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NHL 2005- 06: What a Season! Trivia Quiz

One of the best seasons of NHL hockey ever! If you were watching the highlights of 2005-06, this quiz will be no problem. Have fun and enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by nr_flame12. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nr_flame12

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
229,038

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the Art Ross trophy as the league's top scorer? Hint

Joe Thornton (San Jose/Boston)

Ilya Kovalchuk (Atlanta)

Eric Staal (Carolina)

Jaromir Jagr (New York Rangers)

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many times out of eight games did the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs? Hint

3. Many said that the biggest trade this season was when Joe Thornton was traded to San Jose from Boston. He helped the Sharks make the playoffs while Boston finished last in their division. Which of the following acquisitions was not traded to Boston for Thornton? Hint

Brad Stuart

Marco Sturm

Round 1 draft pick

Wayne Primeau

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which team finished with the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference? Hint

New Jersey

Edmonton

Tampa Bay

Atlanta

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who had the most assists in the 2005-06 season? Hint

Jason Spezza (Ottawa)

Niklas Lidstrom (Detroit)

Joe Thornton (San Jose/Boston)

Jaromir Jagr (New York Rangers)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who led the Toronto Maple Leafs in scoring? Hint

Darcy Tucker

Jason Allison

Mats Sundin

Bryan McCabe

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who had the most goals in the 2005-06 season? Hint

Alexander Ovechkin (Washington)

Dany Heatley (Ottawa)

Ilya Kovalchuk (Atlanta)

Johnathon Cheechoo (San Jose)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What Pittsburgh rookie phenom was drafted first overall in the 2005 draft, and led the team in scoring in the 2005-06 season? Hint

Sidney Crosby

Ryan Whitney

Evgeni Malkin

Colby Armstrong

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who took over as the Phoenix Coyotes coach at the start of the season? Hint

Scotty Bowman

Rick Toccet

Jacques Lemaire

Wayne Gretzky

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was Montreal's number one goaltender at the end of the 2005-06 season? Hint

Cristobal Huet

David Abischer

Jos� Theodore

Saku Koivu

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the Art Ross trophy as the league's top scorer?

Answer: Joe Thornton (San Jose/Boston)

It came down to the final game of the season, but Joe Thornton managed to knock off Jaromir Jagr for first place in the NHL in points with 125. Jagr had been leading the scoring race for most of the season.

2. How many times out of eight games did the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs?

Answer: 7

The Ottawa Senators won the first seven games and the Toronto Maple Leafs won their last meeting together, 5-1.

Answer: Round 1 draft pick

Boston didn't trade their number one draft pick but they gave up their best player and an Art Ross winner to the San Jose Sharks.

4. Which team finished with the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference?

Answer: Tampa Bay

It was a tight race until the Toronto Maple Leafs fell out with two games remaining, and Atlanta fell out with one game remaining to secure an eighth place playoff berth. They would later play the Ottawa Senators in the first round.

5. Who had the most assists in the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Joe Thornton (San Jose/Boston)

With the help of the Rocket Richard trophy winner, Johnathon Cheechoo (Thornton's linemate), Joe Thornton collected 96 assists in 81 games. 39 of them in which he set up Cheechoo. Jason Spezza was second with 71 assists in 68 games, 28 behind Thornton.

6. Who led the Toronto Maple Leafs in scoring?

Answer: Mats Sundin

With the Leafs on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time since Pat Quinn started coaching, Mats Sundin stepped up his game big time, one game scoring 4 goals against the Florida Panthers, but it wasn't enough as the Leafs ended up missing the playoffs.

7. Who had the most goals in the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Johnathon Cheechoo (San Jose)

This race also came down to the final few games, and Johnathon Cheechoo came out on top with 56 goals, thanks to his big center, Joe Thornton, 2 more than Jaromir Jagr who looked like he had both trophies (Art Ross and Rocket Richard), but was beat out by the two San Jose Sharks.

8. What Pittsburgh rookie phenom was drafted first overall in the 2005 draft, and led the team in scoring in the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby was drafted first overall and led his team in scoring with 102 points. He became the youngest player ever to score 100 points in a season. The previous player to hold that mark was Dale Howerchuk.

9. Who took over as the Phoenix Coyotes coach at the start of the season?

Answer: Wayne Gretzky

One of the parts about the new NHL that everyone wanted to see was Wayne Gretzky stepping in to coach the Phoenix Coyotes. He led them to finish 12th in the Western Conference, which was higher than expected.

10. Who was Montreal's number one goaltender at the end of the 2005-06 season?

Answer: Cristobal Huet

With Jose Theodore having his worst season of his career, the Canadiens turned to their back up Cristobal Huet who played sensational for the Canadiens. Montreal traded Theodore to the Avs for Swiss goalie David Abischer, but they kept Huet in the nets and he saved Montreal's season helping them finish 7th.

Source: Author nr_flame12

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