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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 15 general entries.
Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
- There are 30 user-asked question matches ( goto )
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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
NHL Goalies
Whose mask was cleverly designed to add a drawn stitch to it, every time he got hit in the face? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Gerry Cheevers. Needless to say, by the time this long time Bruin retired, his mask was completely covered in these stiches.
Who was the first great superstar goaltender in the history of the Montreal Canadiens? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Georges Vezina. The Vezina Trophy was first awarded in his honor in 1927, and recognizes achievement at the position of goaltender.
Who took the Kings to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 1993? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Kelly Hrudey. The Kings lost to the Canadiens, and by 2003, were still awaiting their first title.
Who played net for a four year dynasty in the 1980s? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Billy Smith. Billy Smith took the Islanders to 4 Cups from 1980-83.
Who played goal during the final years of the original Ottawa Senators team? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Alex Connell. Benedict was their goalie for much of the 20s, but Connell emerged as a star also for Ottawa until the end of the team in 1934.
Who managed to be the Conn Smythe Trophy winner in 1971, and the Calder Trophy winner in 1972? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Ken Dryden. After a stellar Stanley Cup win for Montreal in 1971, Dryden earned the number 1 job, in which he continued to prove himself in what was his first full season.
Who became the first NHL goalie to consistently wear a mask? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Jacques Plante. After a puck to the face, Plante demanded to wear his team practice mask in an NHL game. It definitely worked for him, he won a couple of Stanley Cups since his innovation.
Which superstar played backup for the 1992 Western Conference champs? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Dominik Hasek. The Chicago Blackhawks were swept in the finals at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins, despite having a young Belfour and Hasek in the goalie rotation.
Which goalie was the starter in the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals in their first season? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Patrick Roy. Roy won another Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993, and took home another 2 titles with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001. Despite his retirement, he still remains an inspiration to many French Canadian goalies.
When a goalie goes on his knees and spreads his legs out, to make a save, what is that named after? | NHL Goalies (hooyahmicah) |
Butterfly. Patrick Roy is the master of butterfly.
Puck crossing the red, blue, and goal -lines untouched. If a player intentionally kicks a puck in, the goal will be dis-countedd. If it bounces off the skate, it will count as a goal.
What goalie went to the 1975 Stanley Cup finals, with the powerful French Connection line? | NHL Super Goalies (bigdevilsfan) |
Roger Crozier. This Buffalo Sabres great was never able to win a Cup with the Sabres. 1975 proved to be a significant year for hockey though, as it was the first time two teams of the expansion era met in the Finals.
In 2002 who did the New Jersey Devils call out of retirement for $500,000 (to play the rest of the season)? | NHL Goalies (hooyahmicah) |
Are water-bottle holders or pockets built into the nets (for the goalies)? | NHL Goalies (hooyahmicah) |
Yes. The net does have a pocket-pouch for a bottle, numerous times, on hard slapshots, it gets knocked off.
Frequently Asked Questions about NHL Goalies
- How many goalies have scored in goals in an NHL game? ( goto )
- What was the first NHL game on PC? ( goto )
- Who was the first black NHL player? ( goto )
- Name the six original NHL Hockey Teams? ( goto )
- When did helmets become mandatory in the NHL? ( goto )
- What were the six original NHL teams? ( goto )
- In the 1998 NHL season, who scored the most goals? ( goto )
- In regards to NHL contract negotiations, what is linkage? ( goto )
- How many Hungarians have played in the NHL, or at least have been drafted onto an NHL team? ( goto )
- Which NHL goalie owns the record for most consecutive shutouts? ( goto )
- Who was the last left winger in the NHL to win the scoring championship? ( goto )
- What is the most goals a goalie has scored in the NHL, and who was it? ( goto )
- What goalie holds an NHL record for penalty minutes? ( goto )
- What NHL player has the distinction of most consecutive appearances? ( goto )
- What NHL goalie has notched the most playoff wins in history? ( goto )
- At the time of their induction, who was the oldest person inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame? ( goto )
- What famous NHL coach shares his name with a body part? ( goto )
- What is the most losses a team has suffered in a single NHL season? ( goto )
- What is the most shutouts a goalie in the NHL has earned in one season? ( goto )
- What is the most points a defenceman has earned in one NHL season? ( goto )
- Has any NHL player died on the ice in the last five years? ( goto )
- What NHL team once had two brothers and their father on the same team? ( goto )
- When did the NHL make the wearing of helmets mandatory for all its players? ( goto )
- What was the greatest come from behind victory in an NHL hockey game? ( goto )
- Who was the first NHL goalie to win the Calder and Vezina trophies in the same season? ( goto )
- What is the worst goals against average that a goalie in the NHL has ever had? ( goto )
- Who holds the NHL single-season record for most points by a rookie defenseman? ( goto )
- What NHL player has gone the longest without reaching the Stanley Cup? ( goto )
- For what NHL team does/did Hungarian goaltender Levente Szuper belong to? ( goto )
- Who is the only non North America born player named the playoff MVP in the NHL? ( goto )
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