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  NHLs Original 6    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 25 seasons 1942-43 to 1966-67, an era that saw Montreal win 5 straight Stanley Cups, Maurice Richard becomes the first to score 50 goals all up to the Leafs Stanley Cup win in 1967.
Difficult, 10 Qns, darmstrong91, Oct 27 07
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  NHL Hockey - The Original Six    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's see what you know about the original six teams and the players of the era, that ran 25 years from 1942-1967.
Difficult, 10 Qns, diamonddd_d, Dec 06 05
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The Original Six Trivia Questions
1. Terry Sawchuck notched 100 of his record 103 career shutouts, during the eighteen years he played in the Original Six era. Which goalie ranked second to Sawchuck for this time period?

From Quiz NHL Hockey - The Original Six

Answer: Harry Lumley

Harry Lumley recorded 71 shutouts in 16 NHL seasons between 1943-44 and 1959-60.

2. Which two NHL teams failed to win a Stanley Cup during the Original 6 Era?

From Quiz NHLs Original 6

Answer: New York Rangers & Boston Bruins

During the original 6 era the Rangers only made the playoffs 7 times and the Bruins missed the playoffs for 8 straight seasons from 1959-60 to 1966-67. Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup 10 times between 1942-1967, the Toronto Maple Leafs won it 9 times, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup 5 times, while the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup just once, in 1960-61.

3. Which NHL team invited Gordie Howe to his first NHL training camp in 1943?

From Quiz NHLs Original 6

Answer: New York Rangers

As a 15 year old Howe attended the Rangers training camp in Winnipeg. Howe became homesick and instead of taking the scholarship to Notre Dame College the Rangers offered him in his home province of Saskatchewan, Howe decided to go home. One year later Howe travelled to Winnipeg to attend the Detroit Red Wings training camp.

4. After being named the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1958-59, Punch Imlach soon hired himself as the club's head coach. Who was the man that Imlach replaced behind the bench?

From Quiz NHL Hockey - The Original Six

Answer: Billy Reay

Punch Imlach replaced Billy Reay, who struggled for less than two seasons in Toronto, but later went on to be one of the winningest coaches in NHL history (542 victories) with the Chicago Blackhawks.

5. Which NHL team had the most first place finishes during the original 6 era?

From Quiz NHLs Original 6

Answer: Montreal Canadiens

Montreal finished 1st 12 times in 25 seasons, while Detroit finished 1st 10 times including 7 in a row from 1948-49 to 1954-55, while Toronto finished first twice in 1947-48 and in 1962-63, and Chicago only once in 1966-67.

6. Who was the first NHL team to win 3 consecutive Stanley Cup?

From Quiz NHLs Original 6

Answer: Toronto Maple Leafs

The Leafs did it in 1947, 1948, and 1949.

7. Which NHL team was the first to allow 300 goals in a single season?

From Quiz NHLs Original 6

Answer: New York Rangers

The Rangers allowed 310 goals in a 50 game season in 1943-44, which was not beaten until the California Golden Seals allowed 320 goals in 78 games in 1970-71. Rangers goalie Ken McAuley played all 50 games going 6-39-5 with a Goals Against Average of 6.24.

8. How many consectutive appearences did the Montreal Canadiens make in the Stanley Cup final?

From Quiz NHLs Original 6

Answer: 10

When Montreal won their 5th straight Stanley Cup in 1960 it was their 10th straight final, from 1951 to 1960. Montreal lost to Toronto in 1951 and to Detroit in 1952, 1954 and 1955. They beat Boston in 1953, 1957, and in 1958, Detroit in 1956, and Toronto in 1959 and 1960.

9. Gordie Howe played 21 of his 26 NHL seasons during the Original Six era, and led all scorers with 649 goals. Who was next?

From Quiz NHL Hockey - The Original Six

Answer: Maurice Richard

Maurice Richard is next with 544 goals in 18 years from 1942-43 to 1959-60.

10. Who was the first NHL non-goalie player to play a full season with no penalties?

From Quiz NHLs Original 6

Answer: Bill Quackenbush

Bill Quackenbush was also the first NHL defenceman to win the Lady Byng Trophy for the most gentlemanly player. He played all 60 games without going to the penalty box.

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