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Hartford Whalers: 1986-87 Trivia Quiz

Whaler fans or foes: This is all about the 1986-87 Hartford Whalers, their best season ever. Bring back the Whale!

A multiple-choice quiz by berniegoesboom. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
berniegoesboom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
300,993

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
196

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the 1986-87 season, the Whalers posted a 43-30-7 regular season record, good for 93 points. Where did this rank them in NHL? Hint

1st

8th

3rd

4th

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Whalers were the least penalized team in the NHL in the season.

True

False

3. The season on opening night started with a bang. Trailing 5-2 in the 3rd period, the Whalers erupt for 4 third period goals to come from behind and beat the Calgary Flames 6-5. Which unlikely Whaler scored the winning goal in the last seconds of regulation? Hint

Joel Quenneville

Torrie Robertson

Paul MacDermid

Dana Murzyn

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Whalers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-3 during a rare Sunday home game. What Whaler tied a club record for points in a game with 2 goals and 4 assists? Hint

Paul Lawless

Stewart Gavin

Ray Ferraro

John Anderson

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Whalers beat their hated rival Boston Bruins in 6 of the 8 games they faced each other in the season. The most lopsided contest was a 10-2 Whalers rout in Hartford. What did Ron Francis do in this game? Hint

Notched 6 assists

Got ejected

Scored 4 goals

Scored a power play, shorthanded, and penalty shot goal

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Whalers had a balanced attack with 8 players with at least 20 goals in the season. Kevin Dineen led the team with 40 goals. Which Whaler was 2nd with 31 goals? Hint

Ron Francis

Ray Ferraro

Sylvain Turgeon

John Anderson

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Whalers were undefeated in overtime going 2-0-7. One of the overtime wins was a 4-3 decision over the New York Rangers. The other was a Ron Francis goal with 3 seconds left in overtime to beat this team 5-4. At the time, it was only the Whalers 3rd road win in 27 tries in this building. Who were the Whalers opponent? Hint

Boston Bruins

Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils

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Question 8 of 10

8. For the first time in team history, the Whalers opened up a playoff series with home ice advantage against the Quebec Nordiques. In game 1, which Whaler tipped home a Randy Ladouceur shot at 2:20 of overtime to give the Whalers a 3-2 victory and 1-0 series lead? Hint

Paul MacDermid

Kevin Dineen

Ulf Samuelsson

Dean Evason

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Question 9 of 10

9. With the series tied 2-2, game 5 featured many lead changes. After leading 3-2 after 1 period, the Whalers found themselves trailing 5-3 in the 3rd period. Dean Evason and Stewart Gavin tallied to tie the game at 5 and send "the mall" into a frenzy. What Nordique however, scored the game-winning goal with his 3rd of the game to seal a 7-5 Quebec victory? Hint

Peter Stastny

John Ogrodnick

Michel Goulet

Dale Hunter

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Question 10 of 10

10. In game 6, the Whalers built a 4-1 2nd period lead. Quebec fights back, ties the game in regulation and this Nordique scores at 6:05 of overtime to beat Hartford 5-4 and send the Whale packing. Who was it? Hint

Jeff Brown

Peter Stastny

Mike Eagles

Joe Sakic

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the 1986-87 season, the Whalers posted a 43-30-7 regular season record, good for 93 points. Where did this rank them in NHL?

Answer: 4th

Only the Edmonton Oilers (106 pts), Philadelphia (100 pts), and Calgary Flames (95 pts) had more points than the Whalers.

2. The Whalers were the least penalized team in the NHL in the season.

Answer: True

The Whalers finished with a league low 1496 penalty minutes. The Winnipeg Jets were 2nd with 1537 minutes. The Detroit Red Wings were the most penalized team with 2209 minutes.

Answer: Joel Quenneville

The stay at home defenseman only had 3 goals that season, but none other was as electrifying as this one on opening night. A shoulder injury limited him to only 37 games played.

4. The Whalers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-3 during a rare Sunday home game. What Whaler tied a club record for points in a game with 2 goals and 4 assists?

Answer: Paul Lawless

Known as the "leg" line, this speedy line consisted of Lawless, Dean Evason, and Stewart Gavin. This was by far the best season in the NHL for Lawless as he notched 54 points in only 60 games. Lawless also led all Whaler forwards with a +24 rating. On a side note, the Whalers enjoyed Sunday home games going 3-0-1 and outscoring their opponents 26-15.

Answer: Notched 6 assists

The 6 assists in the game was a career high for Francis and also set a club record for assists in a game. This game was part of a season high 6-game homestand for the Whalers, in which they went 5-0-1 outscoring their opponents 33-18.

6. The Whalers had a balanced attack with 8 players with at least 20 goals in the season. Kevin Dineen led the team with 40 goals. Which Whaler was 2nd with 31 goals?

Answer: John Anderson

Anderson, who came over in a trade from Quebec the season before was 2nd on the team in goals (31) and assists (44). Francis had 30 goals, Ferraro had 27 goals, and although only playing in 41 games, "Sly" Turgeon had 23 goals.

Answer: Montreal Canadiens

Since their inception to the NHL in 1979-80, the Whalers were winless in their first 23 road games in Montreal going an astonishing 0-18-5. Their first win at The Forum was a 5-2 victory on March 10, 1986.

Answer: Paul MacDermid

This was MacDermid's 2nd career game-winning goal in the playoffs. He also scored the game winner in Hartford's 4-1 win over Quebec in game 2 of the 85-86 Adams division semi-final. Kevin Dineen had a club record 4 career game-winning goals in Hartford Whaler playoff history.

Answer: John Ogrodnick

There was not much defense or goaltending for that matter as Mike Liut stopped just 17 of 23 shots. Mike McEwen was inserted into the Whaler lineup for some offense at the blueline, and had 1 goal and 1 assist in his only game of the series.

Answer: Peter Stastny

This was the common ending to most Hartford Whaler seasons. The lovable losers would only win one playoff series in their 17-year existence in Hartford. In 1997, the team left Hartford and moved to Carolina to become known as the Carolina Hurricanes. In 2006, Carolina would win their 1st Stanley Cup.

Source: Author berniegoesboom

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