Great Canadiens Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jacques Lemaire

Jacques Lemaire, number 25, was a forward for the Montreal Canadiens. Lemaire played with Montreal from 1967 to 1979, scoring 366 regular season goals and 61 playoff tallies. Lemaire played on eight Stanley Cup champion teams. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. Patrick Roy played goalie for the Canadiens from 1984-85 to the 1995-96 season. Rogatien Vachon was the Habs' goalie from 1966 to 1972, and Jacques Plante netminded for Montreal from 1952 to 1963.

Answer: He wore uniform number 10

Guy Lafleur, born in Quebec, became famous for his flowing blonde hair (helmetless) and for his skillful skating and shooting ability. Lafleur wore uniform number 10, and he terrorized opposing NHL netminders from 1971 to 1991. He scored 518 goals for Montreal.

After a three-year "retirement" period, Lafleur signed up with the New York Rangers in 1988-89. He finished his career with the Quebec Nordiques. Lafleur's number 10 jersey was retired by the Canadiens in 1985.

Answer: Henri

Maurice "Rocket" Richard and his younger brother Henri "Pocket Rocket" Richard were two of the most famous players in the glorious history of the Montreal Canadiens. Maurice scored 544 regular season goals and added 82 playoff tallies for the Habs. Henri Richard played on eleven Stanley Cup winning teams.

Henri scored 358 regular season goals and added 49 Stanley Cup playoff goals. His uniform number 16 was retired by the Canadiens in 1975.

Answer: Cornell

Ken Dryden was one of the most erudite goalkeepers in NHL history. Dryden graduated from Cornell University in 1969. In 1967, Dryden led the Cornell Big Red to the NCAA hockey championship. After finishing at Cornell, Dryden played with the Montreal Canadiens from 1970 to 1979.

He won 258 regular season games and 80 playoff contests with the Habs. Dryden's number 29 was retired by the Canadiens in 2007. Princeton is nicknamed the Tigers, Harvard's nickname is the Crimson, and Dartmouth's sports teams are known as the Big Green.

Answer: Roadrunner

Yvan Cournoyer was nicknamed the "Roadrunner" for his swift skating style and powerful shooting style. Cournoyer shot left-handed but played right wing for most of his career, which lasted from 1963 to 1979. The Roadrunner scored 64 playoff goals and played on ten Stanley Cup winning teams. His uniform number 12 was retired by the Canadiens in 2005.

Answer: Conn Smythe

Jean Beliveau, a classy center who wore the number 4 sweater, scored 507 goals in his illustrious NHL career. "Le Gros Bill" also notched 79 playoff goals and won ten Stanley Cup titles as a player. During the 1965 playoffs, Beliveau became the first player ever to receive the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

This trophy is named after Conn Smythe, the noted coach and general manager. Beliveau scored eight goals and had eight assists in 13 games to lead Montreal to the title.

The Norris Trophy is awarded to the NHLs best defenseman, the Ross Trophy goes to the regular season scoring leader, and the Vezina Trophy is awarded to the league's top goalie.

Answer: New York Rangers

Lorne "Gump" Worsley was one of the most colorful players in NHL history. The Gumper played with Montreal from 1963-64 to 1969-70 and won four Stanley Cup titles with the Canadiens. Before his glory years in Montreal, however, Worsley had played goalie for the lowly New York Rangers from 1952-53 to 1962-63.

He won over 200 games with the Blueshirts but also lost more than 270 games. During those abysmal years with the Rangers, reporters once asked Gump, "Which team do you fear the most?" Worsley quickly responded, "The Rangers, of course!" Worsley was one of the last NHL goalies who did not wear a mask.

He ended his NHL career with the Minnesota North Stars in 1974.

Answer: Steve Shutt

Steve Shutt was an explosive-scoring left wing for the Montreal Canadiens. Shutt played on five Stanley Cup champion teams and scored 60 goals during the 1976-77 season. Overall, Shutt scored 408 goals while wearing the number 22 sweater. He also notched 50 playoff goals for Montreal. Bob Gainey, another fine left winger for the Canadiens, wore uniform number 23. Guy Carbonneau and Mario Tremblay were right-handed shooters.

Answer: Defenseman

Larry Robinson was one of the greatest defenseman in Montreal Canadiens' history. Big number 19 combined strength and excellent skating ability to become a powerful figure on the Montreal blueline. Robinson scored 197 goals while with Montreal, and he played on six Stanley Cup winning teams. Robinson's number 19 sweater was retired by the Canadiens in 2007. Robinson ended his NHL career as a member of the Los Angeles Kings.

Answer: Pete Mahovlich

Big Pete Mahovlich, younger brother of NHL scoring legend Frank Mahovlich, played center for the Montreal Canadiens from 1969 to 1978. Pete scored 223 goals and added 30 playoff goals for Montreal. Mahovlich wore uniform number 20 and won four Stanley Cups while playing for the Canadiens. J.C. Tremblay played defense for Montreal from 1959 to 1972; Ted Harris was a Canadiens' blueliner from 1963 to 1970; and Doug Harvey was a Montreal defenseman from 1947 to 1961.