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Hockey teams from all over the world are here. What do you know about the teams, players, and leagues? Try a face-off in these worldwide hockey quizzes!
11 quizzes and 130 trivia questions.
1.
  1972 Canada-Soviet Union Summit Series   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the legendary 1972 Canada vs. Soviet Union Summit Series. There were 8 games in the series.
Average, 10 Qns, blazerfan004, Sep 26 09
Average
blazerfan004
241 plays
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  Junior Hockey Championship 2005    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
After a seven year drought, Canada finally won gold at the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2005. This quiz looks at their storied run to the title.
Average, 10 Qns, red_heifer94, Feb 05 05
Average
red_heifer94
325 plays
3.
  European Hockey Teams and Leagues    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Your NHL knowledge won't save you here, this is hockey trivia eurostyle.
Average, 10 Qns, mike_eleven, Jan 11 09
Average
mike_eleven
260 plays
4.
  Ice Hockey: The International Game    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Everything including the 1998 and 2002 Olympics, the 1972 summit series and a few others. It's hard if your not a hockey fan.
Difficult, 20 Qns, darmstrong91, Jun 20 06
Difficult
darmstrong91
641 plays
5.
  Ice Hockey Fives: 2007    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Ice Hockey Fives was an enourmous tournament held in the MegaBox ice rink in Hong Kong. Over 50 teams competed with about 16 different countries. How well do you know the results? This quiz will really test your knowledge!
Difficult, 10 Qns, julianman07, Jul 13 20
Difficult
julianman07
Jul 13 20
196 plays
6.
  1972 Summit Series Canada vs. USSR    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are a few questions about game one of the greatest hockey series ever played, Canada vs. USSR.
Average, 10 Qns, teamcanada88, Sep 15 09
Average
teamcanada88
421 plays
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  World Cup of Hockey 2004 Quiz for Experts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the team that Canada took to the World Cup of Hockey 2004, and the teams they played. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, marchmadness, Jul 13 20
Tough
marchmadness
Jul 13 20
384 plays
8.
  Take this World Cup of Hockey 2004 Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Did you follow the World Cup of Hockey in 2004 won by Canada? If you did, this true-false quiz shouldn't be that tough. Good luck!
Average, 15 Qns, loco_4_trivia, Feb 26 05
Average
loco_4_trivia
323 plays
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  Danish Ice Hockey    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about Danish ice hockey. Have fun.
Tough, 10 Qns, jesperfrank, Jul 13 20
Tough
jesperfrank
Jul 13 20
203 plays
10.
  The World Stage    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Do you think that you know everything about the World Cup? Canada Cup? Summit Series? Women's World Championships? Well if you do take this test and see how much you really know about the World Stage of hockey.
Very Difficult, 15 Qns, Hackney, Dec 17 08
Very Difficult
Hackney
818 plays
trivia question Quick Question
The Irish Ice Hockey League consisted of how many teams when it was founded in 2007?

From Quiz "European Hockey Teams and Leagues"




11.
  HV71 - The Swedish Hockey Team    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
For a few decades now, this team has excited and engaged the people in around Jonkoping and made the area to one of the most hockey-fanatic in Sweden. Here is my tribute to the team and to you as a hockey-fan.
Difficult, 10 Qns, fritte, Jul 13 20
Difficult
fritte
Jul 13 20
333 plays

Rest of the World Trivia Questions
1. How long did it take Canada to score their first goal of the series?

From Quiz 1972 Canada-Soviet Union Summit Series

Answer: 30 seconds

Canada figured that this series would be an easy win for them, considering that they were all N.H.L. players, while the Soviets were not. It looked as if Canada's predictions were correct. Right off the opening face-off, Canada took the puck into the Soviet zone, Phil Esposito got the puck, and fired the puck past Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak. It wasn't long before Canada took a 2-0 lead, scoring another goals six minutes later, but the worst was still to come for Canada.

2. The Russian Superleague folded after the 2007-08 season. What new league was created to replace it?

From Quiz European Hockey Teams and Leagues

Answer: Kontinental Hockey League

The Kontinental Hockey League was created in an attempt to compete with the dominant National Hockey League. It features 21 teams from Russia as well as one team each from Belarus, Latvia and Kazakhstan.

3. Which club won the championship in season 2005-06?

From Quiz Danish Ice Hockey

Answer: Sonderjyske

It was Sonderjyske's first gold medal in 24 years.

4. Where was game one of the 72 summit series played?

From Quiz 1972 Summit Series Canada vs. USSR

Answer: Montreal

Game one of the series was played at the Montreal Forum on 2nd September 1972 in front of 18,818 fans.

5. Which team at the 2002 Olympics, featured a forechecking system called the "Torpedo"?

From Quiz Ice Hockey: The International Game

Answer: Sweden

The "Torpedo" is an aggressive forechecking system that sends four players into the offensive zone, which are 3 forwards and an offensive defenceman in the middle, to take pucks away from their opponents. The 5th player, the defensive defenceman stays back to protect from odd man rushes. The "Torpedo" is something similar to what the Boston Bruins used in the 1970s, where in the Boston Garden, the Bruins would go into the other team's end and slam opponents against the boards to cough up the puck.

6. This is quite given: the name of the team. A strange name perhaps: HV71. But what does it stand for?

From Quiz HV71 - The Swedish Hockey Team

Answer: Huskvarna Vatterstad (united in) 1971

Huskvarna IF and Vatterstads IF united in 1971 to be able to compete with the big clubs in Swedish hockey.

7. Which NHL team had the most players selected to play in the 1996 World Cup?

From Quiz The World Stage

Answer: The New York Rangers

In all, nine New York Rangers made the 1996 World Cup roster. The players were Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Adam Graves, Mike Richter, Brian Leetch, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov, Alexander Karpotsev and Niklas Sundstrom.

8. Who was the leading scorer for the Soviet team?

From Quiz 1972 Canada-Soviet Union Summit Series

Answer: Alexander Yakushev

Alexander Yakushev scored 7 goals and tallied 4 assists for 11 points. As this was the most points for his team, he finished 2nd in scoring out of both teams. Phil Esposito of the Canadian team scored 7 goals and 6 assists for 13 points. Esposito lead the whole series in total points.

9. The top hockey league in Finland is known as what?

From Quiz European Hockey Teams and Leagues

Answer: SM-liiga

The SM-liiga was formed in 1975 to replace the essentially amateur SM-sarja and consists of 14 teams. The Elite Ice Hockey League belongs to the UK, Ligue Magnus is the French first division and the Oddset Ligaen is Danish.

10. Who was the first Danish player to be drafted by an NHL Club?

From Quiz Danish Ice Hockey

Answer: Kim Staal

Drafted round 4, #92 overall in 1996 by Montreal Canadiens.

11. What was the final score in game one?

From Quiz 1972 Summit Series Canada vs. USSR

Answer: USSR 7 - Canada 3

The Soviets defeated Canada 7-3 in game 1, but were outshot 32-30.

12. Since HV71 was founded in 1971, how many Swedish Championships, senior and junior-level have been won by the club?

From Quiz HV71 - The Swedish Hockey Team

Answer: Three

In 1995 HV71 shocked Sweden when they unexpectedly won the championship after sudden death in the last game in the final series. Less well-known is probably that HV could celebrate their champions also in 1996 and 1997, but then the juniors.

13. Who scored the winning goal in the 1996 World Cup Hockey?

From Quiz The World Stage

Answer: Tony Amonte

Amonte put home a rebound off a point shot from Derian Hatcher to give the U.S. a 3-2 lead against Canada in the third period of the 1996 World Cup.

14. Why did Bobby Orr not play for Canada at all during the series?

From Quiz 1972 Canada-Soviet Union Summit Series

Answer: He hadn't fully recovered from his knee surgery

Bobby Orr was always known for being able to skate with the puck end-to-end, untouched by his opponents. But on occasions he would get into knee-on-knee collisions with his opponents. He needed surgery on his right knee after a knee-on-knee collision in the 1971-72 season. His knee wasn't ready to play by the time the series started.

15. The Swiss team HC Davos hosts which annual invitational tournament?

From Quiz European Hockey Teams and Leagues

Answer: Spengler Cup

First played in 1923, it is one of the oldest invitational hockey tournaments in the world.

16. In the season 2000-01, who was runner up for the championship?

From Quiz Danish Ice Hockey

Answer: Rodovre Ishockey klub

In the 1998-99 season, Rodovre won the championship.

17. Who was Team Canada's goalie for game one?

From Quiz 1972 Summit Series Canada vs. USSR

Answer: Ken Dryden

Ken Dryden, who was then the goalie for the Montreal Canadiens was in the net for Canada in game 1.

18. Which team at the 2002 Olympics had the most success with the least NHL players on it's roster?

From Quiz Ice Hockey: The International Game

Answer: Belarus

The former Republic of the Soviet Union survived the preliminary round, and then beat Sweden 4-3 on a fluke goal to face Canada. Belarus had only 1 player-name in Ruslan Salei, and embarrassed Sweden which had 21 players with NHL experience on their roster. It was one of the most lopsided match-ups in men's hockey history.

19. The World Cup was formerly known as the Canada Cup. Of the five Canada Cup tournaments staged, how many did Canada win?

From Quiz The World Stage

Answer: Four

The only time that Canada was defeated in the Canada Cup was in 1981 when the Soviet Union beat them 8-1.

20. In which city was game 3 played?

From Quiz 1972 Canada-Soviet Union Summit Series

Answer: Winnipeg, Manitoba

This 8 game series was scheduled to have the first 4 games played in Canada, the final four in the Soviet Union. The third one was played in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The rest of the games played in Canada were played in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.

21. What does KSF stand for?

From Quiz Danish Ice Hockey

Answer: Kobenhavns Skojte Forening

KSF stands for Copenhagen Skater Association. (Kobenhavns Skojte Forening)

22. Who was the goalie for the USSR in game one?

From Quiz 1972 Summit Series Canada vs. USSR

Answer: Vladislav Tretiak

Tretiak, was in the net for the USSR in game 1 and made quite an impression on the Canadian fans, stopping 30 shots.

23. Who was Stacey Livingston?

From Quiz Ice Hockey: The International Game

Answer: A referee

Stacey Livingston was the American referee who officiated the women's gold medal game between Canada and the USA. Before a worldwide audience, Livingston showed her blatant favouritism towards the USA, awarding them 11 powerplays which included 8 in a row compared to just 5 for Canada. Before the Olympics, the USA won 8 straight games over Canada, but Canada won the most important game of them all, winning 3-2 erasing the silver medal Canada recieved in 1998 when they lost to the USA. The International Ice Hockey Federation usually uses referees from other countries, but the only female referees rated high enough were either American or Canadian.

24. Bobby Orr was voted MVP of the 1976 Canada Cup, but, oddly, he was not voted MVP for Team Canada. Who won that honour?

From Quiz The World Stage

Answer: Rogie Vachon

Vachon's star goaltending was a key to Canada's {victory;} he allowed 10 goals in seven games for a 1.39 GAA.

25. After losing game four 5-3, the Canadians were insulted by their fans for losing to a Soviet team. What did the Canadian fans do to show their disapproval for Canada's poor playing?

From Quiz 1972 Canada-Soviet Union Summit Series

Answer: They booed them off the ice

Going to Russia with only 1 win, 2 losses, and one tie, the Canadian fans were very angry, being that they were all pro hockey players, and the Soviets were all amateur players. After being booed off the ice, Canada's captain Phil Esposito was interviewed. When asked how he felt about the reactions of the fans to their playing, he said that the Soviets were a good team, that both teams were playing their best, and the Soviets were just getting all the luck. He also promised that they would do better in the second part of the series in Soviet Union.

26. The Nordic Trophy is an annual two month tournament played between the best teams from which two countries?

From Quiz European Hockey Teams and Leagues

Answer: Sweden and Finland

Founded in 2006 the tournmanent expanded in 2008 to allow five teams from each country to particpate. Farjestads BK of Sweden won the first tournament.

27. Which former player played 159 games for Vojens IK, and scored 176 goals, made 140 assists, total 316 points, and was the coach of Sonderjyske when they won the championschip in 2005-06?

From Quiz Danish Ice Hockey

Answer: Mario Simioni

He also had 335 penalty minutes.

28. Team Canada opened the score early in the 1st period of game one. Who scored team Canada's 1st goal of the series?

From Quiz 1972 Summit Series Canada vs. USSR

Answer: Phil Esposito

Phil Esposito scored the first goal of the series and it looked like team Canada was going to crush the Soviets, as predicted by the experts ...

29. In 1958 Jonkoping got the first indoor hockey stadium in Scandinavia, despite having no team in the highest league (and HV71 was not yet founded). What was the name of the stadium?

From Quiz HV71 - The Swedish Hockey Team

Answer: Ispalatset

Yes, this is a sort of trap :-) First the stadium was named Ispalatset, but shortly it was changed. To Rosenlundshallen then, under which name it has become known as perhaps the stadium with the best atmosphere in Swedish hockey. Today it has been replaced with the brand-new Kinnarps Arena in order to bring in more money via more seats and sponsor rooms.

30. Many feel that the 1987 Canada tournament was the most dramatic of all. All three games of the championship final between Canada and the Soviet Union finished with an identical score. What was the score?

From Quiz The World Stage

Answer: 6-5

Canada won this tournament against the Soviet Union to win the World Cup.

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