NHL / Ice Hockey Trivia

1. Scotty Bowman won nearly 1250 NHL regular season games in a career which lasted from 1967-68 until 2001. With which team did Bowman begin his coaching career?

From Quiz NHL Coaches 300-Victory Club

Answer: St. Louis Blues

Scotty Bowman had an amazing NHL coaching career, winning 223 Stanley Cup playoff matches and nine Stanley Cup titles. Bowman started his career with the St. Louis Blues, winning 110 regular season games with the expansion Blues in four seasons. He left St. Louis after the 1971 season to join the Montreal Canadiens for the 1971-72 campaign. Bowman also coached for Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. Bowman was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.

From Quiz NHL Hockey Stuff

Answer: Dominik Hasek

Hasek repeated his Hart trophy preformance the following season.

From Quiz NHL Hockey

Answer: Icing

It is a signal for interference, but only the referee can call that penalty.

From Quiz NHL Combo [2]

Answer: National Hockey League

The NHL was formed in 1905 by a Canadian philosopher. The National Hockey League consisted of only six teams when its first season took place.

From Quiz Hockey Language

Answer: Attack the opposing player before he crosses his blue line

When you "forecheck", you are trying to force the opposing defenseman to give up a weak pass or throw it down the ice for an icing. Usually, the defenseman sends an off-target pass.

From Quiz Hockey Mix

Answer: Lie

Hockey sticks are usually made of wood, fiber glass, or aluminum.

From Quiz Do You Know Your Hockey?

Answer: England

It was played in England in the 1820s and brought to the United States and Canada in 1893.

From Quiz General Ice Hockey Stuff

Answer: skates

Skates have come a long way. Originally they were simply wooden blades strapped to shoes. Today they are made with very sharp stainless steel blades riveted to a boot of hardened sythetic materials to protect the players' feet.

From Quiz Ultimate Hockey

Answer: 11

Amazingly Patrick Roy has been on the All-Star team 11 times in his career.

From Quiz General NHL Knowledge

Answer: Grant Fuhr

Grant Fuhr set a record with 79 starts in the 1995-96 season with the St. Louis Blues.

From Quiz Hockey Equipment Over the Years

Answer: Montreal Canadians

When Plante first wore the goalie mask, the Canadians went unbeaten in 18 games. Head coach Toe Blake was opposed to the hockey mask. Plante spent 12 seasons with Montreal before being traded to the Rangers (2 seasons), after New York he retired, but came back 3 years later to play with St. Louis (2 seasons), Toronto (2 and a half seasons), and ended his NHL career in Boston in 1973.

From Quiz NHL Mania

Answer: Pavel Bure

Bure scored 12 goals in 12 games with New York.

From Quiz NHL Short

Answer: 200ft

From Quiz Ice Hot Hockey

Answer: 3

Sometimes when the score is tied at the end of 3 periods they go into overtime.

From Quiz NHL General Knowledge

Answer: Montreal

Hockey was said to have originally begun in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, but it was officially started in Montreal.

From Quiz General Hockey Information

Answer: Colorado Avalanche

The Avalanche beat the defending champions the Devils.

From Quiz For Hockey Fans

Answer: Pavel Bure

From Quiz NHL Hockey

Answer: Phil

Phil was a winger on the Penguins.

From Quiz Mixed NHL

Answer: Hampton Roads

Kolzig played for Hampton Roads.

From Quiz Hockey Lovers

Answer: Maurice Richard

In the 1944-45 season the 'Rocket' scored a magnificent 50 goals in 50 games, and he was the only one ever to accomplish this feat in a 50 game season. Officially only 5 players have been entered into the 50-50 club Mike Bossy, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Brett Hull are the others who have done it OFFICIALLY i.e. in the first 50 games of their team's season. Maurice 'Rocket' Richard passed away in May 2000 and was given a hero's funeral in Montreal, where he was more of a legend than a hockey player.

From Quiz In the Penalty Box

Answer: Power play

A power play is considered a huge advantage and very good teams will score within the allotted team more than 20% of the time. In rare situations two players from the same team may receive a penalty and a double-man advantage occurs in which there is a 5-on-3 power play. If a goal is scored on a power play for a minor penalty the offending player may return back to the ice without serving the full penalty time but for a major penalty the offending player must serve the full penalty time regardless of if the advantaged team scores a goal or not.

From Quiz Obscure NHL Facts [2]

Answer: He frequently broke his bones and was considered too fragile to play in the NHL

Playing junior hockey, Maurice "Rocket" Richard broke many of his bones, such as his collarbone, his wrist, and his ankle. Many people thought that he was too fragile, and he would be injured most of the time if he played NHL hockey. Once he did enter the NHL, he quickly became a star, and earning him the famous nickname, "Rocket". No one really knows where the nickname, "Rocket", came from, but Richard said that he thinks it came from his teammates. Most people think it was coined in an issue of the Montreal Gazette.

From Quiz Obscure NHL Facts [1]

Answer: Reginald Smith

Reginald Smith is possibly the most famous Montreal Maroon of all-time. He captained the Maroons from 1932-1936, before being traded to Boston. While playing for the Maroons, he, Albert Seibert, and Nels Stewart became one of the first well-known forward lines. They became known as the "S" line, because all of their last names begin with the letter "S". Harry Broadbent was the first captain of the Maroons, he captained them during their inaugural season of 1924-25. Duncan Munro took over as captain after him, from 1925-1928. Munro suffered a heart attack after the 1927-28 season. As a result, Nelson Stewart took over as captain after that, from 1928-1932.

From Quiz NHL Coaches 300-Victory Club

Answer: George

George "Punch" Imlach was a legendary NHL coach from 1958 to 1980. His Maple Leaf teams captured four Stanley Cup titles during the 1960s. Imlach was a disciplinarian whose abrasive manner sometimes alienated his players. He enjoyed working with veteran players and was sometimes criticized for trading away young draft prospects. Imlach also coached briefly for the Buffalo Sabres. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.

From Quiz NHL Hockey Stuff

Answer: Eric

Eric began his NHL career in 2003.

From Quiz NHL Hockey

Answer: Glenn Hall

The incredible streak lasted from 1955 to 1962 with Detroit and Chicago.

From Quiz NHL Combo [3]

Answer: Penalty box

A player can get either two, five, seven, or ten minutes in the penalty box depending on the penalty they committed.

From Quiz NHL Combo [2]

Answer: Sheldon Sourray and Adrian Auccoin

Sheldon Sourray of the Montreal Canadiens and Adrian Auccoin of the New York Islanders both won the Slap Shot Award with a 94 mph shot. Adam Foote of the Colorado Avalanche finished third place with a 91 mph shot.

From Quiz NHL Combo [1]

Answer: 1

Ray Bourque won his only Stanley Cup during his final NHL season in the 2001-02 season. He won it with the Colorado Avalanche.

From Quiz Hockey Mix

Answer: Vulcanized Rubber

An offical hockey puck is one inch thick and three inches in diameter, and shall weigh between five and one-half to six ounces.

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