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Colorado Avalanche 2005-06 Trivia Quiz

If you watched the Colorado Avalanche in the 2005-06 season, you could do pretty well. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by pooman41. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
pooman41

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
299,530

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following goaltenders did not play a game for the Avalanche in the 2005-06 season? Hint

Philippe Sauve

Peter Budaj

Jose Theodore

Vitaliy Kolesnik

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Question 2 of 10

2. What two players led the Avalanche in goals during the 2005-06 campaign? Hint

Joe Sakic and Milan Hejduk

Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk

Milan Hejduk and Alex Tanguay

Joe Sakic and Marek Svatos

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which player wore number 22 for the Avalanche during the 2005-06 season? Hint

Ossi Vaananen

Antti Laaksonen

Steve Konowalchuk

Brad Richardson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the only Avalanche player not to score a goal during the 2005-06 season? Hint

Bob Boughner

Kurt Sauer

Ossi Vaananen

Karlis Skrastins

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Question 5 of 10

5. What team did the Avalanche play in the first round of the 2006 playoffs? Hint

Dallas Stars

Detroit Red Wings

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

San Jose Sharks

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Avalanche player who wore number 14, set career highs with 21 goals, 24 assists, and 45 points during the 2005-06 season? Hint

Antti Laaksonen

Andrew Brunette

Brad Richardson

Ian Laperriere

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Question 7 of 10

7. On March 9, 2006, the Avalanche traded a fourth round draft pick to Chicago for which player? Hint

Brett McLean

Tyler Arnason

Jim Dowd

Bob Boughner

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Avalanche made it to the Western Conference finals in the 2006 playoffs.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who led the Avalanche in plus/minus during the 2005-06 season? Hint

Milan Hejduk

Andrew Brunette

Joe Sakic

Alex Tanguay

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following players did not play for the Avalanche during the 2005-06 season? Hint

Dan Hinote

Patrice Brisebois

Brad May

Derek Morris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following goaltenders did not play a game for the Avalanche in the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Philippe Sauve

Philippe Sauve played 17 games for the Avalanche in the 2003-04 season, but did not play any for them in 2005-06 as he spent the season with Calgary.

2. What two players led the Avalanche in goals during the 2005-06 campaign?

Answer: Joe Sakic and Marek Svatos

Joe Sakic and Marek Svatos both led the Avalanche with 32 goals each. Svatos played 61 games while Sakic played in all 82 games.

3. Which player wore number 22 for the Avalanche during the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Steve Konowalchuk

Steve Konowalchuk played 21 games in the season due to a wrist injury.

4. Who was the only Avalanche player not to score a goal during the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Ossi Vaananen

Ossi Vaananen score no goals and had 4 assists in the 53 games he played during the season. But, even though he had a lack of goals, the tough defenseman was a solid plus-10 during the season.

5. What team did the Avalanche play in the first round of the 2006 playoffs?

Answer: Dallas Stars

The 7th place Avalanche upset the 2nd place Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs. The score in that series was 4-1. The Avalanche went on to the second round only to be swept by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The Hurricanes eventually went on to win the Stanley Cup.

6. Which Avalanche player who wore number 14, set career highs with 21 goals, 24 assists, and 45 points during the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Ian Laperriere

Ian Laperriere had his best season in 2005-06 setting career highs in goals, assists and points. This was also Laperriere's first season with the Avalanche.

7. On March 9, 2006, the Avalanche traded a fourth round draft pick to Chicago for which player?

Answer: Jim Dowd

Jim Dowd ended up being very valuable in the playoffs collecting 5 points in 9 games.

8. The Avalanche made it to the Western Conference finals in the 2006 playoffs.

Answer: False

The Avalanche fell short of the conference finals after being swept by the Mighty Ducks. The Ducks went on to lose to the Oilers in the Conference Finals.

9. Who led the Avalanche in plus/minus during the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Milan Hejduk

Milan Hejduk led the Avalanche in plus/minus in 2005-06. He was a plus-13.

10. Which of the following players did not play for the Avalanche during the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Derek Morris

Derek Morris played for the Avalanche from 2002-2004, but played for the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2005-06 season.

Source: Author pooman41

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