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Hockey's Best [1] Trivia Quiz

Try my first NHL quiz containing a mixture of questions about the greatest sport on ice!

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

Author
terrilegault

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
181,491

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which player won the Hart trophy and the Conn Smythe trophy in the same season, and then repeated the feat a second time? Hint

Guy Lafleur

Bobby Orr

Wayne Gretzky

Mario Lemieux

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which bench boss won the coach of the year honours in both the WHA with the Winnipeg Jets, and in the NHL with an original six team? Hint

John Brophy

Jacques Demers

Bobby Kromm

Bill Dineen

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Hockey News 1998 poll of the top 50 players of all-time, ranked Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's number one player. Who finished second? Hint

Gordie Howe (Detroit)

Maurice Richard (Montreal)

Bobby Orr (Boston)

Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh)

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Question 4 of 10

4. During the decade of the 70s, which team won the Stanley Cup totally composed of Canadian born players? Hint

1976-77 Montreal Canadiens

1970-71 Montreal Canadiens

1971-72 Boston Bruins

1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first player to post a 100 point season was Canadian Phil Espisito. Which country produced the first non-Canadian 100 point player? Hint

USA

Czechoslovakia

Finland

Sweden

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following coaches had the most wins in his first season behind the bench? Hint

Philadelphia's Mike Keenan

Boston's Tom Johnson

Montreal's Pat Burns

Calgary's Doug Risebrough

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, in Wayne Gretzky's first NHL season in 1979-80? Hint

Bobby Smith (Minnesota)

Ray Bourque (Boston )

Larry Murphy (Washington)

Peter Stastny (Quebec)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dale Hunter was the first NHLer to record 300 goals, while never scoring 30 or more in a season.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which former 1958-59 and 1960 three-time Stanley Cup winning Montreal Canadien player, was the last Boston player to wear No. 4 before it was given to Bobby Orr? Hint

Reggie Fleming

Al Langlois

Andre Pronovost

Marcel Bonin

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which important hockey site was located at 42 Varadi Avenue? Hint

The NHL Player's Association offices

Don Cherry's first bar/restaurant

Wayne Gretzky's childhood home

The Hockey Hall of Fame

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player won the Hart trophy and the Conn Smythe trophy in the same season, and then repeated the feat a second time?

Answer: Bobby Orr

The legendary Boston Bruins blue-liner won three straight league Hart trophies as league MVP in the early 1970s. In two of those years (1970 and 1972), Orr also captured the Conn Smythe trophy as the most valuable playoff performer.

2. Which bench boss won the coach of the year honours in both the WHA with the Winnipeg Jets, and in the NHL with an original six team?

Answer: Bobby Kromm

Bobby Kromm took coach of the year honours, guiding the WHA Winnipeg Jets to the Avco Trophy in 1975-76, before moving to the Detroit Red Wings, where he took his second coaching trophy, the NHL's Jack Adams Award, in 1977-78.

3. The Hockey News 1998 poll of the top 50 players of all-time, ranked Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's number one player. Who finished second?

Answer: Bobby Orr (Boston)

Gordie Howe placed third while Lemieux and Richard placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

4. During the decade of the 70s, which team won the Stanley Cup totally composed of Canadian born players?

Answer: 1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers

The infamous Broad Street Bullies club was the last all-Canadian born contingent of players to win the Stanley Cup. All of the other teams in the question had non-Canadians in their lineups.

5. The first player to post a 100 point season was Canadian Phil Espisito. Which country produced the first non-Canadian 100 point player?

Answer: Sweden

Kent Nilsson from Sweden, delivered 49 goals and 131 points in the 1980-81 season with the Calgary flames.

6. Which of the following coaches had the most wins in his first season behind the bench?

Answer: Boston's Tom Johnson

Coach Tom Johnson was handed the reins of the NHL's best team in his first season, aided by Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr. He won 57 games with the Bruins in 1970-71.

7. Who won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, in Wayne Gretzky's first NHL season in 1979-80?

Answer: Ray Bourque (Boston )

Wayne Gretzky played his first pro year in (1978-79) with the WHA. That same year he was sold to the Edmonton Oilers. The NHL then disqualified him from being eligible for the Calder Trophy in 1979-80 because he was not classified as a rookie, opening the door for Boston's Ray Bourque that year.

8. Dale Hunter was the first NHLer to record 300 goals, while never scoring 30 or more in a season.

Answer: True

During his 18 plus seasons, 300 goal career scorer, Hunter's best season count was 28 goals with Quebec in 1985-86, and 28 goals with Washington in 1991-92.

9. Which former 1958-59 and 1960 three-time Stanley Cup winning Montreal Canadien player, was the last Boston player to wear No. 4 before it was given to Bobby Orr?

Answer: Al Langlois

Nicknamed "Junior", Langlois won Cups with Montreal in 1958, 1959, and 1960, before being traded to Boston where in 1965-66, he played his last NHL season wearing the Bruins' number 4.

10. Which important hockey site was located at 42 Varadi Avenue?

Answer: Wayne Gretzky's childhood home

The house at 42 Varadi Avenue in Brantford, Ontario, earned a place in hockey lore because of the rink that Walter Gretzky installed in his backyard. It was where No. 99 learned to skate.

Source: Author terrilegault

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