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Hockey Goons

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Introduction:
""I went to a fight, and a hockey match broke out". So goes the old joke. But fighting has always been a part of ice hockey, at least in Canada and America."


1. Their brash and tough style gave the Philadelphia Flyers what colorful nickname in the 1970s?
    Broad Street Boxers
    Broad Street Bashers
    Broad Street Bombers
    Broad Street Bullies


2. What was the nickname of one of Philadelphia's best known goon, Dave Schultz?
    The General
    The Barbarian
    The Bull
    The Hammer


3. Who once set a record in the NHL, for most fighting major penalties in a career?
    Tiger Williams
    Dave Schultz
    Tie Domi
    Bob Probert


4. Which of these prolific scorers actually began his career as a goon, more interested in winning fights than scoring goals?
    Gordie Howe
    Marcel Dionne
    Wayne Gretzky
    Guy LeFleur


5. Marty McSorley received a 23-game suspension and was found guilty of assault with a weapon in a court of law. Who was the victim of his two-fisted stick attack?
    Pavel Bure
    Pierre Turgeon
    Donald Brashear
    Steve Yzerman


6. During a 1976 exhibition tour, which team walked off the ice to their dressing room, because the Philadelphia Flyers were playing too rough?
    Soviet Wings
    Sparta Prague
    Soviet Red Army Team
    Team Canada


7. Which of these players when he retired, was the career penalty minutes leader for the NY Rangers, having accumulated 1,229 minutes?
    Jeff Beukeboom
    Ron Greschner
    Dave Maloney
    Nick Fotiu


8. Which NHL brawler used to predict in the newspapers who he was going to fight next?
    Donald Brashear
    Dale Hunter
    Terry O'Reilly
    Tie Domi


9. After Dave Schultz, the next Flyer's enforcer was also named Dave. What was his last name?
    Plett
    Berube
    Brown
    Holmgren


10. Which goon had the nickname, "the Tasmanian Devil"?
    Terry O'Reilly
    Kelly Buchberger
    Bob Nystrom
    Tony Twist


11. Which of these is true about goon/enforcer Stu Grimson?
    Is a devout christian.
    Puts a book to read in the penalty box before each game.
    Was an amateur boxing champion.
    Is a fifth degree black belt


12. Which of the following, had the most penalty minutes (67) in one game?
    Randy Holt
    Chris Chelios
    Shawn Antoski
    Claude Lemieux


13. Which of the following had the most penalties (10) in one game?
    Clark Gillies
    Randy Holt
    Chris Nilan
    Ulf Samuelsson


14. What is Stu Grimson's nickname?
    Beef Stu
    The Grim Reaper
    The Griminal
    Stu Pot


15. Who was suspended for first twelve games of 1989-90 season by the NHL, for attacking Chris Chelios of the Montreal Canadiens in his team's final playoff game, May 11, 1989 (Wales Conference Final)?
    Ron Hextall
    Dale Hunter
    Dino Ciccarelli
    WIlli Plett


16. In the 1987 playoffs between Philadelphia and Montreal, a fight occurred before the game even started. Who were the main combatants?
    Guy Carbonneau (Mon) - Dave Poulin (Phila)
    Claude Lemieux (Mon) - Ed Hospodar (Phila)
    Chris Nilan (Mon) - Rick Tocchet (Phila)
    Mario Tremblay (Mon) - Scott Mellanby (Phila)


17. What was unusual about a fight between Richard Zednik and Karl Dykhuis in November 2002?
    They were scratches and sitting in the press box.
    They each cut their hands on the other player's visor.
    They knocked each other out.
    They were on the same team.


18. Who recorded an incredible 472 penalty minutes in one season (That's nearly 6 minutes per game, every game)?
    Dave Schultz
    Dino Ciccarelli
    Jeff Beukeboom
    Gino Odjick


19. Who recorded 42 penalty minutes in a NHL playoff game?
    Shane Churla
    Rob Ray
    Dave Schultz
    Paul Laus


20. On Oct. 17, 1995, Tie Domi sucker-punched a player who called him "Tie Dummy". Who was that player?
    Kjell Samuelsson
    Bob Probert
    Ulf Samuelsson
    Eric Lindros


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