NHL 1920s By Haiku Trivia Quiz

Answer: Babe Dye

Babe Dye was a right-winger for the Toronto St. Pats/Hamilton Tigers during the 1920-21 NHL season. The other players on this list were all American born and did not play in the 1920s. During this season he led the NHL in goals scored with 35. Newsy Lalonde of the Montreal Canadians was the point leader that season with 43.

While Dye was able to lead his team in goals that season, unfortunately he was unable to lead his team to victory to the Stanley Cup final as the Toronto St. Pats were shut out by the Ottawa Senators during the O'Brien Cup final (this series was played to determine who would play the Vancouver Millionaires to challenge for the Stanley Cup).

Answer: Jake Forbes

Nicknamed "Jumpin' Jackie", he would be the first player in NHL history to be suspended by his team for refusing to play due to a salary dispute. He was looking for a salary of $2500 to play for the Toronto St. Pats and they refused to negotiate these terms with him.

As a result, he was suspended by the team for the remainder of the season and John Ross Roach would take over his place between the pipes. The Toronto St. Pats would go on to win the Stanley Cup that year and Forbes would eventually go on to play for the Hamilton Tigers.

In a twist of fate, he would never win a Stanley Cup.

Answer: Aurele Joliat

Aurele Joliat would make his NHL debut in the 1922-23 NHL season and go on to score 21 points in 24 games that season. He would have a lengthy career playing entirely with the Montreal Canadians eventually retiring after the 1937-38 season with a career total of 270 goals and 460 points in 655 games.

He was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 1947. In 1985, just prior to his death, he was invited into the Montreal Forum at the age of 84 to skate around the ice as a treat for fans. He would fall down twice, but entertained the spectators wearing his trade mark black cap for the last time.

Answer: Hart Trophy

During at meeting on February 9, 1924, it was decided that a trophy needed to be awarded to the NHL's Most Valuable Player. It would be donated by Dr. David Hart, the father of future Montreal Canadians coach Cecil Hart. The Hart Trophy was first won by Frank Nighbor of the Ottawa Senators at the end of the 1923-24 NHL season.

The Vezina Trophy is awarded to the NHL's top goaltender and was introduced in 1927, the Art Ross Trophy is given to the overall points leader and was introduced in 1948, and the Lady Byng Trophy is given to the most sportsmanlike player first introduced in 1925.

Answer: Boston

At the beginning of the 1924-25 NHL season, the NHL added two more teams; the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Maroons. Boston would not fare out well in their first season winning just six games during a thirty game season. As time progressed, however, they would become a successful hockey club winning their first Stanley Cup just four years later.

The 1924-25 season would also mark the final appearance of the Hamilton Tigers in the league. After winning the top spot in the league that season, their owner Percy Thompson refused to allow the team to play in the playoffs unless his players were given a bonus. All players were given a $200 fine for their refusal and the club was eliminated from the playoffs by the league.

They would re-locate to New York the following season as the Americans.

Answer: Georges Vezina

From 1910-1926, Georges Vezina was the top goaltender for the Montreal Canadians organization. Known as the "Chicoutimi Cucumber", he led the league in fewest goals on seven occasions (three of which were in the NHL). He would win the Stanley Cup in 1916 and 1924 and would help the Montreal Canadians reach the finals on three other occasions. During training camp at the start of the 1925-26 season, he was visibly ill but continued to play on. During the first game of the season, he had a fever of 102 degrees but played the entire first period (not allowing a goal).

He would collapse during the second period never to play another game. He was eventually diagnosed with tuberculosis and sadly died in 1926. The NHL's top goaltender is given the Vezina Trophy in his honour.

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

The Detroit Cougars (later becoming the Red Wings), Chicago Blackhawks, and New York Rangers were all introduced as teams at the beginning of the 1926-27 NHL season. As the expansion Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations had already been a success, it was hoped that three more American teams would prove just as successful.

This expansion would split teams into two divisions; the Canadian Division and American Division. For the first half of the season, the Detroit Cougars would play all of their home games in Windsor, Ontario as their arena was not yet completed.

The New York Rangers would come out as the most successful team in the American Division with 56 points while the Ottawa Senators would win the Canadian Division with 64 points and become the eventual Stanley Cup winners.

Answer: On the fly changes

At the start of the 1927-28 NHL season, they league began to allow teams to change players "on the fly". The rule stated that as long as the player going on did not touch the ice prior to the player going off, it was a legal move. This is a rule that continues today and if violated, is a two minute minor penalty for "too many men".

Other league changes included the jersey and logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs who introduced their blue and white uniforms with a Maple Leaf logo. They would also become the first team in NHL history to have both a dark and light set of jerseys (home and away).

Answer: Wore a helmet

While there was never any photographed proof, it is generally believed that George Owen of the Boston Bruins was the first player to wear a helmet during a game for safety reasons. He would wear a leather helmet that he once wore while playing college football.

At the start of the 1979-80 NHL season, over fifty years later, the NHL made it mandatory for all NHLers to wear helmets. Players grandfathered in were allowed to continue playing helmet-less until their retirement. The final player to play without a helmet was Craig MacTavish who was then playing for the St. Louis Blues.

Answer: Harvey Jackson, Charlie Conacher, Joe Primeau

The famous Kid Line of "Busher" Jackson, Charlie Conacher, and Joe Primeau would make its debut during the 1929-30 NHL season. Primeau and Jackson were both 18 years old while Conacher was 23 making them the youngest line in the league (hence their name). During the 1930s, they would go on to win the Stanley Cup in 1932 and win four more in the mid-to-late 30s. Over the course of their careers, the three players would combine to score over 1000 points in the NHL. All three players are elected members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.