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Avalanche Numbers Trivia Quiz

This quiz is to test your knowledge of numbers worn by Avalanche players. IMPORTANT The answers apply only to regular season games unless otherwise stated in the question.

A multiple-choice quiz by avsrule. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
avsrule

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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150,632

Updated
Dec 03 21

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20

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Question 1 of 20

1. What number did Chris Drury switch to before the 2001-2002 season? Hint

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Question 2 of 20

2. What number did Joe Sakic wear in his rookie season with the Nordiques? Hint

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who wore number 40 for the Avs at the beginning of the 2003-2004 season? Hint

Jim Cummins

Alex Tanguay

Marek Svatos

Cody McCormick

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which number was worn by 5 different Avalanche players in 4 seasons starting in the 2000-2001 season to the 2003-2004 season? Hint

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which number was worn by Dave Andreychuk and Dan Hinote in the 1999-2000 season? Hint

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Question 6 of 20

6. What was Martin Skoula's rookie number? Hint

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Question 7 of 20

7. What number did Riku Hahl wear in his Avalanche debut? Hint

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Question 8 of 20

8. What was Bates Battaglia's first number as an Av? Hint

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Question 9 of 20

9. What number did Mike Keane wear for the Avalanche in the 1995-1996 season? Hint

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who was the next player to wear number 26 after Stephane Yelle was traded away before the 2002-2003 season? Hint

John-Michael Liles

Karlis Skrastins

Peter Worrell

Chris McAllister

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Question 11 of 20

11. How many different numbers did Radim Vrbata wear for the Avalanche? Hint

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Question 12 of 20

12. What number did Derek Morris wear in his first season as an Avalanche? Hint

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who wore number 37 for the Avs in 2001-2002? Hint

Dean McAmmond

Chris Drury

Jordan Krestanovich

Charlie Stephens

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which of these numbers hasn't Serge Aubin worn for the Avalanche? Hint

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which of these numbers was never worn by an Avalanche player before the 2003-2004 season? Hint

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who wore number 48 for the Avs in 1995-96? Hint

Paul Brousseau

Scott Young

Anders Myrvold

Craig Wolanin

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which of these Avs wore number 14 first? Hint

Theoren Fleury

Landon Wilson

Dave Reid

Tom Fitzgerald

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which number did Brad Larsen wear in the 2003 training camp, after his 9 was taken by Paul Kariya? Hint

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which Finnish Avalanche player wore number 17 in his first year with the team? Hint

Jari Kurri

Ville Nieminen

Teemu Selanne

Riku Hahl

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which player never wore number 22 for the Avalanche? Hint

Vaclav Nedorost

Claude Lemieux

Eric Lacroix

Cody McCormick

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What number did Chris Drury switch to before the 2001-2002 season?

Answer: 18

Drury wore number 18 in college hockey, but Adam Deadmarsh was wearing it when he came to Colorado, so he wore 37. Deadmarsh was traded to the Kings in the 2000-2001 season, so after the season was over, Drury decided to switch back to his old number.

2. What number did Joe Sakic wear in his rookie season with the Nordiques?

Answer: 88

Sakic wore 88 in his rookie season, but switched to 19 when the Nordiques drafted Eric Lindros.

3. Who wore number 40 for the Avs at the beginning of the 2003-2004 season?

Answer: Marek Svatos

Alex Tanguay changed his number from 40 to 18 before the 2003-2004 season. 18 was his junior number, and since Deadmarsh and Drury who had previously occupied 18, were both traded, Tanguay snatched it up. Marek Svatos was a rookie entering camp and although was a long shot to make the team, he survived final cuts. He wore number 40 in his first NHL game.

4. Which number was worn by 5 different Avalanche players in 4 seasons starting in the 2000-2001 season to the 2003-2004 season?

Answer: 11

Chris Dingman wore 11 in 2000-2001. To start the 2001-2002 season, 11 was worn by Pascal Trepanier, but when the Avs got Darius Kasparaitis from the Penguins at the trade deadline, he wore 11 and Trepanier took 3. Jeff Shantz wore it in 2002-2003. Andrei Nikolishin wore 11 for 2003-2004.

5. Which number was worn by Dave Andreychuk and Dan Hinote in the 1999-2000 season?

Answer: 38

Dave Andreychuk wore number 38 when he was traded to the Avalanche in 1999-2000. 38 had also been worn previously by Dan Hinote that season as a rookie.

6. What was Martin Skoula's rookie number?

Answer: 55

Skoula wore 55 as a rookie and switched to 41 in 2000-2001.

7. What number did Riku Hahl wear in his Avalanche debut?

Answer: 32

Hahl wore 32 in his first game with the Avalanche. 32 is the opposite of his 23 which he wore in Hershey, the Avs farm team. 23 was occupied by Milan Hejduk at the time of Hahl's first game.

8. What was Bates Battaglia's first number as an Av?

Answer: 44

When Bates was acquired by the Avs in 2002-2003, he wore number 44.

9. What number did Mike Keane wear for the Avalanche in the 1995-1996 season?

Answer: 25

Mike wore 25 when he won the cup with the Avs in 1996. He wore 12 in his second stint with Colorado in 2002-2003.

10. Who was the next player to wear number 26 after Stephane Yelle was traded away before the 2002-2003 season?

Answer: John-Michael Liles

After Yelle was traded, nobody wore number 26 for the Avalanche until the 2003-2004 season when John-Michael Liles wore it.

11. How many different numbers did Radim Vrbata wear for the Avalanche?

Answer: 2

Radim Vrbata wore numbers 12 and 17 in regular season play for the Avalanche.

12. What number did Derek Morris wear in his first season as an Avalanche?

Answer: 53

Derek Morris wore number 53 which was the number he was given at his first training camp with the Flames.

13. Who wore number 37 for the Avs in 2001-2002?

Answer: Jordan Krestanovich

Drury wore it in the season before, but Jordan Krestanovich wore it in 2001-2002. Charlie Stephens didn't play in that season, but wore 38 in the 2002-2003 season. Dean McAmmond wore number 37 in the 2002-2003 season.

14. Which of these numbers hasn't Serge Aubin worn for the Avalanche?

Answer: 45

Aubin wore number 44 in his only game during the 1998-1999 season, he wore nuber 49 the next season, and wore number 10 in his second stint with the Avalanche in 2002-2003.

15. Which of these numbers was never worn by an Avalanche player before the 2003-2004 season?

Answer: 34

After 8 years in Denver nobody had worn number 34 for the Avalanche in the regular season. Josef Marha and Yves Sarault wore 15, Joel Prpic wore 63, and Dan Smith wore 43.

16. Who wore number 48 for the Avs in 1995-96?

Answer: Scott Young

Young wore 48, Brousseau wore 38, Myrvold wore 55, and Wolanin wore 6.

17. Which of these Avs wore number 14 first?

Answer: Landon Wilson

Landon Wilson wore 14 as a rookie in 1995-96.

18. Which number did Brad Larsen wear in the 2003 training camp, after his 9 was taken by Paul Kariya?

Answer: 15

19. Which Finnish Avalanche player wore number 17 in his first year with the team?

Answer: Jari Kurri

NHL legend Jari Kurri wore number 17 with the Avalanche in 1997-1998.

20. Which player never wore number 22 for the Avalanche?

Answer: Eric Lacroix

Eric Lacroix wore number 28 for the Avs.

Source: Author avsrule

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Avalanche Numbers Trivia Quiz

This quiz is to test your knowledge of numbers worn by Avalanche players. **IMPORTANT** The answers apply only to regular season games unless otherwise stated in the question.

This quiz is to test your knowledge of numbers worn by Avalanche players. IMPORTANT The answers apply only to regular season games unless otherwise stated in the question.