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NHL Hockey - The Original Six Trivia Quiz

Let's see what you know about the original six teams and the players of the era, that ran 25 years from 1942-1967.

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

Author
diamonddd_d

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,082

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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926

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Question 1 of 10

1. Terry Sawchuck notched 100 of his record 103 career shutouts, during the eighteen years he played in the Original Six era. Which goalie ranked second to Sawchuck for this time period? Hint

Glenn Hall

Harry Lumley

Johnny Bower

Bill Durnan

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Question 2 of 10

2. Four Montreal Canadians players combined to win seven scoring titles during the Original Six era. Which one of these was NOT one of them? Hint

Maurice Richard

Elmer Lach

Dickie Moore

Jean Belliveau

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Question 3 of 10

3. Of the seven players in NHL history to score six goals in a single game, only one managed to do it during the Original Six era. Which one of these four players was it? Hint

Gordie Howe

Syd Howe

Vic Howe

Harry Howell

4. Gordie Howe was the Red Wing's top scorer 14 times in 16 years from 1950-51 to 1965-66. He led the club for nine years in a row from 1955-56 to 1963-64. What other player led his team in scoring for eight straight seasons during the Original Six era? Hint

Frank Mahovlich

Bobby Hull

John Bucyk

Andy Bathgate

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Question 5 of 10

5. After being named the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1958-59, Punch Imlach soon hired himself as the club's head coach. Who was the man that Imlach replaced behind the bench? Hint

John McLellan

Howie Meeker

Billy Reay

King Clancy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Three players who began their careers during the Original Six era, were still active in the NHL as late as the 1982-83 season. Which of these players was NOT one of them? Hint

Wayne Cashman

Serge Savard

Phil Esposito

Carol Vadnais

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Question 7 of 10

7. The only two teams that did not win the Stanley Cup during the Original Six era, were the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Detroit Red Wings was the first team to invite Gordie Howe to their training camp in 1943?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. The first pair of brothers to lead the NHL in scoring were Max and Doug Bently?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Gordie Howe played 21 of his 26 NHL seasons during the Original Six era, and led all scorers with 649 goals. Who was next? Hint

Bernie Geoffrion

Bobby Hull

Maurice Richard

Jean Beliveau

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Terry Sawchuck notched 100 of his record 103 career shutouts, during the eighteen years he played in the Original Six era. Which goalie ranked second to Sawchuck for this time period?

Answer: Harry Lumley

Harry Lumley recorded 71 shutouts in 16 NHL seasons between 1943-44 and 1959-60.

2. Four Montreal Canadians players combined to win seven scoring titles during the Original Six era. Which one of these was NOT one of them?

Answer: Maurice Richard

Though he led the league in goals scored five times, Maurice Richard never won an NHL scoring title.

3. Of the seven players in NHL history to score six goals in a single game, only one managed to do it during the Original Six era. Which one of these four players was it?

Answer: Syd Howe

Syd Howe (no relation to Gordie) spent five-plus seasons with the Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Quakers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and St. Louis Eagles before joining the Detroit Red Wings midway through the 1934-35 season. He would later score six goals in Detroit's 12-2 win over the Rangers on Feb.3, 1944

Answer: Andy Bathgate

Andy Bathgate was the Ranger's top scorer every season from 1955-56 to 1962-63.

Answer: Billy Reay

Punch Imlach replaced Billy Reay, who struggled for less than two seasons in Toronto, but later went on to be one of the winningest coaches in NHL history (542 victories) with the Chicago Blackhawks.

6. Three players who began their careers during the Original Six era, were still active in the NHL as late as the 1982-83 season. Which of these players was NOT one of them?

Answer: Phil Esposito

Phil Esposito, whose NHL career began in 1963-64, called it a career after the 1980-81 season.

7. The only two teams that did not win the Stanley Cup during the Original Six era, were the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins?

Answer: True

The New York Rangers only made the playoffs seven times in 25 years and did not win the Cup during the Original Six era. Neither did the Bruins, who missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons from 1959-60 through 1966-67.

8. The Detroit Red Wings was the first team to invite Gordie Howe to their training camp in 1943?

Answer: False

Gordie Howe attended the New York Rangers training camp in Winnipeg as a 15-year old in 1943.

9. The first pair of brothers to lead the NHL in scoring were Max and Doug Bently?

Answer: True

Max and Doug Bently both won the scoring title as teammates with the Chicago Blackhawks.

10. Gordie Howe played 21 of his 26 NHL seasons during the Original Six era, and led all scorers with 649 goals. Who was next?

Answer: Maurice Richard

Maurice Richard is next with 544 goals in 18 years from 1942-43 to 1959-60.

Source: Author diamonddd_d

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