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New York Islanders: Part 3 Trivia Quiz

Think that you are mastered #1 and #2 with the Islanders? Get ready for this one!

A multiple-choice quiz by GymHero. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
GymHero

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
129,461

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
343

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Which of the following goaltenders has the LOWEST career goals against average while playing for the Islanders? Hint

Steve Valiquette

Jamie McClennan

Danny Lorenz

Tom Draper

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Question 2 of 15

2. Mike Bossy never had a 5 minute major penalty for fighting in his career?

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. Against what team did Pierre Turgeon score his only penalty shot as an Islander? Hint

Hartford Whalers

Quebec Nordiques

Minnesota North Stars

Tampa Bay Lightning

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Question 4 of 15

4. The game in which Pierre Turgeon score his only penalty shot as an Islander, which eventual playoff hero scored two goals in this game? Hint

David Chyzowski

Brian Mullen

David Volek

Tom Kurvers

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Question 5 of 15

5. Was Ray Ferraro ever named the captain of the Islanders?

Yes

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of the following goalies took over for a few starts in the 1998-99 season, when Tommy Salo and Eric Fichaud went down with injuries? Hint

Wade Flaherty

Marcel Cousineau

Rick DiPietro

John Vanbiesbrouck

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Question 7 of 15

7. Shawn Bates originally played for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks?

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the original sound of the Islanders' scoring whistle? Hint

Fog horn

Air raid siren

Train horn

Police car siren

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which of the following players has never led the Islanders in scoring? Hint

Brad Dalgarno

Bryan Trottier

Mike Bossy

Zigmund Palffy

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Question 10 of 15

10. Against which of the following teams, did the Islanders score ten goals in a game? Hint

California Golden Seals

Colorado Rockies

Toronto Maple Leafs

Calgary Flames

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of these hockey commentators played for the Islanders? Hint

Barry Melrose

Darren Pang

Glen "Chico" Resch

John Wiedeman

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was Dean Chynoweth's favorite singer? Hint

Pink Floyd

The Who

Tom Petty

Crosby, Stills, and Nash

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Question 13 of 15

13. With which country superstar did Brad Dalgarno, get to sing with in 1993 at the Nassau Colisseum? Hint

Garth Brooks

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Marty Stuart

Roseanne Cash

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Question 14 of 15

14. Before the Islanders came to Long Island, what hockey team played on the Island? Hint

Long Island Ducks

Bellport Blazers

Mastic Mashers

Sayville Thunder

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which former Islander has won the most Bobby Nystrom Awards? Hint

Mike Bossy

Brad Lauer

Steve Thomas

Claude Lapointe

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following goaltenders has the LOWEST career goals against average while playing for the Islanders?

Answer: Steve Valiquette

Valiquette posted a 2-1-0 record and a 1.87 goals against average for the Islanders in the 1999-2000 season.

2. Mike Bossy never had a 5 minute major penalty for fighting in his career?

Answer: False

Bossy had 1 major fighting penalty in the late 1980s. Now who would have thought!

3. Against what team did Pierre Turgeon score his only penalty shot as an Islander?

Answer: Tampa Bay Lightning

Turgeon scored on a penalty shot at the Nassau Coliseum in 1992-93 against Tampa Bay's Pat Jablonski. The final score was TB 6 NYI 5 in overtime.

4. The game in which Pierre Turgeon score his only penalty shot as an Islander, which eventual playoff hero scored two goals in this game?

Answer: David Volek

Volek netted two goals, and would be the eventual hero whose overtime goal eliminated the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins, from the 1993 playoffs.

5. Was Ray Ferraro ever named the captain of the Islanders?

Answer: No

During Ferraro's stay on the Island, Patrick Flatley served as the Islanders' captain.

6. Which of the following goalies took over for a few starts in the 1998-99 season, when Tommy Salo and Eric Fichaud went down with injuries?

Answer: Marcel Cousineau

Cousineau, a goalie from Lowell, gave the Isles some goaltending support, with Wade Flaherty as the backup.

7. Shawn Bates originally played for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks?

Answer: False

"Batesy" was a draft pick and foward for the Boston Bruins.

8. What was the original sound of the Islanders' scoring whistle?

Answer: Air raid siren

The air raid siren served its purpose until the dredded 1995-96 season, when it was replaced by the "Fishstick" fog horn. It was temporarily replaced by the air raid siren until the magical 2001-02 season, when the scoreboard converted to a train like horn.

9. Which of the following players has never led the Islanders in scoring?

Answer: Brad Dalgarno

Dalgarno was not a gifted scorer, as compared to the other three players.

10. Against which of the following teams, did the Islanders score ten goals in a game?

Answer: California Golden Seals

The Seals were victims of a 10-1 loss to the Islanders.

11. Which of these hockey commentators played for the Islanders?

Answer: Glen "Chico" Resch

Resch served as a goalie for the Isles.

12. Who was Dean Chynoweth's favorite singer?

Answer: Tom Petty

According to the 1995-96 yearbook, Chynoweth listened to Tom Petty, my favorite artist too!

13. With which country superstar did Brad Dalgarno, get to sing with in 1993 at the Nassau Colisseum?

Answer: Garth Brooks

Dalgarno participated in singing, "Friends in low places", with Brooks.

14. Before the Islanders came to Long Island, what hockey team played on the Island?

Answer: Long Island Ducks

The Ducks were a short lived Long Island based hockey team during the 1970s.

15. Which former Islander has won the most Bobby Nystrom Awards?

Answer: Claude Lapointe

"Lappy" won the award on three different occasions.

Source: Author GymHero

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