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7 NHL Expansion quizzes and 70 NHL Expansion trivia questions.
1.
  NHL's Expansions    
Multiple Choice
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From humble beginnings of five teams, the NHL now has 30. Test your knowledge of NHL expansion from early beginnings to the new millennium.
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  Expansion Era: 1967-68 Onwards    
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A little on the teams and players, when the NHL began expanding in 1967-68.
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  1967 : And Then There Were 12    
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The NHL began its expansion from its original six teams in 1967. See how well you know this era of NHL history!
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  The 1967 NHL Expansion    
Multiple Choice
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The questions are about the teams and their players, that were added to double the size of the NHL from 6 to 12.
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  NHL Early Expansion: Pt 1    
Multiple Choice
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These questions all deal with players, teams, and statistics from the early days of expansion when the NHL grew from the "Original Six".
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  NHL Expansion    
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This is a pretty easy quiz on NHL expansion.
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  NHL Early Expansion: Pt 2    
Multiple Choice
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More question about the players, teams, and trophies after the expansion from the "Original Six".
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trivia question Quick Question
How many of the first six new teams added to the NHL beyond the Original Six, made it to the Stanley Cup finals in the 20th century?

From Quiz "NHL Early Expansion: Pt 2"





NHL Expansion Trivia Questions
1. Which NHL season began with the new expanded league of 12 teams?

From Quiz NHL Early Expansion: Pt 1

Answer: 1967-68

With the addition of six new teams, the NHL doubled the number of teams in the league. All the new teams were grouped together and formed the West Division.

2. Which player led the NHL in scoring during the first year of expansion, 1967-68?

From Quiz Expansion Era: 1967-68 Onwards

Answer: Stan Mikita

Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks led the league with 87 points (he also led the league in goals with 40). Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins had 84 points (35 of them were goals), Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings had 82 points (scoring 39 goals), and Rod Gilbert of the New York Rangers had 77 points (scoring 29 goals).

3. Which team began play in season 2000-2001?

From Quiz NHL Expansion

Answer: Columbus Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets play in Columbus, Ohio. Their home is Nationwide Arena.

4. Which expansion team won the new Western Division in the first year and lost in the Stanley Cup finals?

From Quiz 1967 : And Then There Were 12

Answer: St.Louis Blues

The Blues played in three straight Stanley Cup Finals in its first three seasons, and were swept 4-0 in each. They were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens in the first two and Boston Bruins in the third.

5. Wayne Gretzky played on four teams in his career. How many of them were with expansion teams, added after the Original Six?

From Quiz NHL Early Expansion: Pt 2

Answer: 3

Gretzky started with the Edmonton Oilers, then played with the Los Angeles Kings before he went briefly to the St. Louis Blues. These were all expansion teams. He finished his career with the New York Rangers in 1999, an Original Six team.

6. In the first season of expansion, which team finished first among the West Division, made up of all the new expansion teams?

From Quiz NHL Early Expansion: Pt 1

Answer: Philadelphia

With 73 points, Philadelphia led the West but would have finished sixth in the other division. Obviously, "West" did not mean geographically.

7. What was the first of the 1967 expansion teams to win the Stanley Cup?

From Quiz The 1967 NHL Expansion

Answer: Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers won the Cup in 1974.

8. In their 1st year, the St. Louis Blues were swept in the Stanley Cup finals by the Montreal Canadiens losing all four games by a total of how many goals?

From Quiz Expansion Era: 1967-68 Onwards

Answer: 4 goal

The Canadiens finished with the best record in the league finishing with a 44-22-10 record for 94 points, while St.Louis finished 3rd in their division and 8th out of 12 teams going 27-31-16 for 70 points. St. Louis was in all four games losing the first game 3-2 in overtime, the second game 1-0, the third game 4-3 in overtime, and the fourth game 3-2.

9. What year did the NHL form?

From Quiz NHL's Expansions

Answer: 1917

The Montreal Wanderers' arena burnt down and they withdrew from the league on January 4, 1918. Although a founder member the Quebec Bulldogs immediately announced they would take a leave of absence, and did not play in the inaugural season. The franchise was sold to P J Quinn of Toronto in 1918 on the condition that the team played in Quebec but the team did not play in the second NHL season. The team played its only NHL season in 1919-20 before the franchise was transferred to the Hamilton Tigers, who joined the NHL in 1920.

10. When was the Coyotes' first year in Phoenix?

From Quiz NHL Expansion

Answer: 1996-1997

The Coyotes moved south from Winnipeg Canada after the 1995 season, and began play in 1996.

11. Which iconic veteran goaltender was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 expansion draft?

From Quiz 1967 : And Then There Were 12

Answer: Terry Sawchuk

Many aging veterans were drafted from the original six teams in the first expansion draft. Terry Sawchuk played one season with the LA Kings (then one season for Detroit Red Wings and one for NY Rangers before he retired).

12. Danny Grant was the first player from an expansion team to win the Calder Memorial Trophy, given to the best rookie. For whom did he play when he won this trophy?

From Quiz NHL Early Expansion: Pt 2

Answer: Minnesota North Stars

He spent six seasons in Minnesota before going to Detroit. After four seasons there, he played two more in Los Angeles.

13. Who was the first player on an NHL expansion team to finish in the top 10 scoring at the end of a season?

From Quiz NHL Early Expansion: Pt 1

Answer: Red Berenson / St. Louis

Red Berenson of the St. Louis Blues finished in eighth place in the second year of expansion. He and two other players above all finished in the top ten in the third year of expansion. No one cracked the top 10 in the first year. Bobby Orr and Boston were not expansion names.

14. What was the first 1967 expansion team to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals?

From Quiz The 1967 NHL Expansion

Answer: St. Louis Blues

The Blues lost 3 straight finals from 1968 -1970.

15. In the 1968-69 NHL season, how many of the 6 expansion teams had a winning percentage over .500?

From Quiz Expansion Era: 1967-68 Onwards

Answer: 1

All 6 teams were in the NHL West division, and in the second year of the divisonal format. St. Louis won the divison with 88 points, which was 19 more than the second place Oakland Seals, who went 29-36-11 for 69 points. St.Louis was the only team with a winning percentage over .500, going 37-25-14. The Philadelphia Flyers finished 3rd going 20-35-21 for 61 points, Los Angeles Kings finished 4th with a 24-42-10 record with 58 points, Pittsburgh Penguins(20-45-11), and the Minnesota North Stars(18-43-15)each finished with 51 points.

16. Which team won the Stanley Cup the first year of the NHL?

From Quiz NHL's Expansions

Answer: Toronto Arenas

Toronto Arenas defeated the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA.

17. Which team was forced to wear white skates by their new owner Charlie Finley in 1972?

From Quiz 1967 : And Then There Were 12

Answer: California Golden Seals

Finley wanted the Seals to resemble the Oakland A's who wore white cleats at the time. Players hated the white skates and were made fun of throughout the league.

18. Who was the first expansion team player to win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, given to the player displaying sporstmanship, gentlemanly conduct, and a high standard of ability?

From Quiz NHL Early Expansion: Pt 2

Answer: Phil Goyette / St. Louis Blues

All these players won the Lady Byng, but in 1970, Goyette was the first expansion team player to win it. Goring was the last of these four to win it, in 1978.

19. How many games did each team play in that first expansion year after the Original Six?

From Quiz NHL Early Expansion: Pt 1

Answer: 74

For the first year of expansion, the NHL teams played 74 games, up from 70 the previous year. But for the next two years, they played 76 games, and then four years of playing 78 games.

20. What new team name appeared in the NHL 1920?

From Quiz NHL's Expansions

Answer: Hamilton Tigers

Hamilton Tigers (formed from the failing Quebec Bulldogs franchise)played from 1920-21 to the 1924-25 season, when they relocated to New York.

21. Who came into the NHL in the same year as the Columbus Blue Jackets?

From Quiz NHL Expansion

Answer: Minnesota Wild

The Wild play in St. Paul, Minnesota. Their home is the Xcel Energy Center.

22. What were the Pittsburgh Penguins original colors?

From Quiz 1967 : And Then There Were 12

Answer: Light Blue, Black and White

The Penguins stayed with this color scheme until 1980 when they changed to Black and Gold.

23. Which two teams entered the NHL in 1970-71?

From Quiz NHL Early Expansion: Pt 1

Answer: Buffalo and Vancouver

They moved Chicago to the West Division and put both Buffalo and Vancouver in the East. So, Philadelphia was in the West and Vancouver was in the East.

24. What was the first 1967 expansion FRANCHISE, located outside of the state of Pennsylvania, to have won a Stanley Cup?

From Quiz The 1967 NHL Expansion

Answer: Minnesota North Stars

They won the Cup after moving to Dallas and dropping the word "North" from their nickname. The Flames were not part of the 1967 expansion.

25. Which expansion team chose Terry Sawchuk and Wayne Rutledge, in the NHL's first ever expansion draft?

From Quiz Expansion Era: 1967-68 Onwards

Answer: Los Angeles Kings

After helping the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup, Sawchuk went with Los Angeles only playing 1 season with the Kings, until moving to Detroit, the team he started his career with. Then played the following year with the Rangers until calling it a career. Rutledge was in the Rangers farm system until playing 3 seasons with the Kings, and after that he moved to the defunct World Hockey Association for 6 years.

26. The first multi-team expansion of the NHL occurred in 1924, which 2 teams were added?

From Quiz NHL's Expansions

Answer: Montreal Maroons and Boston Bruins

Boston became the first US NHL team, and would win its first Stanley Cup in 1929. Montreal Maroons would win the Cup twice in there history. First in 1926 and again in 1935. The Maroons would win the Cup in 1926 and 1935, then fold in 1938.

27. In what year did the Nashville Predators join the NHL?

From Quiz NHL Expansion

Answer: 1998

Their arena is fittingly named Nashville Arena. Creative, isn't it?

28. Who was the first expansion team of 1967 to win the Stanley Cup ?

From Quiz 1967 : And Then There Were 12

Answer: Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers won two straight Cups in 1974 and 1975 defeating the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres.

29. Who was the first expansion team player to win the James Norris Memorial Trophy, given to the defensive player with the best all-round ability?

From Quiz NHL Early Expansion: Pt 2

Answer: Denis Potvin / NY Islanders

All these players won the Norris Trophy, but Potvin won it first in 1976. Coffey was the last of these four to win it in 1985.

30. In the first season of expansion, all the new teams were placed in the same division (the Western Division), while the established teams were in the Eastern Division. Who finished in 1st place in the new Western Division?

From Quiz The 1967 NHL Expansion

Answer: Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers finished 1 point ahead of the Kings. It didn't do much good, as both the Flyers and Kings lost in the first round of the playoffs to St. Louis and Minnesota.

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