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Which Staal Brother? Trivia Quiz

This quiz will ask questions about the hockey careers of the four Staal brothers from Ontario; Eric, Marc, Jordan, and Jared.

A multiple-choice quiz by nowayjose60. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nowayjose60

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,399

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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183

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Staal brother scored his first NHL hat-trick against the Maple Leafs? Hint

Marc Staal

Jordan Staal

Eric Staal

Jared Staal

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the Staal brothers was named captain of the Sudbury Wolves in the OHL where he played from 2003 to 2007? Hint

Jordan

Eric

Jared

Marc

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Question 3 of 10

3. Among the brothers, who accumulated the most penalty minutes in three NHL regular seasons (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10)? Hint

Jared

Marc

Eric

Jordan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which brother scored a series-winning goal with 31.7 seconds left in game 7, in the first round of the 2009 playoffs against the New Jersey Devils? Hint

Marc

Jared

Jordan

Eric

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Staal brother is the only one of the four to normally shoot right-handed? Hint

Jared

Eric

Jordan

Marc

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which brother won the gold medal 2 years in a row at the IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships? Hint

Jordan

Eric

Marc

Jared

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the Staal brothers missed game 2 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals to undergo surgery? Hint

Eric Staal

Jordan Staal

Marc Staal

Jared Staal

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Staal brother scored his first NHL hat-trick against the Flyers? Hint

Jordan

Eric

Jared

Marc

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the Staal brothers was selected in the 2nd round of the NHL Entry Draft? Hint

Jordan

Eric

Marc

Jared

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which brother was nominated for the Selke Trophy first? Hint

Jared

Eric

Marc

Jordan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Staal brother scored his first NHL hat-trick against the Maple Leafs?

Answer: Jordan Staal

With his first career NHL hat-trick on February 10, 2007, Jordan Staal became the youngest player to score a hat-trick at the age of 18 years, 153 days.

2. Which of the Staal brothers was named captain of the Sudbury Wolves in the OHL where he played from 2003 to 2007?

Answer: Marc

Marc helped lead the team to the finals where they lost to the Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 2.

3. Among the brothers, who accumulated the most penalty minutes in three NHL regular seasons (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10)?

Answer: Eric

Eric accumulated 168 penalty minutes in those 3 seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes. His brothers Marc and Jordan weren't far behind. Marc had 150 minutes with the Rangers, and Jordan racked up 149 minutes with the Penguins. Jared did not play in the NHL in those seasons.

4. Which brother scored a series-winning goal with 31.7 seconds left in game 7, in the first round of the 2009 playoffs against the New Jersey Devils?

Answer: Eric

With that goal on April 28, 2009, sixth-seeded Carolina defeated third-seeded New Jersey 4 games to 3. Carolina went on to down the first-seeded Boston Bruins in the semi-finals, but then fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the conference finals in what was a Staal brother match-up.

5. Which Staal brother is the only one of the four to normally shoot right-handed?

Answer: Jared

Eric, Marc, and Jordan Staal all shoot left, but the youngest Staal brother learned with the right hand.

6. Which brother won the gold medal 2 years in a row at the IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships?

Answer: Marc

In 2006 and 2007, Marc played for Team Canada and brought home the gold. 2007 was a good year for Marc. Playing for the Sudbury Wolves, he was the recipient of the OHLs Max Kaminsky Trophy for Most Outstanding Defenceman, and won the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for postseason MVP.

7. Which of the Staal brothers missed game 2 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals to undergo surgery?

Answer: Jordan Staal

In game 1 of the semi-final round of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Jordan suffered a torn tendon in his foot from a cut from Montreal Canadien P.K. Subban. The injury forced him to miss his first game in 358 consecutive games.

8. Which Staal brother scored his first NHL hat-trick against the Flyers?

Answer: Eric

On October 28, 2005, Eric tallied his first career hat-trick in Carolina's 8-6 win over the Flyers. He finished the season 7th overall in points with 100, was named to the second All-Star Team and won the Stanley Cup.

9. Which of the Staal brothers was selected in the 2nd round of the NHL Entry Draft?

Answer: Jared

Jared was selected 49th overall in the 2nd round in the draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. His brothers were all 3 selected in the first round. Marc was drafted 12th overall by the New York Rangers in 2005, and both Eric and Jordan were selected 2nd overall. Jordan was drafted in 2006 by the Pittsburgh Penguins behind Erick Johnson), and Eric in 2003 by the Carolina Hurricanes (behind Marc-Andre Fleury).

10. Which brother was nominated for the Selke Trophy first?

Answer: Jordan

Jordan Staal was nominated for the Selke for the league's top defensive forward in 2010, but finished behind Paval Datsyuk and Ryan Kesler in the voting.

Source: Author nowayjose60

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