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1972-73 Boston Bruins Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the Boston Bruins, one season after winning the Stanley Cup Championship.

A multiple-choice quiz by jaycor. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jaycor

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
306,604

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
453

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the Bruins record in 1972-73? Hint

51 wins 22 losses 5 ties

21 wins 46 losses 11ties

47 wins 24 losses 7 ties

51wins 11 losses 16 ties

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who started the 1972-73 season as coach? Hint

Tom Johnson

Harry Sinden

Bep Guidolin

Don Cherry

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Bruin led the team in goals with 55 in the 1972-73 season? Hint

Phil Esposito

John Bucyk

Rick Middleton

Bobby Orr

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who led the team in penalty minutes for the 1972-73 regular season? Hint

Dallas Smith

Wayne Cashman

Carol Vadnais

Stan Jonathan

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many goalies did the Bruins use in 1972-73? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many playoff goals did Derek Sanderson score in 1972-73? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wore jersey #11 for the 1972-73 Bruins? Hint

Bobby Orr

Fred Stanfield

Mike Walton

Don Marcotte

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who led the Bruins in playoff penalty minutes in 1972-73? Hint

Don Awery

Bobby Orr

Derek Sanderson

Terry O`Reilly

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many goals did the Bruins score in the 1972-73 regular season? Hint

330

288

399

263

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Question 10 of 10

10. What team did the Bruins lose to in the first round of the 1972-73 playoffs? Hint

New York Rangers

Chicago Black Hawks

Montreal Canadiens

New York Islanders

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the Bruins record in 1972-73?

Answer: 51 wins 22 losses 5 ties

This was the Boston Bruins' third straight season with over 50 wins.

2. Who started the 1972-73 season as coach?

Answer: Tom Johnson

Johnson went 31 wins, 16losses, and 5 ties before being replaced as coach with Guidolin. Guidolin went 20 wins and 6 losses the rest of the season. Sinden coached the Bruins from 1966-1970. Bruins were cup winners in 1969-70. Don Cherry was coach from 1973-1979.

3. Which Bruin led the team in goals with 55 in the 1972-73 season?

Answer: Phil Esposito

Bucyk had 40 goals. Bobby Orr had 29 which led all NHL defencemen, and Rick
Middleton didn`t begin his Bruin career until the 1976-77 season.

4. Who led the team in penalty minutes for the 1972-73 regular season?

Answer: Carol Vadnais

Vadnais led Bruins with 127 penalty minutes. Wayne Cashman had 100 penalty minutes, and Dallas Smith had 72. Stan Jonathan started his career in 1975-76, playing in one Bruins game before becoming an everyday player the next season.

5. How many goalies did the Bruins use in 1972-73?

Answer: 4

Ed Johnston played the bulk of games with 42. Ross Brooks played in 16 games,
John Adams in 14 games, and Jacques Plante was in 8 games.

6. How many playoff goals did Derek Sanderson score in 1972-73?

Answer: 1

Derek Sanderson was the player that made the pass to set up Bobby Orr's famous flying through the air goal that won the 1970 Cup against the St. Louis Blues.

7. Who wore jersey #11 for the 1972-73 Bruins?

Answer: Mike Walton

Stanfield was #17, Marcotte was 21, and Bobby Orr wore 4.

8. Who led the Bruins in playoff penalty minutes in 1972-73?

Answer: Derek Sanderson

Derek Sanderson led Boston in penalty minutes with 13. Terry O`Reilly only had 2 minutes in penalties. He was just startlng his career and would go on to be one of the toughest Bruins ever. Don Awery had 6 minutes in penalties.

9. How many goals did the Bruins score in the 1972-73 regular season?

Answer: 330

The Boston Bruins set a team record for goal scoring in the 1970-71 season with 399.

10. What team did the Bruins lose to in the first round of the 1972-73 playoffs?

Answer: New York Rangers

The Bruins lost 4 games to 1 to the Rangers. This was sweet revenge for N.Y.
as they had lost the Stanley Cup Final 4 games to 2 the season prior to the Bruins.

Source: Author jaycor

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