it?
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Marcel Dionne
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May 19, 2006
Passing the Cup
In the not too distant past only the captain of the Stanley Cup winner skated around the ice with the Cup. Wayne Gretzky changed all of that though. Who did he hand the cup to first? And why?
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Steve Smith. He handed the cup to Smith to show all was forgiven for Steve's gaffe the year before where he banked the eventual game-winning goal of Grant Fuhr's skate.
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May 12, 2006
Who wore this helmet?
This sixteen year NHL vet was as famous for this helmet as he was for the Cups he won.
Story goes he was given the helmet when he was twelve years old and he wore it through his entire professional career.
Can you name the NHLer?
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Long time Islander Butch Goring.
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May 08, 2006
Name the player
This Hall of Famer has won three Stanley Cups. He turned pro rather than have a chance with the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team. He was the first American born player to score 500 goals in the NHL. Name him.
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Yes, Joe Mullen is the man described above. Joe and his brother Brian grew up in the Hells Kitchen section of New York learning to play hockey on roller skates, not strapping on ice skates until they were teenagers. Joe Mullen went on to great success in the NHL managing to win three Stanley Cups over his 16 NHL seasons.
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May 01, 2006
Conn Smythe Winners
Five times the Conn Smythe Winner for most valuable player during the playoffs has been awarded to a member of the Stanley Cup losing team. Four times it has been a goalie, can you name the only non-goalie to win the award as a loser, and better yet, can you name all five players?
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The four goalies are Roger Crozier, 1965; Glenn Hall, 1968; Ron Hextall, 1987; Jean-Sebastien Giguere, 2003. The only non-goalie was Philadelphia Flyer Reggie Leach, who won the Conn Smythe in 1976.
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April 24, 2006
Taken before Luc Robitaille
Luc Robitaille was taken 171st overall in the 1984 draft by the Kings. He was the ninth pick by the Kings that year. He obviously had better hockey careers than any of the prior eight. Can you name the pitcher who was selected by the Kings before Robitaille who has turned in quite the Major League career?
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That pitcher was long-time Brave and now Met, Tom Glavine. Glavine was selected 69th overall!
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Pre-Rookies
Three times the Montreal Canadiens have won a Stanley Cup with a goaltender whose rookie year came after winning the Cup. Can you name the three Hab goalies that fit this bill?
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The three goaltenders are Ken Dryden, Steve Penney, and Patrick Roy.
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April 17, 2006
Selanne's 76
Teemu Selanne holds the record for most goals by an NHL rookie with 76. But that year he only tied for the NHL lead in goals. Who did he share the mark with?
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Alexander Mogilny scored 76 goals for the season, which tied him with Winnipeg Jets' rookie Teemu Selanne for the 1992-93 goal scoring championship.
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April 10, 2006
Sons of Different Countries
Who is the only father son combination where each played in a major international tournament for a country in which they were not born?
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Yan Stastny and his father Peter are the only pappy/son combo to play in an international tournament for a country in which they were not born. Yan was born in Canada and played last year for the US at the Worlds and Slovakian born Peter played for Canada at the 1984 Canada Cup.
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April 04, 2006
Coach of the Year
Who is the only coach to win the Jack Adams Award in back to back years?
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Jacques Demers won the Jack Adams trophy in 1987 and again in 1988. He is probably the only illiterate winner of the award as well.
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March 27, 2006
That's a lot of games
Ken Daneyko played 1,283 games for the New Jersey Devils. That ranks him fourth in total games played by an NHL player who spent his entire career with one team. Can you name the three players that rank ahead of him?
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Only Alex Delvecchio, Steve Yzerman and Stan Mikita played more games with their lone NHL teams.
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March 20, 2006
St. Pats on St. Patrick's Day
Who did the NHL team the St. Pats become?
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The Toronto St. Pats began life in 1918 as the Toronto Arenas. In 1920 they became the St. Pats and in 1927 they became storied Toronto Maple Leafs!
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March 13, 2006
What did the Blackhawks get for the Dominator
What did the Chicago Blackhawks receive when the sent Dominik Hasek to the Buffalo Sabres?
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The Hawks received Stephane Beauregard and 4th round selection (Eric Daze) in 1993.
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March 03, 2006
Highest Scoring European
Thursday night Jaromir Jagr scored twice and he is now the second highest scoring European in NHL history. Who does Jagr trail?
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Jaromir Jagr passed Jari Kurri and sits behind only Stan Mikita.
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February 27, 2006
Who played Jim Craig?
In the 1981 made for TV movie, Miracle on Ice, Karl Malden played Herb Brooks. Who played the part of Jim Craig?
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Before Police Academy, Cocoon, Short Circuit and Three Men and a Baby, a young Steve Guttenberg played goalie Jim Craig in.
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Silver and Golds
Here's a tough trivia question for you. Only 17 players belong to the Triple Gold Club, a poorly named group of players who have won Olympic Gold, World Championship Gold, and a Stanley Cup.
5 Swedes, 6 Russians, 4 Canadians, and 2 Czechs make up the list. How many can you name?
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Sweden:
Peter Forsberg, Hakan Loob, Fredrik Modin, Mats Naslund, Tomas Jonsson
Russia:
Slava Fetisov, Valeri Kamensky, Igor Larionov, Alexander Mogilny, Vladimir Malakhov, Alexei Gusarov
Canada:
Joe Sakic, Brendan Shanahan, Rob Blake, Scott Niedermayer
Czech Republic:
Jaromir Jagr and Jiri Slegr
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February 21, 2006
Olympics and the Stanley Cup
Who was the first hockey player to win Olympic Gold and the Stanley Cup in the same year?
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The first player to win the Stanley Cup and an Olympic gold medal in the same year was Ken Morrow. The magic year for him was 1980. Morrow was 23 years old and a member of the 1980 USA Miracle on Ice squad that won the gold in Lake Placid in February. He then finished the 1980-81 season with the New York Islanders, winning the Stanley Cup in May.
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February 13, 2006
First Family of American Hockey
Because of this family's Olympic glory they are often called the "First Family of American Hockey." What family are they talking about?
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With Bill and Roger Christian winning Olympic gold in 1960 and Bill Christian's son David becoming a star for the U.S. Olympic team in 1980, plus the success of the family hockey stick company, the Christians are widely considered the "first family" of American hockey.
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February 08, 2006
February 7th, 1976
This one comes from Jim Aramini, he remembers watching the game on Hockey Night in Canada.
Who scored the most points in an NHL game? And how many goals and assists did he get. And against which team. And what was the final score.
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On February 7, 1976 Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs set the NHL record for most points scored in one game when he recorded ten points (six goals, four assists) in an 11-4 victory over the Boston Bruins. A record that still stands. And because Don Cherry is such a great guy, he left his rookie goaltender in for all 11 goals.
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February 06, 2006
Drop the Gloves
How many fights have there been in NHL All-Star Games?
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Four. Gordie Howe and Gus Mortson in 1948. Gordie Howe and Rocket Richard in 1951, Ted Lindsay and Ted Kennedy in the same game in 1951 Red Kelly and Bert Olmstead in 1953.
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January 30, 2006
Top American Picks
Erik Johnson and Phil Kessel are the number one and two draft eligible players for the 2006 NHL draft. No two Americans have been taken one and two in the draft. Name the pair of Americans that have been taken highest overall.
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Brian Lawton (New Brunswick, NJ) and Pat LaFontaine (St. Louis, MO) were selected first and third overall by Minnesota and the New York Islanders in the 1983 draft.
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January 23, 2006
Goaltending Record
With Antero Niittymaki perhaps showing the strains of playing 17 consecutive games. Who holds the NHL record for most consecutive games played by a goaltender in a season?
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In 1995-96 Grant Fuhr played 76 consecutive games for the St. Louis Blues. He also set the record for most games played as he was between the pipes 79 times that season.
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January 16, 2006
Here's one for Corey
Who is the all-time leading Jewish scorer in the NHL?
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Congratulations to ivebeencircumcised who knew that Mathieu Schneider is the all time leading Jewish scorer in the NHL.
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January 12, 2006
Rangers Retired Numbers
The Rangers retire Mark Messier's number 11 tonight. He will be the fourth player to have his number retired by the Rangers, who are the other three?
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Mike Richter, Eddie Giacomin and Rod Gilbert
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January 09, 2006
World Juniors All-Time Scorer
Who is the all-time World Junior Under 20 point scoring leader?
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Congratulations to JB for knowing Peter Forsberg is the all-time World Junior scorer. Peter scored a respectable 11 points in the 1992 championship and the following year exploded for 31 points on a line with Markus Naslund and Niklas Sundstrom. The line combined for 69 points in the 1993 tournament.
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January 02, 2006
Who Did Forsberg Beat?
Jenkins was thinking like I was thinking when he posted the question, who did Forsberg beat on his famous shootout goal at the Olympics in 1994. So who was the goaltender that Peter the Great hung out to dry in '94?
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December 26, 2005
Number One Draft Picks
Who are the only four US born players to be taken first overall in the NHL draft?
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December 19, 2005
Who Said It?
What NHL personality said "if you can't beat them in the alley, you can't beat them on the ice?"
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Congratulations to The Token Jew who nailed this week's trivia question.
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November 16, 2005
Oldest Barn in the League
What is the oldest arena being used in the NHL?
Affectionately known as the Igloo, Mellon Arena which was born Civic Arena was built way back in 1961.
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October 28, 2005
Only Non-Canadian
Who is the only non-Canadian to captain a Stanley Cup winner?
The only Stanley Cup captain who wasn't born in Canada is current Flyer defenseman and former Dallas Star Derian Hatcher.
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September 30, 2005
What happened in Paramount CA?
What hockey and skating innovation made its debut at the Paramount Iceland in 1949?
That would be the first Zamboni. The model A Zamboni first debuted in 1949 at the Paramount Iceland in Paramount, CA; and the rest as they like to say, is history.
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September 16, 2005
Non hockey trivia
What is an Aix sponsa?
A wood duck!
A brightly colored American duck that nests in hollow trees and the male of which is noted for its large crest.
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September 02, 2005
Who wore this helmet?
Can you name the player who wore this helmet? He may have been more famous for another feature.
Lanny McDonald may be best know for his bushy moustache, but this Hall of Famer had a great career once even scoring 66 goals in a season.
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August 26, 2005
Where would you find the following?
Where in the NHL would you find this phrase?
"To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high."
This line is found in the locker room of the Montreal Canadiens.
It is a line from a poem, In Flanders Fields, written by a Canadian physician during World War I.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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August 19, 2005
Name This NHLer
This NHL player was known for his Stan Mikita helmet and his unique leap after each of his goals. Name him.
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August 12, 2005
First NHL Team with Two 50 Goal Scorers
Name the first NHL team to feature two 50 goal scorers?
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The 1970-71 Boston Bruins with Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito were the first NHL team to feature two 50 goal scorers.
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