NHL Goalie: Jeff Hackett Trivia Quiz

Answer: Canada

To be precise, Jeff Hackett was born in London, Ontario. He started hockey at an early age and played most of his junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals.

Answer: New York Islanders

Jeff Hackett was drafted by the Islanders and did not see any NHL play time until the 1988-89 season. He played 43 games as a New York Islander before moving on in his hockey career. In total, Hackett played 500 games for the Islanders, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and Philadelphia Flyers.

In those 500 games, Hackett posted 166 wins, 244 losses, 56 ties, a 2.90 goals against average, 26 shutouts, and a 0.902% save percentage.

Answer: Brett Hull

The first penalty shot occurred on January 11, 1994. Hackett conceded a goal from a shot by Randy Wood of the Buffalo Sabres. The second penalty shot Hackett faced was on January 4, 1996. He stopped a shot by Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues. The third penalty shot against Hackett occurred on December 13, 1996. Hackett was scored on by Geoff Courtnall of the St. Louis Blues.

The fourth shot that Hackett faced occurred on March 1, 1997, against Adam Deadmarsh of the Colorado Avalanche. Again, Hackett was easily scored upon.

The fifth shot was against Kimmo Timonen of the Nashville Predators on November 18, 1999. Timonen scored against Hackett. The sixth and final penalty shot was yet another goal against Jeff Hackett. On January 8, 2004, Jeff Hackett was scored on by Nathan Horton of the Florida Panthers.

His total save percentage on penalty shots was 16.6% overall.

Answer: No

Jeff Hackett, like many of the 1980s goaltenders, struggled with the shutout aspect of hockey. It took Jeff Hackett 164 games, spanning seven NHL seasons to record one shutout. In his career he recorded a mere 27 shutouts. He did record two consecutive shutouts, four times in his career.

The first two were on December 17 and 20, 1997, against the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks. Hackett posted a 0-0 shutout tie against Edmonton and then followed it up with a 5-0 victory against Arturs Irbe and the Vancouver Canucks.

The next time he recorded two consecutive shutouts were on March 19 and 22, 1998. Both shutouts came in 1-0 victories over Montreal and Boston. The third time he compiled two consecutive shutouts was on January 15 and 16, 1999. Both shutouts came in dual 3-0 victories over the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers.

The final time Hackett recorded dual shutouts was on October 9 and 16, 2003. The first shutout was a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres and the second was a 0-0 tie against San Jose.

Answer: Torn elbow cartilage

Throughout his 500-game career, Hackett was injured a grand total of 18 times. His injuries were a strained groin, injured hamstring, injured knee, the flu, pulled groin, broken finger, sprained ankle, injured hip flexor, back spasms, bruised shoulder, fractured right hand, dislocated left shoulder, and vertigo. Hackett missed more than 150 NHL games due to injury.

In the end, the one injury that forced Hackett to retire was vertigo. Vertigo is a condition where a person suffers constant dizziness.

It is most commonly caused by inner ear damage.

Answer: Jocelyn Thibault

Jocelyn Thibault was the starting goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens after he was traded to them in exchange for Patrick Roy and other players. He played 158 games for the Canadiens, recording a 67-56-24 record. His other teams included the Quebec Nordiques, the Colorado Avalanche, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He was also signed by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2006-07 offseason. Hackett played four seasons for Montreal, missing most of each due to injuries.

Answer: No

Jeff Hackett's first playoff action occurred in the 1994-95 season as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. He served as a backup to Ed Belfour. Hackett only played 26 minutes in relief of Belfour. He did make it past the first round that year, but his goaltending certainly did not lead his team past the first round.

In the 1995-96 season, Jeff Hackett played one full game against the Colorado Avalanche. He suffered a 5-1 loss. His team was eventually eliminated despite Ed Belfour playing every other game.

In the 1996-97 season, Jeff Hackett played in the playoffs as the starting goaltender of his team. Ed Belfour was traded away, so it was his job to take the fort. He was once again put against the Colorado Avalanche in the first round. The first round series lasted six games, with Hackett's Blackhawks coming out on the short end. Game one was a 6-0 loss, game two was a 3-1 loss, game three was a 4-3 2OT victory, game four was a 6-3 victory, game five was a 7-0 loss, and game six was a series losing 6-3 defeat. Hackett only ever played in one playoff series again, in the 2002-03 season.

He played three games against the New Jersey Devils, winning one and losing two (the series clinching one among them). Jeff Hackett was one of the few starting goaltenders never to lead a team past a first round playoff series once in his career.

Answer: Colorado Avalanche

In his first year as the goaltending coach of the Avalanche, the Avalanche failed to make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Despite that, the team's goaltenders did very well. Peter Budaj, a young goaltender, took over the starting role from Jose Theodore. Budaj played in 57 games and recorded a 31-16-6 record with three shutouts, a 2.68 goals against average and a 0.905% save percentage.

Theodore, on the other hand, obtained a less than super 13-15-1 record with zero shutouts, a 3.26 goals against average and a 0.891% save average.

In the end of the season, the Avalanche finished one point out of a playoff spot, the first time since the Avalanche were created in the 1995-96 season.

Answer: 0 wins, 1 loss, 1 tie

During the 1997-98 World Championships, Hackett was used as a relief goaltender to the highly favored Patrick Roy. In his two games, he lost once and tied once. He also had nine goals scored against him, raising his goals against average to a very unimpressive 4.50. He never earned the right to represent Canada again.

Answer: Hack

Hack was the nickname given to Jeff Hackett. The nickname had no special origin. It was merely Hackett's last name shortened up to make it more catchy and memorable. Many other goaltenders also had a nickname that merely used their last name. Some of these goaltenders include: Ty "Conks" Conklin, Wade "Dubie" Dubielewicz, Mike "Dunny" Dunham, and Trevor "Kidder" Kidd.