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The National Hockey League is made up of players from all over the world. See if you identify where some of these greats came from!
11 NHL Nationalities quizzes and 120 NHL Nationalities trivia questions.
1.
  Swedish NHL Players   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about NHL players from Sweden? Take this quiz to find out.
Average, 10 Qns, Helo_King, Oct 04 09
Average
Helo_King
355 plays
2.
  Go Away!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many NHL players need to leave their homeland to play in the league. Can you identify them, and where they hail from?
Average, 10 Qns, George95, Dec 29 13
Average
George95 gold member
300 plays
3.
  Which Country Am I From?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you the name of a few players, and you tell me which country they are from.
Average, 10 Qns, marchmadness, Nov 26 06
Average
marchmadness
1609 plays
4.
  Birthplaces of NHL Players III    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz asks questions about the birthplaces of NHL players and prospects - not just the country, but the actual town or city.
Tough, 10 Qns, red_heifer94, Nov 26 06
Tough
red_heifer94
384 plays
5.
  Russian NHL Hockey Players    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about Russian players and their stats, past & present:
Difficult, 10 Qns, tommyd71, Jan 30 09
Difficult
tommyd71
974 plays
6.
  European NHL Players    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
What do you know about the European players who play in the NHL?
Average, 15 Qns, Mhook, Nov 28 06
Average
Mhook
1167 plays
7.
  Birthplaces of NHL Players II    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz concerns the birthplaces (cities, not just the countries) where NHL players and prospects were born.
Tough, 10 Qns, red_heifer94, Nov 26 06
Tough
red_heifer94
461 plays
8.
  Birthplaces of NHL Players I    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is comprised of the birthplaces (cities, not just countries) of current NHL players and prospects.
Difficult, 10 Qns, red_heifer94, Nov 26 06
Difficult
red_heifer94
577 plays
9.
  Where Was I Born #1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you the 2002 player and the country, you name the town or county, or I will give you the 2002 town and country and you name the player.
Difficult, 10 Qns, canadian_quizmaster, Aug 28 08
Difficult
canadian_quizmaster
1055 plays
10.
  Players and their Countries    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Click the circle in which you think the correct answer is. GOOD LUCK!
Difficult, 10 Qns, redmoscow40, Nov 26 06
Difficult
redmoscow40
1186 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Peter Bondra was born in Luck, Ukraine but when he was 3 he moved. To what country did he move to (and now plays for on the world stage)?

From Quiz "Players and their Countries"




11.
  Where Was I Born #2    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I will give you the player and the country you name the town or county ... or I will give you the town and country and you name the player
Difficult, 15 Qns, canadian_quizmaster, Nov 26 06
Difficult
canadian_quizmaster
613 plays

NHL Nationalities Trivia Questions
1. Defensemen Karlis Skrastins and Sandis Ozolinsh, along with goaltender Arturs Irbe, all left what Baltic country to come play in North America?

From Quiz Go Away!

Answer: Latvia

Ozolinsh was a seven-time NHL all-star, and won the Stanley Cup in 1996. He represented Latvia at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Skrastins also played on those two Olympic teams, and played 832 games in his NHL career. Skrastins died on the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, after leaving the NHL to play in the KHL. Irbe played in professional and minor leagues all around the world as a goalie, including 568 games in the NHL. Irbe backstopped the Carolina Hurricanes to the 2002 Stanley Cup Final, where they lost to Detroit.

2. A pair of Swedish twins play for the Vancouver Canucks. Their first names are Daniel and Henrik. What is their last name?

From Quiz Swedish NHL Players

Answer: Sedin

The Sedin twins played on Vancouver's top line in 2008-09, soring 82 points each in 82 games. Daniel is a left winger and Henrik is a center. Pavol Demitra and Sami Salo also play for the Canucks, but they are not Swedish.

3. Which country were Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, and Bobby Orr born in?

From Quiz Which Country Am I From?

Answer: Canada

Mario Lemieux was born in Montreal, Quebec. Wayne Gretzky was born in Brantford, Ontario. Bobby Orr was born in Parry Sound, Ontario.

4. Where was young 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning winger Sheldon Keefe born?

From Quiz Birthplaces of NHL Players III

Answer: Brampton, Ont.

Keefe, selected by the Lightning 47th overall in the 1999 entry draft, was family ties to P.E.I. but was born in Brampton, as was 2002 1st overall draft pick Rick Nash.

5. Where was 2003 Toronto Maple Leafs sniper Mikael Renberg born?

From Quiz Birthplaces of NHL Players II

Answer: Pitea, Swe.

Renberg, who was once an integral part of the famed Legion of Doom line with the Philadelphia Flyers, was born in the small Swedish town of Pitea.

6. Toronto Maple Leafs forward Darcy Tucker was born in what Canadian city?

From Quiz Birthplaces of NHL Players I

Answer: Castor, AB

Tucker, one of the NHL's most hated players, was born in the small Alberta community of Castor.

7. The first Russian hockey player in the NHL played for the Calgary Flames in 1989. What was his name?

From Quiz Russian NHL Hockey Players

Answer: Sergei Priakin

Priakin had a very short career of 3 years, in which he played 46 games for the Flames. He was the first player cleared by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation to play in the NHL. Many more defected without the Federation's approval.

8. Which if the following statements is wrong?

From Quiz European NHL Players

Answer: Peter Bondra (WSH) comes from Slovenia

Peter Bondra (WSH) actually comes from Slovakia. He won the Slovakian's first Ice Hockey World Championship in Sweden 2002 and he scored the winning goal in the Final game.

9. Brad Bombardir, British Columbia, Canada

From Quiz Where Was I Born #1

Answer: Powell River

10. Which town and country is Sharks goaltending sensation Evgeni Nabokov from?

From Quiz Players and their Countries

Answer: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Nabokov is from Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan and had a shutout in his first NHL appearance.

11. Thomas Vanek and Michael Grabner came to the NHL via what central European country?

From Quiz Go Away!

Answer: Austria

Vanek was drafted 5th overall by Buffalo in the 2003 draft, and played 598 games for Buffalo, being traded to the New York Islanders in 2013. With his trade, he got to play with Michael Grabner, fellow Austrian. Grabner broke in to the league in 2010, and was named the fastest skater at the 2011 NHL All-Star Game. Grabner left Austria in 2004, at the age of 17, to play in the Western Hockey League for the Spokane Chiefs.

12. Which player who retired in 2009, was the all-time points leader among Swedish players when he retired?

From Quiz Swedish NHL Players

Answer: Mats Sundin

Mats Sundin finished his career with 1346 games played, 564 goals, 785 assists, and 1349 points. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Vancouver Canucks during his 18 NHL seasons. Borje Salming and Peter Forsberg also were very successful Swedish players in the NHL.

13. Which country were Joe Mullen, Tom Barrasso, and Ed Olczyk born in?

From Quiz Which Country Am I From?

Answer: United States

Joe Mullen was born in New York, New York. Tom Barrasso was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Ed Olczyk was born in Chicago, Illinois.

14. Where was 2000 first overall pick Rick DiPietro born?

From Quiz Birthplaces of NHL Players III

Answer: Winthrop, Ma.

DiPietro, the moody but somewhat arrogant goaltender selected first overall by the New York Islanders in 2000, was born in Winthrop, Ma. Islanders GM Mike Milbury gave up goaltending prodigy Roberto Luongo to Florida just to select DiPietro.

15. Where was young 2003 Colorado Avalanche winger Milan Hejduk born?

From Quiz Birthplaces of NHL Players II

Answer: Usti-nad-Labem, Cze.

The high-flying Avs star was born in the odd-sounding Czech town of Usti-nad-Labem.

16. In what Finnish city was New Jersey Devils' goaltending prospect Ari Ahonen born?

From Quiz Birthplaces of NHL Players I

Answer: Jyvaskyla

Ahonen, a 1999 first-round draft pick, is considered the Devils' goalie of the future. Ahonen was born in Jyvaskyla and also played his junior hockey there.

17. Hartford swapped first round draft picks with San Jose in the 1993 NHL draft. Hartford traded the sixth overall pick and which Russian legend for the second overall pick?

From Quiz Russian NHL Hockey Players

Answer: Sergei Makarov

Hartford gave up the goal-scoring, but aging winger in order to get the coveted #2 overall pick, which turned out to be Chris Pronger. Makarov was teamed with buddy Igor Larionov by San Jose, and was priceless to the Sharks in a 1994 playoff run which saw them topple heavily favoured Detroit in the first round.

18. From what country does Espen Knutsen come?

From Quiz European NHL Players

Answer: Norway

Espen Knutsen (Columbus) is actually the only Norwegian player in the NHL at the moment (season 2001-2002).

19. Which Soviet hockey player was known as 'The Riga Express'?

From Quiz Players and their Countries

Answer: Helmut Balderis

Helmut was from Latvia but he played for the USSR when Latvia was part of it.

20. In 2006, Anze Kopitar became the first player from what former Yugoslav republic?

From Quiz Go Away!

Answer: Slovenia

Kopitar was drafted 11th overall in the 2005 NHL draft by the Los Angeles Kings. Kopitar helped lead the Kings to the franchise's first Stanley Cup in 2012, leading the team in scoring. Kopitar represented Slovenia at the World Under-18 and Under-20 championships, and helped lift the nation to the top level of the World Championship. Jan Mursak became the second Slovenian to play in the NHL, when he debuted with the Detroit Red Wings in 2010.

21. Which Swedish player did the Vancouver Canucks sign in the summer of 2009?

From Quiz Swedish NHL Players

Answer: Mikael Samuelsson

Mikael Samuelsson signed as a free agent in July 2009. He used to play for the Detroit Red Wings where he won a Stanley Cup. Kronwall, Franzen, and Ericsson were all Swedish teammates of his when he played in Detroit.

22. Which country would you find Arturs Irbe, Sandis Ozolinsh, and Sergei Zholtok playing for?

From Quiz Which Country Am I From?

Answer: Latvia

Arturs Irbe, Sandis Ozolinsh, and Sergei Zholtok, were all born in Riga, Latvia.

23. Where was 2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes rookie sniper Branko Radivojevic born?

From Quiz Birthplaces of NHL Players III

Answer: Piestany, Slovakia

Radivojevic, drafted 93rd overall by the Colorado Avalanche in 1999, was born in Piestany. Radivojevic failed to sign with the Avalanche, and was signed by Phoenix on June 19, 2001. He has proved to be a bargain.

24. What NHLer, traded in 2003, was born in the Czech town of Opocno?

From Quiz Birthplaces of NHL Players II

Answer: Pavel Brendl

Brendl, born in Opocno, Cze., was traded from Philadelphia to Carolina in February 2003.

25. Where was Colorado Avalanche forward Alex Tanguay born?

From Quiz Birthplaces of NHL Players I

Answer: Ste-Justine, PQ

Tanguay, one of the NHL's most promising young forwards, picked 12th overall in 1998 by the Colorado Avalanche, was born in the Quebec community of Ste-Justine.

26. What Russian did the San Jose Sharks select #6 overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft?

From Quiz Russian NHL Hockey Players

Answer: Viktor Kozlov

Kozlov was later traded to Florida for Dave Lowry and Florida's first pick in the 1998 NHL Draft.

27. Who won the Calder Memorial Trophy 1993 making a new record in goals scored by a rookie?

From Quiz European NHL Players

Answer: Teemu Selanne

Teemu Selanne scored amazing 76 goals in the season 1992-1993 and won the Calder Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year).

28. Which country calls its hockey federation Deutscher Eishockey Bund (DEB)?

From Quiz Players and their Countries

Answer: Germany

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