Francis, Lemieux, Roy, Messier, and Gretzky Quiz

Answer: 99

Upon his retirement, the number 99 was retired league-wide in the NHL. Nobody can ever wear the number 99 again, unless there's a team with 99 players, the possibility of which is impossible.

Answer: 2857

Productive would be quite an understatement when describing Wayne Gretzky's career. He had four seasons in which he amassed more than 200 points, with a career high of 215 points in the 1985-86 season. Wayne also had 11 seasons in which he amassed more than 100 points, but less than 200.

Answer: No

The closest Mario ever came to playing a full season was in the 1985-86 season when he played a total of 79 games. After his first five seasons in the league, Mario began to play on and off. In 17 years of playing in the NHL, Mario played 915 games, amassing an impressive points total of 1723.

Answer: 915

He managed to surpass the 1000 point mark in only 517 games, primarily due to the fact that he earned over 100 points in 10 of his 17 seasons in the league. The most points he had ever earned in one season was 199, in the 1988-89 season.

Answer: 2nd all-time in points

Ron Francis had accomplished all of these feats except being second in all-time points. From the 1981-82 season to the 1993-94 season, Ron Francis consistently scored more than 20 goals. He was also second in all-time assists, with a grand total of 1249. He also won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1995, 1998, and 2002.

Answer: 4

Ron Francis played for the Hartford Whalers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Carolina Hurricanes, and briefly with the Toronto Maple Leafs. 821 points of his all-time total of 1798 came in his days as a Hartford Whaler. His days as a Pittsburgh Penguin earned him 613 of his career points. With the Carolina Hurricanes, Ron Francis earned 354 points. Finally, in 12 games with the Maple Leafs, Ron earned himself a total of 10 points.

Answer: Edmonton Oilers

In 12 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, Mark Messier earned a grand total of 1034 points, which is exactly 55% of Mark's total points. In 10 seasons with the New York Rangers, Mark Messier had earned a total of 691 points, accounting for 37 percent of his career points.

In three seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, Mark amassed a total of 162 points, approximately 8 percent of his career points. Messier never played for the Colorado Avalanche.

Answer: Lay's potato chips

The advertising campaigns Mark participated in, raised the revenue of the Frito-Lay company. Mark Messier's career accomplishments which influenced the company to hire him for advertisements, included winning the Conn Smythe Trophy, the Lestor B. Pearson Award two times, the Hart Trophy two times, the Stanley Cup six times, and the honor of having been the last active player in the league to have played in the 1970s.

Answer: He wanted to leave after being humiliated in a game where he wasn't pulled after letting in nine goals

The rookie coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Mario Tremblay, was the sole reason for Patrick Roy's departure to Colorado. He kept Patrick in net as a punishment against the Detroit Red Wings for letting in too many goals. Patrick Roy stormed away from the game and demanded a trade so he would never be humiliated again.

Answer: 4 Vezina Trophies

Patrick Roy had earned the Vezina trophy 3 times, in 1989, 1990, and 1992 respectively. Patrick had won 4 Stanley Cups during his career, twice with the Canadiens and twice with the Avalanche in 1986, 1993, 1996, and 2001. Other accomplishments include: Earning the Conn Smythe Trophy 3 times, playing in 1029 games, and having a career goals against average of 2.46.