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Hockey Player Nicknames

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Hockey Player Nicknames game quiz
"I will give you the nickname of a player, you tell me who I'm talking about."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who was known as "The Blonde Demon" and "The Flower"?
    Anders Hedberg
    Bobby Hull
    Guy Lafleur
    Garry Unger


2. Which hockey goon from the 70s was known as " Spinner"?
    Bob Gassoff
    Steve Durbano
    Brian Spencer
    Nick Fotiu


3. Which Philadelphia Flyer was known as "Big Bird"?
    Bob Kelly
    Ed Van Impe
    Don Saleski
    Bill Barber


4. Which former Montreal Canadien was dubbed "Le Gros Bill"?
    J-C Tremblay
    Guy Lapointe
    Jean Beliveau
    Jacques Laperriere


5. In St. Louis, who did the fans call "The Magician"?
    Bernie Federko
    Bracley Plager
    Mike Liut
    Brett Hull


6. Which former Art Ross trophy winner was known as "Terrible Ted"?
    Ted Taylor
    Ted Kennedy
    Ted Lindsay
    Ted Irvin


7. Every hockey fan will know that Eddie Shack was know as "the train", and the "entertainer". Which of the following was another nickname?
    Killer
    Track-Shack
    The nose
    The Shacker


8. The Maple Leafs' fan knew this player as " The Chief". Who was he?
    Dave Keon
    Ron Ellis
    George Armstrong
    Bill Flett


9. In Toronto, Detroit, and Montreal, who was called "The Big M"?
    Pete Mahovlich
    Bill Mosienko
    Dickie Moore
    Frank Mahovlich


10. There was more than one player nicknamed "Big Bird". This one had won a couple of Norris trophies. Who was he?
    Denis Potvin
    Rod Langway
    Larry Robinson
    Al MacInnis


11. If Gordie Howe was "Mr.Hockey", then who was "Mr. Goalie"?
    Terry Sawchuk
    Glenn Hall
    George Hainsworth
    George Vezina


12. At the beginning of the 20th century, who was knows as "The Phantom" ?
    Newsy Lalonde
    Bill Cook
    Cy Denneny
    Joe Malone


13. Howie Morenz was known as "The Stratford Streak" to hockey fans all over Canada. What was his first and equally popular nickname?
    Simply " Howie"
    The Mitchell Meteor
    Marvelous Morenz
    Speedy


14. This former Montreal Canadien owned a hotel in Cuba which he dubbed the same way his teammates dubbed him. Who is he and what is his nickname?
    Murray Wilson " The President"
    Ken Dryden " The MP"
    Serge Savard " The Senator"
    Frank Mahovlich " The Big M "


15. Which three French-Canadians made up "The French-Connection" line?
    Guy Lafleur , Jacques Lemaire and Pierre Larouche
    Gibert Perreault , Rene Robert and Rick Martin
    Jean Pronovost , Pierre Larouche and Simon Nolet
    Jean Ratelle , Rod Gilbert and Bobby Rousseau


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