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1. In 1930, this goalie posted the longest shutout streak in the NHL playoffs. It was almost beaten by Ilya Bryzgalov in the 2006 playoffs. Who was this goalie?
2. Ken Dryden's book "_________" is about the pressures of being an NHL goaltender and a behind the scenes look at a Stanley Cup winning hockey team.
3. Who was the pioneer of the goaltending style known as "butterfly"?
4. Who was the first Soviet player to named into the Hockey Hall of Fame?
5. Who uttered the line, "I can't hear what Jeremy [Roenick] says, because I've got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears"?
6. Who was the first goaltender to score a goal by physically shooting the puck down the ice?
7. The Vezina Trohpy was named after Georges Vezina.
8. Bill Durnan is special in his own way, and a memorable goal was scored on him by a player, Gordie Howe, who had the exact same gift as Durnan. What was this gift?
9. In his first NHL game, Dominik Hasek was virtually unknown, except to one player on the opposite team. Who was that player?
10. Known as the worst practice goalie ever, he owned the NHL record for the most shutouts and played for the Detroit Red Wings from 1952 to 1955. Who is he?
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