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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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How many times has Wayne Gretzky won the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer? | Miscellaneous Hockey
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10. Wayne Gretzky had more assists (1,963) than any player has ever had points.
Who was the first Russian player ever drafted in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft? | Miscellaneous Hockey
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Alexei Kovalev. Alexei was drafted by the New York Rangers. He was later traded to The Pittsburgh Penguins for Petr Nedved.
Paul Coffey. Paul was the first defenseman to ever have two 40-goal seasons. Only Bobby Orr has more 100-point seasons than Coffey.
How many Stanley Cups did the Pittsburgh Penguins win during the 1980s and 1990s? | Miscellaneous Hockey
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2. The Pens won back-to-back Cups in 90-91 and 91-92.
Which goalie had a stitch painted on his mask for every time he was hit in the face? | Miscellaneous Hockey
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Gerry Cheevers. Cheevers was hit so many times by the end of his career the mask was nothing but stitch marks.
Who won the 1992-93 Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie: he set rookie records for goals (76), points (132) and power-play goals (24)? | Miscellaneous Hockey
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Teemu Selanne. Selanne was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in 1988 but stayed in Finland for 5 more years until he knew he was ready for the NHL.
Maurice Richard. Maurice and brother Henri combined to win 19 Stanley Cups in their respective careers.
John Vanbiesbrouk. Bieser led the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1995-96 only to be upset by the Colorado Avalanche.
Who scored the controversial overtime goal in the 1999 Stanley Cup Final to give Dallas its first Stanley Cup? | Miscellaneous Hockey
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Brett Hull. Hull's skate was in the crease before the puck, but the goal was never reviewed.
Calgary Flames. Brett payed 57 games for Calgary over 3 seasons amassing 51 points before being traded to St. Louis midway through the 87-88 season.
In the 1992-93 Western Conference Championship, who scored the game 7 goal to seal the trip to the finals for the Los Angeles Kings? | Miscellaneous Hockey
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Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky smoked Felix Potvin, then of the Maple Leafs, to get the Kings to the Finals. They lost to the Canadiens in 5 games.
Leonard. Kelly coached the Kings, Penguins, and the Maple Leafs after his playing career.
What goalie came in for Ed Belfour in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals and let up 4 goals, and allowed the Pens to win there 2nd cup? | Miscellaneous Hockey
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Dominik Hasek. Hasek was in his rookie season, when he did the relief duty for Belfour.
Montreal. Lemieux returned in the 2000-01 season after a 3 year retirement.
18. Fedorov left his Red Army team in 1990 from Seattle to play for Detroit.
Steve Yzerman. Steve Yzerman has been Detroit's captain for 16 years.
Pavel Bure. Pavel played on a line with brother Valeri. It was the first time the two played together in an All-Star Game.
New York Islanders. The Islanders picked Rick DiPietro from Boston University, making him the first goalie ever drafted 1st overall.
What goalie led all rookies in wins (23) and games played (51) in the 1999-2000 season? | Miscellaneous Hockey
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J.S. Aubin. J.S. was named Penn's team rookie of the year.
Joe Thornton played for what team during the 1999-00 season? | NHL Mixture
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Boston Bruins . Thornton was drafted 1st overall by the Bruins in 1997 and became quite a respected player there.
At the trade deadline in the 2002-03 season the Calagry Flames made a trade with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Who did they trade to Anaheim for Damphosse and Commodore? | NHL Mixture
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Rob Neidermayer. The Ducks wanted a little more size in the center potition heading into the playoffs and were able to make a deal for Rob Neidermayer of the Calagry Flames.
Out of players that did not make the playoffs who lead the league in power play goals during the 2002-03 season? | NHL Mixture
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Dan Heatley. It was Dan Heatley of the Atlanta Thrashers. In 77 games he recorded 19 power play goals. Pretty good for a guy who was only in his second season in the NHL.
How many short handed goals did Shawn Bates of the NY Islanders score to lead the league during the 2002-03 season? | NHL Mixture
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6. Out of Shawn's 13 goals in total that season 6 were short handed. That is quite an accomplishment considering that 6 short handed goals is as many as some teams get in an entire season.
On January 2nd, 2001, in a game against the NY Islanders, Jose Theodore became the first goalie in history to do what in the regular season? | NHL Mixture
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Record a goal and a shutout in the same game. Yes, Jose Theodore made his way into the books by scoring a goal and shuting out the other team all in one game. He then went on to win the Vezina Trophy the next year and help the Canadiens to a great playoff run.
In what arena did the L.A. Kings play during the 2001-02 season? | NHL Mixture
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Staples Center . When the Kings played at home they were playing in the Staples Center in front of as many as 18,500 fans. The $330 million dollar arena was built in 1999.
What farm system team did Patrick Lalime play for before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators? | NHL Mixture
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Patrick Lalime was draffted 156th overall by the Pittsburg Penguins and had a great rookie season there a few years later including breaking the record for the longest unbeaten streak by a rookie goaltender at 16 games. However he failed to agree on a contract with the Penguins and went to Anaheim for a short time before he was delt to Ottawa.
In Brett Hull's final year with the Dallas Stars, was he able to reach 80 points during the regular season? | NHL Mixture
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No. Brett Hull finished the season with 79 points, it was that close. Even after playing for as long as he had in the NHL he still had a touch. Infact he scored his 700th career goal during the 2002-03 season.
During the 2002-03 season who lead the Pheonix Coyotes in PIM? | NHL Mixture
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Brad Ference. A gritty defenceman Brad Ference lead the Coyotes with 146 PIM. Only 11 ahead of the second place tie at 135 PIM. Brad Ference was draffted by the Vancouver Canucks but didn't see any NHL action un till he was traded to Florida. He played there for four years before leving for Phoenix at the trade deadline.
Jarome Iginla had scored 200 career goals by the end of the 2002-03 season? | NHL Mixture
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T. Jarome Iginla had scored a total of 209 career goals by the end of the 2002-03 season. After scoring 52 goals the previous season he cooled off quite a bit but he was still one of the best.
Who were the three top plus/minus players in the 2002-03 season? | NHL Mixture
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Peter Forsberg, Nicklas Lidstrom, Milan Hejduk. Both Peter Forsberg and Milan Hejduk of the Colorado Avalanch had +52 meaning together they were +104 (that's awesome if you think about it). Then Nicklas Lidstrom who was +40 which is also pretty good.
On what team did 'The Russian Rocket' play during the 2002-03 season? | NHL Mixture
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NY Rangers. Yes, 'The Russian Rocket',Pavel Bure, made a home in Madison Square Gardens. He was traded there by the Florida Panthers at the trade deadline of 2001-02.
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