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NHL Hockey Trivia Quiz

This is just a little quiz for hockey fans. I didn't try to make it easy or hard. Enjoy!

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

Author
canadian_quizmaster

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,196

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
2335

Last 3 plays: Guest 70 (10/15), Vincent_Kavar (10/15), Guest 172 (4/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which Detroit Red Wings player is nicknamed the professor? Hint

Steve Yzerman

Larry Murphy

Brendan Shanahan

Igor Larionov

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which hockey player married the daughter of former NHL player Phil Esposito? Hint

Alexander Selivanov

Chris Drury

Valeri Bure

Darcy Tucker

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which 4 Swedish hockey players are from the same town? Hint

Markus Naslund, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Mattias Ohlund

Markus Naslund, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Peter Forsberg

Mats Sundin, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Mattias Ohlund

Mattias Timander, Tommy Salo, Tomas Holmstrom, Mattias Ohlund

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Question 4 of 15

4. In the early 1990s a record was set for most short-handed goals in a game, by one player: how many? Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who was the only NHL player to win an award so often that they let him keep it? Hint

Maurice Richard

Wayne Gretzky

Frank Boucher

Gordie Howe

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of these players is the only one known to have played all of the positions in one Stanley Cup playoff game? Hint

Francis 'King' Clancy

Ted Lindsay

Dickie Moore

Howie Meeker

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was the first woman to be the president of an NHL club? Hint

Marguerite Adams

Dolores Adams

Betsy Norris

Marguerite Norris

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which player scored the last goal at McNichols Sports Arena and the first at the Pepsi Center? Hint

Ray Bourque

Joe Sakic

Milan Hedjuk

Scott Stevens

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who scored the last goal of the 1966-1967 season and the last of the original 6 era in the NHL? Hint

Gordie Howe

Bobby Orr

Bobby Hull

George Armstrong

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the first player to score a goal in the new 4 on 4 overtime? Hint

Valeri Bure

Todd Bertuzzi

Doug Weight

Mike Ricci

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which player has the nickname T-Bo (in English)? Hint

Tom Barrasso

Tyler Bouck

Todd Bertuzzi

Jocelyn Thibault

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Question 12 of 15

12. What excuse did Glenn Hall give for missing training camp every year? Hint

I missed the train

I'm hurt

I'm painting my barn

I don't want to

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Question 13 of 15

13. Before joining the NHL what job did Teemu Selanne have in Finland? Hint

Kindergarten Teacher

Hockey Coach

Bartender

Postal Worker

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which hockey player scored the first goal outside of North America in an NHL game? Hint

Kimmo Timonen

Scott Walker

Jaromir Jagr

Matthew Barnaby

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Question 15 of 15

15. For what amount did Charlie Dinsmore sign with the Montreal Maroons in 1930? Hint

$250

$100

$500

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Detroit Red Wings player is nicknamed the professor?

Answer: Igor Larionov

2. Which hockey player married the daughter of former NHL player Phil Esposito?

Answer: Alexander Selivanov

3. Which 4 Swedish hockey players are from the same town?

Answer: Markus Naslund, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Peter Forsberg

Markus, Daniel, Henrik and Peter are all from Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.

4. In the early 1990s a record was set for most short-handed goals in a game, by one player: how many?

Answer: 3

Theoren Fleury did it on March 9th, 1991 in an 8-4 victory for Calgary over St. Louis.

5. Who was the only NHL player to win an award so often that they let him keep it?

Answer: Frank Boucher

Frank Boucher won the Lady Byng trophy 7 times in 8 years.

6. Which of these players is the only one known to have played all of the positions in one Stanley Cup playoff game?

Answer: Francis 'King' Clancy

Clancy accomplished this feat in 1923.

7. Who was the first woman to be the president of an NHL club?

Answer: Marguerite Norris

Marguerite Norris became the first female president in NHL history when she became the president of the Detroit Red Wings in 1954.

8. Which player scored the last goal at McNichols Sports Arena and the first at the Pepsi Center?

Answer: Milan Hedjuk

9. Who scored the last goal of the 1966-1967 season and the last of the original 6 era in the NHL?

Answer: George Armstrong

10. Who was the first player to score a goal in the new 4 on 4 overtime?

Answer: Mike Ricci

Ricci scored on a 4 on 3 powerplay in overtime on Oct 7, 1999. Bure got the first goal while the players were actually 4 on 4 with no players in the penalty box on Oct 13, 1999.

11. Which player has the nickname T-Bo (in English)?

Answer: Jocelyn Thibault

12. What excuse did Glenn Hall give for missing training camp every year?

Answer: I'm painting my barn

13. Before joining the NHL what job did Teemu Selanne have in Finland?

Answer: Kindergarten Teacher

Teemu worked as a kindergarten teacher for three years in Finland while playing for Jokerit.

14. Which hockey player scored the first goal outside of North America in an NHL game?

Answer: Scott Walker

Scott Walker scored the first goal in a 3-2 victory for the Canucks over the Mighty Ducks in Tokyo Japan, on October 3rd, 1997.

15. For what amount did Charlie Dinsmore sign with the Montreal Maroons in 1930?

Answer: $1

Charlie decided that he wanted to make a comeback, and he agreed to play for a dollar. He appeared in nine games, earning just over 10 cents a game. He was released at the end of the season.

Source: Author canadian_quizmaster

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