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Quiz about Coyote History
Quiz about Coyote History

Coyote History Trivia Quiz


How much do you know about the team in the desert?

A multiple-choice quiz by wwefan77. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
wwefan77
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
219,601
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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338
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Question 1 of 10
1. When was the Coyotes first season in the NHL? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who did Phoenix get in return for Alexei Zhamnov? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the first Coyote head coach for their inaugural season? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was Coyote's first ever captain? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What career milestone did Mike Gartner accomplish with the Coyotes on Dec. 14, 1997?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the first player in Phoenix Coyote history to play 1000 games with the franchise? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What year did Wayne Gretzky join the Coyote ownership team? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the name of Coyote's new home in the 2003-04 season? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Before the 2003-04 season began, the team changed their logo to what? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following players had never been a captain with the Coyotes? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When was the Coyotes first season in the NHL?

Answer: 1996-1997

During the 1995-1996 season the city of Winnipeg could no longer afford a team. The team was forced to move and on Dec. 19, 1996, the Winnipeg Jets ownership announced their new home in Phoenix, AZ.
2. Who did Phoenix get in return for Alexei Zhamnov?

Answer: Jeremy Roenick

The Coyotes got the better of the deal getting five great seasons out of Roenick (351 points in 384 games with the coyotes). While Zhamnov played eight seasons and four as team captain with Roenick's former team in Chicago, all the seasons were productive but not as productive as Roenick.
3. Who was the first Coyote head coach for their inaugural season?

Answer: Don Hay

Don Hay only was head coach for the first season and that would be it. He posted a 38-37-7 record.
4. Who was Coyote's first ever captain?

Answer: Keith Tkachuk

Tkachuk carried the duties, as captain of the Jets from the 1995-96 season were he scored 50 goals for the first time in his career, proving that he can be a great leader on and off the ice.
5. What career milestone did Mike Gartner accomplish with the Coyotes on Dec. 14, 1997?

Answer: 700th career goal

Mike Gartner scored his 700th career NHL goal, becoming only the fifth player in NHL history to reach this milestone. Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, and Phil Esposito preceded him.
6. Who was the first player in Phoenix Coyote history to play 1000 games with the franchise?

Answer: Teppo Numminen

On March 3, 2002, against the Blue Jackets, Teppo Numminen became the first player in franchise history to play in 1,000 Coyotes/Jets games.
7. What year did Wayne Gretzky join the Coyote ownership team?

Answer: 2000

On May 26, 2000, Wayne joined developer Steve Ellman and they made a large deposit to begin the purchase of the team. At first, the Coyotes thought they were moving again, but fortunately for Phoenix hockey fans, they stayed.
8. What was the name of Coyote's new home in the 2003-04 season?

Answer: Glendale Arena

On Nov. 27,2001, the Glendale City Council unanimously approved the final development agreement that paved the way for construction of the Coyotes new state-of-the-art arena.
9. Before the 2003-04 season began, the team changed their logo to what?

Answer: The head of a howling coyote

They changed their logo from a coyote with a hockey stick to a howling head of a coyote, just to create the feeling that the Coyotes having a new arena, were totally new and reformed.
10. Which of the following players had never been a captain with the Coyotes?

Answer: Jeremy Roenick

Tkachuk 1996/97-2000/01
Numminen 2001/02-2002/03
Shane Doan 2003/04
Source: Author wwefan77

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