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NHL Early Expansion: Pt 1

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Introduction:
"These questions all deal with players, teams, and statistics from the early days of expansion when the NHL grew from the "Original Six"."


1. Which NHL season began with the new expanded league of 12 teams?
    1967-68
    1968-69
    1966-67
    1969-70


2. In the first season of expansion, which team finished first among the West Division, made up of all the new expansion teams?
    St. Louis
    Los Angeles
    Minnesota
    Philadelphia


3. Who was the first player on an NHL expansion team to finish in the top 10 scoring at the end of a season?
    Red Berenson / St. Louis
    Jean-Paul Parise / Minnesota
    Phil Goyette / St. Louis
    Bobby Orr / Boston


4. How many games did each team play in that first expansion year after the Original Six?
    78
    70
    74
    82


5. Which two teams entered the NHL in 1970-71?
    Buffalo and Vancouver
    Buffalo and NY Islanders
    NY Islanders and Vancouver
    Buffalo and California


6. By the end of the 2007-08 season, which of these cities never had an NHL expansion team franchise?
    Cleveland
    Oakland
    Kansas City
    Indianapolis


7. Which two teams faced off against each other for the first ever all-expansion Stanley Cup?
    NY Islanders and Philadelphia
    Buffalo and Philadelphia
    Minnesota and NY Islanders
    NY Islanders and Edmonton


8. In 1974-75, the NHL was organized into four divisions, named after some great hockey personalities. What were the names of these four divisions?
    Norris, Campbell, Patrick, Smythe
    Norris, Adams, Campbell, Smythe
    Campbell, Adams, Patrick, Smythe
    Norris, Adams, Patrick, Smythe


9. For the 1979-80 season, four teams were added to the NHL from the defunct WHA league. Which of these was not a WHA team before joining the NHL?
    Hartford Whalers
    Edmonton Oilers
    Quebec Nordiques
    Atlanta Flames


10. Which franchise moved to become the New Jersey Devils in 1982-83?
    Cleveland Barons
    Quebec Nordiques
    Winnipeg Jets
    Colorado Rockies


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