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Quiz about Birthplaces of NHL Players II

Birthplaces of NHL Players II Trivia Quiz

This quiz concerns the birthplaces (cities, not just the countries) where NHL players and prospects were born.

A multiple-choice quiz by red_heifer94. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
red_heifer94

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
111,572

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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461

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Question 1 of 10

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

Stockholm

Pitea, Swe.

Goteborg, Swe.

Malmo, Swe.

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Question 2 of 10

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

Prague

Rakovnik, Cze.

Kladno, Cze.

Usti-nad-Labem, Cze.

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Question 3 of 10

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

Sami Kapanen

Pavel Brendl

Jan Hlavac

Niklas Sundstrom

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where was 2003 Minnesota Wild journeyman Jim Dowd born? Hint

Red Deer, AB

Leirfield, NJ

Brick, NJ

Winnipegosis, MB

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where was diminutive 2003 'Canes goalie Arturs Irbe born? Hint

Elektrenai, Lithuania

Marnis, Latvia

Riga, Latvia

Tallin, Estonia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was 2003 Ottawa Senators young gun Martin Havlat born? Hint

Olomouc, Cze.

Stara Lubovna, Slo.

Opocno, Cze.

Mlada Boleslav, Cze.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where was 2003 Rangers superstar winger Alexei Kovalev born? Hint

Murmansk, Russia

Moscow

Togliatti, Russia.

Novgorod, Russia

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where is the birthplace of 2003 young Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michal Sivek? Hint

Kladno, Cze.

Nachod, Cze.

Prague

Gottwaldov, Cze.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Swedish city is the birthplace of 2003 Vancouver Canucks twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin? Hint

Stockholm

Malmo

Goteborg

Ornskoldsvik

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where was 2003 Maple Leafs backup goalie Trevor Kidd born? Hint

Bathurst, NB

Cranbrook, BC

Dugald, MB

Sudbury, ON

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

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.

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

Answer: Usti-nad-Labem, Cze.

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

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

Answer: Pavel Brendl

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

4. Where was 2003 Minnesota Wild journeyman Jim Dowd born?

Answer: Brick, NJ

Dowd, who has spent time with New Jersey, Vancouver, Calgary, Nashville, Edmonton, and Minnesota, to name a few, was born in Brick, NJ.

5. Where was diminutive 2003 'Canes goalie Arturs Irbe born?

Answer: Riga, Latvia

Irbe, the popular fan favourite who led the Hurricanes to the 2002 Stanley Cup final, is one of the few NHLers born in the small country of Latvia.

6. Where was 2003 Ottawa Senators young gun Martin Havlat born?

Answer: Mlada Boleslav, Cze.

Havlat, who scored the overtime goal that ousted the Philadelphia Flyers from the 2002 playoffs, was born in Mlada Boleslav (by the way, his teammate Marian Hossa was born in Stara Lubovna).

7. Where was 2003 Rangers superstar winger Alexei Kovalev born?

Answer: Togliatti, Russia.

Kovalev, acquired by the Rangers from Pittsburgh in February 2003, was born in the Russian hockey hotbed of Togliatti.

8. Where is the birthplace of 2003 young Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michal Sivek?

Answer: Nachod, Cze.

Sivek, one of the three prospects Pittsburgh acquired in the summer 2001 Jaromir Jagr trade, was born in the little-known Czech town of Nachod (he's starting to make the deal look good, too).

9. What Swedish city is the birthplace of 2003 Vancouver Canucks twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin?

Answer: Ornskoldsvik

The Sedin twins, selected second and third overall by Vancouver in the 1999 entry draft, were both born in Ornskoldsvik (obviously). Ornskoldsvik is also the birthplace of Avalanche superstar Peter Forsberg, Capitals forward Andreas Salomonsson, Anaheim forward Sami Pahlsson, and the Sedins' Canucks teammate Markus Naslund. By the way, the Sedins played their junior hockey in Malmo.

10. Where was 2003 Maple Leafs backup goalie Trevor Kidd born?

Answer: Dugald, MB

Kidd, who is best known for his pointy goatee and excess of hair, was born in the small Manitoba community of Dugald. Kidd, drafted by the Calgary Flames, has also played for the Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Source: Author red_heifer94

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