Name The NHL Team Quiz | Ice Hockey

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1. This team played in the Southeast Division. Bob Hartley was named their new coach on January 14, 2003. Dany Heatley led this team in points in the 2002-03 season.

Answer: Atlanta Thrashers

Bob Hartley became the head coach after being fired by the Colorado Avalanche in December 2002. Before Bob Hartley, Curt Fraser was Atlanta's head coach.

2. Name the team that the tallest player in the NHL played for during the 2002-03 season. This team was knocked out of the 2003 playoffs in the Eastern Conference Finals by the Devils, after defeating the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers.

Answer: Ottawa Senators

Zdeno Chara was the tallest player in the NHL. He was 6 feet, 9 inches tall.

3. The French-Canadian team ____________ was one of the Original 6?

Answer: Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 24 times in their history. The first time was in 1916, and the most recent was in 1993. They missed the 2003 playoffs.

4. Which Original 6 team had stars such as Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, and Ray Bourque playing for them?

Answer: Boston Bruins

The Bruins have retired these numbers during ghe 20th century: Edward Shore, #2 (1926-1940); Lionel Hitchman, #3 (1925-1934); Robert Orr, #4 (1966-1976); Aubrey Clapper, #5 (1927-1947); Philip Esposito, #7 (1967-1975); John Bucyk, #9 (1955-1978); Milton Schmidt, #19 (1936-1955); Terrence O' Reilly, #24 (1972-1985); and Raymond Bourque, #77 (1979-2000).

5. What team had the lowest payroll out of all NHL teams in the 2002-03 season?

Answer: Minnesota Wild

This Wild bunch surprised everyone in the 2003 playoffs. They themselves only expected to win one game, at the most, and would have been perfectly content with that. Which was a bit of an understatement: the Wild overcame two 3-1 deficits to wipe away the Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference quarter-finals and semi-finals.

They were finally swept by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the Western Conference finals.

6. This team's first season was 1974-75. They had 92 points in the 2002-03 season, placing them 6th in the Eastern Conference. Jaromir Jagr, their star of the season, had 77 points.

Answer: Washington Capitals

Tampa Bay beat Washington in the Eastern Conference quarter-finals in 2003. Although the Capitals had never won the Stanley Cup in the 70s, 80s or 90s, they were once in the finals in 1998. They were beaten by the Detroit Red Wings.

7. This team was founded on September 25, 1926. On that date, the NHL awarded a franchise to Major Frederic McLaughlin. He purchased the Portland Rose Buds from the Western Hockey League and moved them to a new American city, where this team can be found today. McLaughlin also changed the name of the team.

Answer: Chicago Blackhawks

Major Frederic McLaughlin found his inspiration for the team name, the Blackhawks, from the name that the members of his division in World War 1 gave themselves (the Black Hawks). His division in the war had named themselves in honor of the Sauk Indian chief who sided with the British in the War of 1812.

8. In the 2002-03 season, this team placed first in their division, third in the Eastern Conference. Some of their star players included defenseman Dan Boyle, goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, center Vincent Lecavalier, right wing Vaclav Prospal, center Brad Richards, and right wing Martin St. Louis.

Answer: Lightning

Tampa Bay defeated the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the 2003 playoffs. They were then defeated in the second round by the New Jersey Devils. Tampa Bay had secured the third seed with 93 points- 15 less than the second-seeded Devils. Tampa Bay was 36-25-16-5 in the regular season.

9. Which team's tradition and good luck charm is the throwing of octopi (plural for octopus) onto the ice?

Answer: Detroit

The Red Wings' tradition started on April 15, 1952 during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Pete and Jerry Cusimano, brothers from Detroit, threw an octopus onto the ice. Each tentacle was supposed to symbolize a win in the playoffs. (Since there were only 6 teams at the time, it only took 8 wins to win the Cup: 2 best-of-seven series).

The Red Wings ended up winning the Stanley Cup that year, so the octupus tradition became a good luck charm.

10. The youngest team in the League for the 2002-03 season was _______ ?

Answer: Florida Panthers

The Panthers finished with the fourth worst record in the NHL in the 2002-03 season, with 24 wins, 36 losses, 13 ties, and 9 overtime losses. Having such a poor record did have 1 benefit though: they were awarded the Number 1 pick in June 2003's entry draft.

11. This team's famous "AMP" line was perhaps the hottest line in the NHL in the latter part of the 2002-03 season. Its members, Alex Tanguay, Peter Forsberg, and Milan Hejduk, combined for 59 goals and 90 assists in just the final 37 games. What team is this line on?

Answer: Colorado Avalanche

During those 37 games in which the AMP line performed so amazingly, the Avalanche went 25-5-4-3. Forsberg contributed 14 of the goals and 43 assists; Hejduk, 26 goals and 22 assists; and Tanguay, 19 goals and 25 assists. Tanguay also had the longest point streak in the NHL during the 2002-03 season: 16 games. Each member of the line scored atleast 1 hat trick.

The AMP line is named after the player's first 3 names- Alex, Milan, and Peter. It was put together in January 2003 when Joe Sakic was injured. Tanguay took Sakic's place, but even after Sakic was back, the line was so great that it wasn't broken up.

12. Which franchise moved from Minnesota in 1993, and won their first Stanley Cup in 1999?

Answer: Dallas Stars

When the Stars won the Cup in '99, Ken Hitchcock was their coach. They beat out the Buffalo Sabres.

13. This team did not win the Cup in the 1980s or 90s. They appeared in 21 consecutive playoffs. They are the _________ ?

Answer: Blues

The Blues have gotten to the Stanley Cup Finals 3 times. It was in consecutive years, 1968, '69, and '70. The first two times they made it they lost to the Montreal Canadiens, and then in 1970 the Blues lost to the Bruins. Bummer!

14. This team's top scoring player during the 2002-03 season had returned to the league in December of 2000, after retiring at the end of the 1996-97 season. The team is the ________ ?

Answer: Pittsburgh Penguins

Mario Lemieux has played for the Pittsburgh Penguins throughout his whole professional hockey career. Lemiuex's trophies include: the Calder Trophy, Lester B. Pearson Award (3 times), Hart Trophy (3), Art Ross Trophy (6), Dodge NHL Performer of the Year (2), Conn Smythe Trophy (2), and the Masterton Trophy.

He also holds numerous records. Unfortunately, Lemieux's career was also plagued with many injuries. (For more information, visit the Pittsburgh Penguins' website.)

15. In 2003, this Cinderella-story team just skimmed the Cup. They made it to the Finals, coming so close, but losing 3-0 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. They are the _________ ?

Answer: Mighty Ducks

No one would have guessed that the seventh-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim would even come close to winning the Cup. They must have overlooked the amazing powers of goalie J.S. Giguere and the awesome stick-handling of left wing Paul Kariya. And that's just to mention two of the Ducks talented players.

The Ducks swept the defending champions the Detroit Red Wings in the first round, won the series against Dallas 4-2, and swept the Minnesota Wild in the Western Conference finals, before finally being defeated by the Devils in a 4-3 series.

16. This team began in 1979, won four Stanley Cup titles in the 1980s and 90s - four of these were with "The Great One" playing for them. They are the ________ ?

Answer: Edmonton Oilers

On Gretzky's debut, the Oilers won 5-2. Greater things were yet to come. In Gretzky's career, he played for the Oilers, Kings, Blues, and Rangers. He scored a total of 894 goals in the NHL in 20 seasons and 1,963 assists (totaling 2,857 points)! Gretzky played in 1,487 games.

In the playoffs, Gretzky played in 208 games, scoring 122 goals and getting 382 points. Gretzky has held at some point in time 61 records. His awards are as follows: Stanley Cup (4), Canada Cup (3), Art Ross Trophy (10), Hart Memorial Trophy (9), Conn Smythe Trophy (2), Lester B. Pearson Award (5), Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (5), Lester Patrick Trophy (1), NHL First All-Star Team (8), NHL Second All-Star Team (7), NHL All-Star Game MVP (3), IOC Olympic Order (1). Gretzky is obviously, also in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

He officially announced his retirement on April 16, 1999. His number, 99 has been retired across the NHL. I still feel like I'm leaving tons out, but I'm beginning to feel a bit faint from typing all of that!

17. What team did Eric Lindros, Mark Messier, Petr Nedved, Matthew Barnaby, Pavel Bure, Alexi Kovalev and Brian Leetch play for in 2002-03?

Answer: rangers

Despite their showcase of talented players, this Original 6 team was 32-36-10-4 in 2002-03. That placed them as ninth in the Eastern Conference, just short of making the playoffs. I suppose they don't have the worst record, but 78 points isn't necessarily something to brag about either.

18. Which team had the NHL's very first mascot, Harvey the Hound (he still is their mascot)?

Answer: Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames moved to Calgary from Atlanta on May 21, 1980. In 1989 they won the Stanley Cup. They also have 2 Presidents Trophies, 2 Clarence Campbell Trophies, 3 season and 2 Smythe Division playoff championships, 2 Pacific division titles, team and individual honors, and attendance records.

19. This team narrowly missed the Cup in 2002. They made it to the finals, but lost the series 4-1 to the Detroit Red Wings. They are the __________ ?

Answer: Carolina Hurricanes

However, in the following season (2002-03) the Hurricanes finished last in the whole league with 61 points. Their record was 22-43-11-6.

20. Which team were the 2003 Stanley Cup champions?

Answer: Devils

The Devils had won the Cup in 1995 and 2000. They made it to the Finals without winning one other time: in 2001, the Avalanche came back from a 3-2 deficit and won the Stanley Cup in Game 7.

21. Which team finished fourth in the Western Conference in the 2002-03 season? They were second in the Northwest Division.

Answer: Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver nearly placed first in the Northwest Division but ended up losing by just one point to the Colorado Avalanche, ending with 104 points. On the very last game was when the Canucks lost their lead, when they lost 2-0 to the Los Angeles Kings while meanwhile, the Avs beat the Blues 5-2.

22. This team, based in the eastern United States with orange and black as their colors, won the Stanley Cup in the consecutive years 1974 and 75. They are the _____________ ?

Answer: Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers were a part of the 1967 NHL expansion. They finished tops in their division in their first season with 73 points, in what was then called the "West Division."

23. Which team played at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum when it opened in 1972?

Answer: Islanders

The Coliseum, seating 18,000, opened on May 29, 1972. It is 460 feet long, 340 feet wide, and 75 feet tall. The Coliseum cost 32 million dollars to build. The Islanders' first season was 1972-73.

24. This team considers its more golden years the 1940s, when they won 5 Stanley Cups, 3 in consecutive years. The 1980s were considered their "dark years." What team is it?

Answer: Toronto

In the 1970s 80s and 90s they haven't didn't made an appearance in the finals. Although not in the Cup Finals, the Maple Leafs still haven't been completely out of the playoff loop: they were in the 2002-03 playoffs as the fifth seed, but were knocked out by the Flyers in the first round. So yeah, the Leafs journey back to better status kind of began in 1985 when they drafted Wendel Clark, their first-round pick. Things have gotten a bit better, but this Original 6 team has still seen better days.

25. In May 2003, the _________ acquired goalie Roman Cechmanek from the Philadelphia Flyers?

Answer: Kings

In exchange for Cechmanek the Kings traded a second-round choice in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Source: Author avsluver71

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