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2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Trivia Quiz

The 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, while low scoring, was heavily competitive and had you glued to your couch for two months. How well do you remember the 2015 Playoffs?

A multiple-choice quiz by JasonP87. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JasonP87

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
375,914

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Jets, located in this city, made the playoffs for the first time since 1996, which brought back the origin of the "White Out". What city am I talking about? Hint

Montreal

Winnipeg

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

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Question 2 of 10

2. The 2014 Stanley Cup champions could not secure a repeat, as they were unable to make the playoffs. What team am I speaking of? Hint

Chicago Blackhawks

Los Angeles Kings

Boston Bruins

Pittsburgh Penguins

3. The Tampa Bay Lightning shocked the hockey world this year, making the Stanley Cup Finals but unfortunately losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games. However, they did make an NHL record. What was this record? Hint

First team to sweep their first three opponents

First team to play Original Six team in every round

First team to have home-ice advantage in every round

First team to play three Canadian teams in a row

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Question 4 of 10

4. What team won the President's Trophy, which is the team that earned the most points in the regular season (thus giving them home-ice advantage in all rounds they're in)? Hint

Anaheim Ducks

Chicago Blackhawks

New York Rangers

Tampa Bay Lightning

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Question 5 of 10

5. The two teams in the Finals were Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks. Which team had the home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Finals?

Answer: (T or C)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Chicago Blackhawks played the Minnesota Wild in the Conference Semi-finals. This was the third year in a row the two teams played each other, and the third time in a row the Blackhawks won the series.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. There was three different Stanley Cup Final winners from 2010-2014. They were the Los Angeles Kings, the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Boston Bruins. How many of them made the playoffs in 2015? Hint

Two

None

Three

One

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Question 8 of 10

8. The President's Trophy is awarded to the team who earned the most points in a single season. The winners from 2014 were not able to secure a playoff spot in 2015. Who was this team? Hint

Boston Bruins

Chicago Blackhawks

New York Rangers

Vancouver Canucks

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on home ice. They last won at home in 1938 when they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Tampa Bay Lightning line, consisting of Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, and Nikita Kucherov, dominated the first three rounds and has this brotherly nickname? Hint

The Triplets

The Quadruplets

The Brothers

The Siblings

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Jets, located in this city, made the playoffs for the first time since 1996, which brought back the origin of the "White Out". What city am I talking about?

Answer: Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Jets' playoff run did not last long, however, as they were swept by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round. The Jets had been known as the Atlanta Thrashers from 1999-2011, before True North Sports & Entertainment bought the team and moved them to Winnipeg.

2. The 2014 Stanley Cup champions could not secure a repeat, as they were unable to make the playoffs. What team am I speaking of?

Answer: Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings, the defending Stanley Cup Champions,could not secure a playoff spot, falling four points short of the second wild card spot. The 2006 Stanley Cup Champions Carolina Hurricanes were the last to do this, as they missed the playoffs in 2007.

Answer: First team to play Original Six team in every round

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the Conference Quarterfinals. They then defeated the Montreal Canadiens in six games to advance to the Conference Finals for the first time since 2011, where they lost to the Boston Bruins. They then shocked the hockey world by defeating the President's Trophy winning New York Rangers to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2004, where they won against the Calgary Flames.

Unfortunately, they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Cup Final.

4. What team won the President's Trophy, which is the team that earned the most points in the regular season (thus giving them home-ice advantage in all rounds they're in)?

Answer: New York Rangers

The New York Rangers, who were the front runners to win the cup, got 113 points in the regular season, which was three points more than the runners-up, the Montreal Canadiens.

5. The two teams in the Finals were Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks. Which team had the home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Finals?

Answer: Tampa Bay

In the Finals, the team with the better regular season record would get home-ice advantage. The Tampa Bay Lightning earned 108 points, against the Blackhawks' 102 points. The Tampa Bay Lightning had home-ice advantage in round one and round four, but didn't in the Semifinals or the Conference Finals.

Answer: True

In 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks met the Minnesota Wild in the Conference Quarterfinals. The Blackhawks defeated the Wild in five games. They met again in 2014 in the Conference Semifinals, where Chicago defeated Minnesota in six games. In 2015, they swept Minnesota in four games.

7. There was three different Stanley Cup Final winners from 2010-2014. They were the Los Angeles Kings, the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Boston Bruins. How many of them made the playoffs in 2015?

Answer: One

In 2010, and 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. The Los Angeles Kings won in 2012, and 2014. The Boston Bruins won in 2011. However, only the Blackhawks made the playoffs in 2015, as the Bruins missed it by two points, and the Kings missed it by four points.

8. The President's Trophy is awarded to the team who earned the most points in a single season. The winners from 2014 were not able to secure a playoff spot in 2015. Who was this team?

Answer: Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins had a whopping 117 points. However, they only gathered 96 points the following season and missed the playoffs. The last time this happened was in 2008 when the 2007 President's Trophy winner Buffalo Sabres missed the playoffs.

9. The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on home ice. They last won at home in 1938 when they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one.

Answer: True

For the first time since 1938, the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on home ice, and for the first time since 1934, they got to celebrate it. In 1938, the Stanley Cup was not in the building when the Blackhawks won. All other wins (1961, 2010, and 2013) saw the Blackhawks celebrate while wearing their away jerseys.

10. What Tampa Bay Lightning line, consisting of Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, and Nikita Kucherov, dominated the first three rounds and has this brotherly nickname?

Answer: The Triplets

The nickname "Triplets" was coined by Lightning head coach earlier in the season, because because they were so in sync. In the four rounds Tyler Johnson led them and earned 26 points, but the three of them went on a scoring drought during the fourth round, which may be a reason the Lightning lost.

Source: Author JasonP87

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