Great Goalies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lorne Anderson

That game was the last of 3 games Lorne Anderson played in the NHL, and it was also the last night of the 1952-53 season. Bill Mosienko scored 3 times midway throught the 3rd period as Chicago rallied to beat the Rangers 7-6.

Answer: Johnny Mowers

Johnny Mowers won the Vezina Trophy for the NHL best goalie that year and led the Detroit Red Wings to the Stanley Cup in 1942-43, but he would leave for military duty following the season during World War II. He played in England a year after the war, then returned to Detroit for 7 games going 0-6-1. Mowers would go to the minors for a short stint before calling it a career.

Answer: Eddie Giacomin

Eddie Giacomin was in the minors for a long time before joining the New York Rangers in 1965-66. The next year he led the NHL with 9 shutouts in 1966-67, led the next year with 8 shutouts and shared the Vezina Trophy for best goalie with Gilles Villemure in the 1970-71 season after leading the league with 8 shutouts.

Answer: Michigan Tech

Tony Esposito earned NCAA West first team All-American honors in 1965, 1966, and 1967.

Answer: Boston Bruins

Dryden was chosen 14th of 24 picks made by the Boston Bruins in 1964, but his rights were soon dealt to Montreal. Dryden entered Cornell University in 1965 and starred there for 4 seasons, before joing the Canadian National team in 1969-70. Dryden finally turned pro in 1970-71 and led Montreal to the Stanley Cup after just coming up from the minors late that season.

Answer: 1988-89

Belfour played 23 games for Chicago that year and would play 9 in the playoffs the following year. He was still considered a rookie when he won the Calder for best rookie in 1990-91, and the Vezina for best goalie that year.

Answer: Sam LoPresti

LoPresti stopped 80 of those shots as his Blackhawks lost 3-2 to Boston.

Answer: He was never drafted

Joseph was signed as a free agent by the St.Louis Blues in 1989 after a year with the University of Wisconsin. He spent most of the year in the minors but played 15 games for St. Louis during the 1989-90 season.

Answer: False

Felix Potvin led the 1992-93 Toronto Maple Leafs who were the first team to play 3 seven game series in one year. Potvin earned the win in a 4-3 overtime win in game seven over Detroit, then blanked St.Louis 6-0 in game seven in round 2, then the Leafs dropped a 5-4 heartbreaker to Gretzky's Los Angeles Kings. Patrick Roy played 2 game sevens and was victorious against Los Angeles and San Jose, but was pulled during Detroit's 7-0 onslaught in game 7 of the Western conference final.

Answer: True

It was because of his Ukranian heritage.