NHL Names & Numbers Trivia

1. Which Winnipeg Jet player was known for his speed, scored 76 goals in his rookie season and was nicknamed "The Finnish Flash"?

From Quiz NHL Nicknames

Answer: Teemu Selanne

Coming onto the scene during the 1992-93 season, Selanne would establish himself as a natural scorer during what many hockey analysts dubbed the "Dead Puck Era". In his rookie season, he would score 76 goals and 56 assists setting a record for goals in a rookie season. After four seasons, he would play with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for much of the remainder of his career. With the Ducks, he would go on to score two 50 goal seasons and three 40 goal seasons. He would retire with 684 goals and 773 assists and would go on to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.

From Quiz So That's Who That Is!

Answer: Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky, who began playing in the NHL in 1979, is known as "The Great One", not only for the fact that he set over 60 NHL records, but some of them were for such feats as most points in a season (215) and most goals in a season (92).

From Quiz Hockey Nicknames

Answer: Gordie Howe

Howe played for the Detroit Red Wings from 1946-1971. In 1973, Gordie came out of retirement to play for the Houston Aeros in the upstart WHA and with his sons, Mark and Marty, and became the first father/son combo to play professional hockey. 1977-78 and 1978-79 season he played for the WHA's Hartford Whalers, and in 1979-80 he again played in the NHL when the Whalers joined that league. In 1997 when he was 69 years old, he played one shift for the Detroit Vipers of the IHL to become the only player to play in six different decades.

From Quiz Old-Timer Hockey Nicknames

Answer: The Pembroke Peach

Frank Nighbor became a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. He was considered one of the original masters of the poke check. He was a sportsman like player for the Ottawa Senators and received the very first Lady Byng trophy after the 1924-25 season for being the most gentlemanly player during that season.

From Quiz Players With Christmas Theme Names

Answer: Billy Carroll

Billy Carroll played a total of 322 games in the NHL in his career. As a center for the New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, and Detroit Red Wings, he amassed a total of 84 points in his career. Those points comprised of 30 goals, and 54 assists.

From Quiz Nicknames of Hockey Players

Answer: Guy Lafleur

Lafleur was known as both, for his long hair, his name, wild rushes down the ice, and booming shot.

From Quiz NHL Teammates

Answer: Rogie Vachon

These players were teammates with the L.A. Kings in the 70s.

From Quiz Famous Number 9s

Answer: Maurice Richard

Rocket Richard set many records during his illustrious career. He was the first to score 50 goals in 50 games.

From Quiz Jersey Numbers - Pt. 2

Answer: Anders Myrvold

Anders Myrvold wore #33 before the Patrick Roy trade, after Roy joined the Av's he switched to #55. Anders played only 4 games for Colorado in 1995-96. Hannan #14, Laukkanen #22, Viitakoski was in the system but never played for the big team.

From Quiz Nicknames Around Hockey

Answer: Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals, 1963 assists for a total of 2857 points. Edmonton, L.A., St.Louis, and New York. He won 10 Art Ross Trophies, 2 Conn Smythe Awards, 10 Hart Memorial Trophies, 5 Lady Byng Memorial Trophies, 5 Lester B. Pearson Awards 1 Lester Patrick Trophy 4 Stanley Cups. That's why he's "The Great One"!

From Quiz NHL Player's Numbers

Answer: 21

He changed his number to 10 when Keith Primeau left the team.

From Quiz Hockey Nicknames

Answer: Tiger

Dave 'Tiger' Williams amassed 3,966 penalty minutes with stops in Toronto, Vancouver, Detroit, Los Angeles and Hartford.

From Quiz Hockey Player Nicknames

Answer: Rocket

Rocket Richard played superb hockey for the Montreal Canadiens.

From Quiz Tough Jersey Numbers

Answer: John Davidson

The number 00 has since been 'outlawed' by the NHL, same goes for 0.

From Quiz Player Numbers

Answer: 218

They wore: Gretzky 99, Lemieux 66, Roy 33, and Tretiak 20.

From Quiz NHL Nicknames

Answer: Wayne Gretzky & Gretzky

From Quiz Tooth is Wasted on the Tongue

Answer: Bobby Clarke

Bobby played with the Flyers his entire career and they retired his jersey, number 16 in 1984. The Flyers even made a trophy in his honor for the MVP for the Flyers. Many people can find a statue of him and Bernie Parent holding the Stanley Cup in Philadelphia.

From Quiz NHL Nicknames

Answer: Gordie Howe

Gordie Howe began his NHL career as a member of the Detroit Red Wings during the 1946-47 season. His rookie year, in which he scored 7 goals and 15 assists, was less than stellar. Within four seasons, however, he would come to dominate the NHL with offensive prowess. During his career, he led the league in goals four times and the NHL in points six times. He was also designated a separate nickname for hat trick variation known as the "Gordie Howe hat trick" in which a player records a goal, an assist and a fight in the same game. In 1973 he would go on to play in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for six seasons before returning to the NHL with the Hartford Whalers in the 1979-80 season. He would play 80 games and record 41 points in his final season.

From Quiz So That's Who That Is!

Answer: Teemu Selanne

Selanne, born in 1970 in Helsinki, Finland, set records for most goals and points scored by a rookie (76 goals, 132 points), accomplished in 1992-1993. He also scored 15 points (5 goals, 10 assists) to help the Anaheim Ducks win their first Stanley Cup.

From Quiz Old-Timer Hockey Nicknames

Answer: Busher

Harvey "Busher" Jackson was a member of the infamous "Kid Line" for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1930s. He retired following the 1944 season after his output with the Boston Bruins dwindled. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971, but not without controversy. "Busher" Jackson had a reputation for being a big spender and a heavy alcoholic, and prematurely passed away in 1966 due to the effects of his habits. Many Hall of Fame committee members such as Clarence Campbell felt that Jackson did not belong in the Hall of Fame. They felt that better candidates that did not waste their lives away following their hockey careers should have been inducted instead.

From Quiz Nicknames of Hockey Players

Answer: Brian Spencer

Spinner was a brawler for the Leafs in the 70s . He died of a tragic death in Florida in the 80s.

From Quiz NHL Teammates

Answer: Reggie Leach

These teammates were members of the California Seals. Reggie Leach later won 2 Stanley Cups as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers.

From Quiz Famous Number 9s

Answer: Gordie Howe

Mr. Hockey set many records during his 25 year career. He is the only player to play a game in 6 decades, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's.

From Quiz Jersey Numbers - Pt. 2

Answer: 5

Dave wore #44 in Boston, #2 in Winnipeg and again in New Jersey and #6 in St. Louis.

From Quiz Jersey Numbers - Pt. 1

Answer: Troy Murray

Warren Rychel wore #10 in his second stint in COL in 97-99, and he wore #16 in 95-96. Simon wore #12, and Anders Myrvold wore #33 before Roy joined the Av's, and #55 after.

From Quiz Nicknames Around Hockey

Answer: Nels Stewart

Nels Stewart was the first player to score 300 goals. He had the record for goals with 345, before Maurice Richard broke his record in 1945. He played for Montreal Maroons, Boston, and New York Americans. He won 2 Hart Memorial Trophies, 2 Stanley Cups, 1 Art Ross Trophy. He scored 2 goals in 4 seconds, and died in 1957 at the age of 52.

From Quiz Hockey Nicknames

Answer: Harry Lumley

As a rookie for Toronto, he had red, rosy cheeks.

From Quiz NHL Nicknames

Answer: Great One

The nickname of the 'Great One' about says it all.

From Quiz Hockey Player Nicknames

Answer: Pocket Rocket

Henri is the little brother of famous Canadiens forward Maurice 'Rocket' Richard.

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