NHL Goalie: Ron Tugnutt Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ontario

Ron Tugnutt was born in Scarborough, Ontario. He had no need to travel much in his early life because he played most of his youth hockey in Ontario. Even for his first five NHL seasons, Ron Tugnutt only had to travel east to Quebec as a member of the Nordiques.

Answer: Ronald Frederick Bradley Tugnutt

Ronald Frederick Bradley Tugnutt was the birth-name of Ron Tugnutt. He chose to shorten his name [for good reason]. Many NHL players actually shorten up, or spell their names differently so people can pronounce, or memorise them easier. Examples, other than Tugnutt, include Evgeni Nabokov (originally Yevgeni Nabokov), Nils Ekman (originally Nisse Ekman), and Andrew Raycroft (originally Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroft).

Answer: Quebec Nordiques

The Quebec Nordiques drafted Ron Tugnutt knowing that they would get a solid performer. Despite being a short, light-weight goaltender, Ron Tugnutt established himself as a solid backup goaltender; little else. As a result of his hot and cold play, Tugnutt was transferred a lot between teams.

In his sixteen NHL seasons, Tugnutt played for the Quebec Nordiques, the Edmonton Oilers, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Dallas Stars.

Answer: Yes

Tugnutt's skill was average between the pipes, and his shutout abilities were equally as average. It took him 136 games to record his first shutout! He never managed to record more than two consecutive shutouts, but he did manage to record two consecutive shutouts three times, throughout his career. The first two were on April 2 and 3, 1997, against the Buffalo Sabres and the Washington Capitals. Tugnutt posted a 2-0 shutout against Buffalo and then followed it up with a 4-0 victory against Washington.

The next time he recorded two consecutive shutouts were on March 14 and 16, 2001. The first was in a 3-0 victory over Calgary and the second was a 3-0 victory against Atlanta. The final time he compiled two consecutive shutouts was on March 9 and 11, 2001. The first was a 3-0 victory over San Jose and the second was a 2-0 victory against Columbus. In the end, Ron Tugnutt finished his career with 26 shutouts.

Answer: Vezina Trophy

Ron Tugnutt was a long-time backup for multiple solid hockey organizations, until he became a clear cut starter during the 1998-99 season with Ottawa. He finished the year with 43 games played, 22 wins, 10 losses, 8 ties, an impressive 1.79 goals against average, an even more impressive 0.925% save percentage, and three shutouts.

He fell into fifth place in Vezina Trophy voting that year. Tugnutt received thirteen votes that year, taking him into fifth place. He was also a finalist for the Vezina Trophy during the 1990-91 campaign, but he fell into tenth in Vezina voting.

Answer: Cam Neely

The first penalty shot occurred on October 12, 1991. Ron Tugnutt stopped a shot by Dave McLlwain of the Winnipeg Jets. The second penalty shot Tugnutt faced was on February 16, 1993. He was scored on by Benoit Hogue of the New York Islanders. The third penalty shot against Tugnutt occurred on October 15, 1993. Tugnutt stopped a shot by Cam Neely of the Boston Bruins.

The fourth shot that Tungutt faced and stopped occurred on March 22, 1997, against Brett Harkins of the Boston Bruins. The fifth shot was against Steve Sullivan of the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 6, 1999.

The sixth penalty shot against Ron Tugnutt occurred on March 24, 1999. Ron Tugnutt was scored on by Jason Allison of the Boston Bruins. The seventh and final penalty shot was on December 6, 2003. Ron Tugnutt was scored on by Nils Ekman of the San Jose Sharks.

His total save percentage on penalty shots was 57% overall.

Answer: Skull fracture

Ron Tugnutt's first injury occurred in March 1989. He missed one game due to a sprained ankle. His second injury occurred on January 13, 1990. He missed one game due to a sprained knee. Tugnutt's next injury occurred on January 21, 1991. He missed eleven games because of an injured hamstring. Ron was injured again on January 28, 1995. He strained his knee and was forced to miss five games because of it. Tugnutt's next injury occurred on January 31, 1998. He strained his hip flexor and was forced to miss two games. His next injury occurred on March 6, 1999. He injured his right knee and had to miss two games. His next injury occurred in the NHL offseason. He strained his left knee and had to miss the first two games of the 1999-00 regular season.

On November 28, 1999, Ron Tugnutt reinjured his left knee and missed three games. His next setback occurred on January 28, 2000 when he became ill. The illness put him out of commission for three games. On December 2, 2000, Ron Tugnutt strained his hip flexor, once again, and missed two games. On December 29, 2000, Ron sprained his thumb and missed five games. Tugnutt injured his knees, causing him to miss four games, on December 17, 2003. The final injury of Tugnutt's career occurred on January 12, 2004. He injured his groin and missed twelve games, to recuperate. After his recovery, he played in six games before officially retiring from hockey.

Answer: Most saves in a game

Guy Hebert formerly established an Anaheim record for most saves in a game. On October 19, 1993, Hebert stopped 40 of 42 shots in a win against the New York Rangers. After Tugnutt was brought in, he broke the record twice consecutively. The first was on November 19, 1993, one month after Hebert accomplished it. Ron Tugnutt stopped 44 of 47 shots against in a 6-3 win in Vancouver against the Canucks. Two days later, Tugnutt broke that record when he stopped 46 of 48 shots in a 4-2 victory against the Edmonton Oilers. Before the Anaheim Mighty Ducks merely became the Ducks, Tugnutt's Mighty Duck record was not broken.

Answer: The Runt

Ron Tugnutt's three nicknames were very simple in nature and origin. "Tugger" and "Nuts", were merely a play on words from Ron Tugnutt's name. Those types of nicknames are the most common types because they are mainly used to build friendship between the players and the goaltenders. Ron's nickname "The Accountant", came from the fact that he was so precise and thorough in his goaltending prowess, that he was like an accountant counting and managing money.

Answer: Yes

Ron Tugnutt played in six playoff series', between 1992 and 2000. The first playoff action Tugnutt ever saw occurred in the 1991-92 season as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. Despite making it to the western conference final, Tugnutt played only two games as a backup goaltender to Bill Ranford. Tugnutt replaced Ranford in an 8-5 defeat against Los Angeles, and then Tugnutt replaced Ranford in a 4-0 loss against Vancouver. Tugnutt's next playoff action came during the 1993-94 season. He played one game for Montreal as a backup to Patrick Roy. In that one game, he let in five goals on 25 shots. The quarterfinal series eventually went to a seventh game in which the Canadiens were defeated by the Bruins.

Tugnutt saw playoff action again in the 1996-97 season. He played all seven games of the quarterfinal against the Buffalo Sabres. Tugnutt won three games and posted a 1.98 goals against average, one shutout and a 0.917% save percentage. The Sabres won the seventh game, however, and knocked out the Senators from the first round. Tugnutt played two games in the 1998 playoffs. In the second round, Ron Tugnutt replaced Damian Rhodes in a 4-1 loss to Washington and then Tugnutt started and suffered a 6-1 defeat to Washington. His save percentage was in the mid seventy-percentile range so Damian Rhodes played the rest of the games. The Senators were defeated in five games. Tugnutt then played another two games in the 1999 playoffs. He and Damian Rhodes split the goaltending duties of the first round, against the Buffalo Sabres. Both men suffered two losses, thus the Ottawa Senators were swept in the first round.

Ron Tugnutt played in the 2000 playoffs as a Pittsburgh Penguin. He defeated the Washington Capitals in five games as the starting goaltender. After being up two games to none in the semifinals against Philadelphia, the Penguins lost four consecutive games to lose the series in six games. After that, Tugnutt never played a playoff game again. Overall, Tugnutt played 25 playoff games posting a 9-13 record with 56 goals against, a 2.27 goals against average, three shutouts and a 0.919% save percentage.