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Real Hockey Trivia Quiz

A mix of players and other hockey stuff.

A multiple-choice quiz by Snoopulms. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Snoopulms

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,726

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
12 / 25

Plays
2278

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. Who was the Detroit Red Wings captain before Steve Yzerman? Hint

Reed Larson

Mike Foligno

Mike O'Connell

Danny Gare

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Question 2 of 25

2. The great NHL defenseman, Tim Horton, had his jersey retired. With which team/s was it retired? Hint

Los Angeles Kings

New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers

Pittsburgh Penguins

Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs

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Question 3 of 25

3. What was the format for the first ever NHL All-Star? Hint

Whales Conf. vs Campbell

North America vs World

East Conf. vs West Conf.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs NHL All Stars

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which NHL goaltender was nicknamed 'Mr. Zero'? Hint

Frank Brimsek

Tony Esposito

Jacques Plante

Terry Sawchuk

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Question 5 of 25

5. Where did the Los Angeles Kings play their home games in the 2000 season? Hint

Forum

UCLA

Memorial Arena

Staples Center

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who was the first Edmonton Oiler to have his jersey retired? Hint

Lee Folingo

Dave Semenko

Wayne Gretzky

Al Hamilton

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Question 7 of 25

7. The Sutter family has had six boys play in the NHL. Which two of the brothers never captained their team? Hint

Duane and Rich

Ron and Rich

Brian and Ron

Keith and Darryl

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which Gretzky other than Wayne has played a game in the NHL? Hint

Walter

None

Keith

Brent

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Question 9 of 25

9. What is the name of Mario Lemieux's brother who also played in the NHL? Hint

Claude Lemieux

Ron Lemieux

Jocelyn Lemieux

Alain Lemieux

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which NHL player has not played on the same junior team at the same time as his brother? Hint

Russ Courtnall

Joe Sakic

Keith Primeau

Brent Sutter

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Question 11 of 25

11. The Toronto Maple Leafs are second in Stanley Cups behind the Montreal Canadiens. How many have the Leafs won in the NHL? Hint

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which of the original six NHL teams had won the 1967 Stanley Cup, before the NHL doubled in size from six to 12 teams for the following season? Hint

Boston Bruins

Detroit Red Wings

Toronto Maple Leafs

New York Rangers

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Question 13 of 25

13. What is Toe Blake's real name? Hint

Hector

Toe

Richard

Frank

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Question 14 of 25

14. How many times did Ron Hextall score a goal? Hint

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Question 15 of 25

15. What is the profession of former Edmonton Oiler, Randy Gregg? Hint

Plumber

Doctor

Lawyer

Actor

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which NHL Franchise did Brian Propp NEVER play for? Hint

Minnesota North Stars

Hartford Whalers

Vancouver Canucks

Boston Bruins

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Question 17 of 25

17. Who was the first player to begin curving the blade of his stick? Hint

Gordie Howe

Stan Mikita

Bobby Orr

Ted Lindsay

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Question 18 of 25

18. With which NHL team did Brad Park finish his career? Hint

New York Rangers

Chicago Blackhawks

Boston Bruins

Detroit Red Wings

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Question 19 of 25

19. Where did Bobby Orr play his junior hockey? Hint

Toronto Marlboros

Ottawa 67's

Oshawa Generals

Kitchener Rangers

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Question 20 of 25

20. Where was Owen Nolan born? Hint

Canada

Ireland

USA

Scotland

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who had the second most points throughout the 80s, behind Wayne Gretzky? Hint

Mike Bossy

Peter Stastny

Jarri Kurri

Ray Bourque

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which player was NEVER the team captain for the Philadelphia Flyers? Hint

Tim Kerr

Ron Sutter

Dave Poulin

Kevin Dineen

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Question 23 of 25

23. In 2002, which player or players had a record for having played on the most teams in the NHL? Hint

Brent Ashton

Michel Petit and JJ Daigneault

Ron Sutter and Murray Baron

Michel Petit

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which NHL player was the first to push for a NHL player association? Hint

Serge Savard

Henri Richard

Ted Lindsay

Gordie Howe

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which was NEVER a nickname given to Gordie Howe? Hint

Gramps

Power

Knuckles

Blinky

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the Detroit Red Wings captain before Steve Yzerman?

Answer: Danny Gare

A real tough one, only the real trivia wizards can remember that far back.

2. The great NHL defenseman, Tim Horton, had his jersey retired. With which team/s was it retired?

Answer: Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs

Tim spent most of his career with Toronto, then moved around a bit. He only spent two seasons with Buffalo (124 games).

3. What was the format for the first ever NHL All-Star?

Answer: Toronto Maple Leafs vs NHL All Stars

The Leafs had such a hold on the league, the commissioners decided they would play against the All-Stars in the rest of the league.

4. Which NHL goaltender was nicknamed 'Mr. Zero'?

Answer: Frank Brimsek

He received the nickname by shutting out the opposing teams 6 of his first 8 professional games. He totalled 42 shutouts while playing for the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. He is an inductee to the NHL Hall of Fame. He passed away in 1998.

5. Where did the Los Angeles Kings play their home games in the 2000 season?

Answer: Staples Center

They used to play at the Forum in Inglewood, California, before moving to the Staples Center which was built in 1999. The Lakers, Clippers, AFL's Avengers, and WNBA Sparks, also used the Staples Center in 2000.

6. Who was the first Edmonton Oiler to have his jersey retired?

Answer: Al Hamilton

Al started his career in 1963 with the Edmunton Oil Kings. He played for the Oilers from 1973 to 1980 and wore the number 3. He played his final 4 games of his career for the Houston Apollos (CHL) in 1980.

7. The Sutter family has had six boys play in the NHL. Which two of the brothers never captained their team?

Answer: Duane and Rich

Fairly easy for those trivia buffs!

8. Which Gretzky other than Wayne has played a game in the NHL?

Answer: Brent

Brent dressed for 13 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning and tallied 1 goal and 3 assists.

9. What is the name of Mario Lemieux's brother who also played in the NHL?

Answer: Alain Lemieux

Mario's older brother Alain played with the St. Louis Blues and the Quebec Nordiques for 118 games. Also played one game with the Penguins, but unfortunatly Mario was ill and the brothers never got to play together in the NHL. Alain played 119 games, with 28 goals and 44 assists.

10. Which NHL player has not played on the same junior team at the same time as his brother?

Answer: Keith Primeau

Keith and Wayne Primeau never played junior together. Joe Sakic played one year with brother Brian, in Swift Current ('87 - '88). Brent Sutter played 5 games with brother Duane in Lethbridge ('79 - '80) and then played with Ron and Rich in Lethbridge the following season('80 - '81). Russ Courtnall played with older brother Geoff in Victoria for one season ('82 - '83).

11. The Toronto Maple Leafs are second in Stanley Cups behind the Montreal Canadiens. How many have the Leafs won in the NHL?

Answer: 13

The Maple Leafs have 13 Cups in the NHL and have not won since the 1960s.

12. Which of the original six NHL teams had won the 1967 Stanley Cup, before the NHL doubled in size from six to 12 teams for the following season?

Answer: Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto beat Montreal 4-2 in the best of seven series.
Number of Stanley Cup wins by the Original Six before expansion:

Chicago Blackhawks had three (1934, 1938, 1961).
NY Rangers had three (1928, 1933, 1940).
Boston Bruins three (1929, 1939, 1941).
Detroit Red Wings seven (1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955).
Toronto Maple Leafs had thirteen.
Montreal Canadiens had fourteen.

13. What is Toe Blake's real name?

Answer: Hector

Hector led Montreal to 2 Stanley Cups as a player, and 8 more as a coach. He was the 1939 MVP.

14. How many times did Ron Hextall score a goal?

Answer: 2

Scored one in the 87-88 regular season and then one in the 88-89 playoffs.

15. What is the profession of former Edmonton Oiler, Randy Gregg?

Answer: Doctor

16. Which NHL Franchise did Brian Propp NEVER play for?

Answer: Vancouver Canucks

Propp retired with 579 career assists.

17. Who was the first player to begin curving the blade of his stick?

Answer: Stan Mikita

He won the Hart Trophy in 1967 and again in 1968. He was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 1983.

18. With which NHL team did Brad Park finish his career?

Answer: Detroit Red Wings

After playing with Toronto, New York, and Boston, he retired with the Red Wings in 1985.

19. Where did Bobby Orr play his junior hockey?

Answer: Oshawa Generals

Robert Gordon Orr was named after his grandfather who was a professional soccer player in Ireland. He helped the Bruins to 2 Stanley Cups. At the age of 14 with the Generals, he finished the season with 6 goals.

20. Where was Owen Nolan born?

Answer: Ireland

He was born on February 12, 1972 in Belfast.

21. Who had the second most points throughout the 80s, behind Wayne Gretzky?

Answer: Peter Stastny

A good question, I got it off of Cool Shots!

22. Which player was NEVER the team captain for the Philadelphia Flyers?

Answer: Tim Kerr

23. In 2002, which player or players had a record for having played on the most teams in the NHL?

Answer: Michel Petit and JJ Daigneault

Michel Petit had the lead in the 'suitcase category' with 10 teams but JJ Daignault played one game with the Wild in 2000-01 to tie him!

24. Which NHL player was the first to push for a NHL player association?

Answer: Ted Lindsay

25. Which was NEVER a nickname given to Gordie Howe?

Answer: Knuckles

Was a man of many names. 'Mr. Hockey' was also known as Power, Blinky, Gramps, and Mr. Elbows.

Source: Author Snoopulms

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