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Quiz about European Hockey Teams and Leagues

European Hockey Teams and Leagues Quiz

Your NHL knowledge won't save you here, this is hockey trivia eurostyle.

A multiple-choice quiz by mike_eleven. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mike_eleven

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
303,064

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

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

Kontinental Hockey League

Premjerl�ga

The Extraliga

Supreme League

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Question 2 of 10

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

SM-liiga

Ligue Magnus

Elite Ice Hockey League

Oddset Ligaen

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Question 3 of 10

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

Spengler Cup

Euroleague

Coupe de Suisse

Davos Invitational

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following teams play in the Swedish Elitserien? Hint

HC Energie Karlovy Vary

Fr�lunda HC

ERC Ingolstadt

�ss�t

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Question 5 of 10

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

Denmark and Norway

Sweden and Finland

Finland and Denmark

Sweden and Norway

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following teams is fictional? Hint

HC �esk� Bud�jovice

EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams

HC TTK K�ln

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the top division of Italian Hockey called? Hint

Serie A

Lega Nazionale A

Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio

Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Irish Ice Hockey League consisted of how many teams when it was founded in 2007? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. The only team from Kazazhstan that played in the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2008-09 season was ______ . Hint

Dinamo Minsk

Barys Astana

Avangard Omsk

Dinamo Riga

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Victoria Cup is an international one game cup played between the winner of the European Champions Cup and the winner of which North American league? Hint

American Hockey League

National Hockey League

East Coast Hockey League

International Hockey League

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

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.

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

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.

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

Answer: Spengler Cup

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

4. Which of the following teams play in the Swedish Elitserien?

Answer: Fr�lunda HC

Founded in 1938, Fr�lunda won its first league title after almost 30 years in 1965, and its second almost 40 years later in 2003. HC Energie Karlovy Vary is in the Czech Extraliga, ERC Ingolstadt is in the DEL and �ss�t is in the Finnish SM-liiga.

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

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.

6. Which of the following teams is fictional?

Answer: HC TTK K�ln

Believe it or not, EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams plays in the German DEL, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk is in the Kontinental Hockey League (predominantly Russian league), and HC �esk� Bud�jovice competes in the Czech Extraliga.

7. What is the top division of Italian Hockey called?

Answer: Serie A

Officially known as "la Serie A di hockey su ghiaccio", the league shares its abbreviated name with its far popular football counterpart (soccer). Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio is the Italian Ice Hockey Federation, Lega Nazionale A is the Italian name for the Swiss League and Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is a team within the Serie A.

8. The Irish Ice Hockey League consisted of how many teams when it was founded in 2007?

Answer: 5

The smallest league in Europe, Ireland broke free from Britain's Elite Ice Hockey League in 2007. The foundation teams were:
Dublin Flyers
Dublin Druids
Dublin Stags
Dundonald Redwings
The Halifax Hockey Club

9. The only team from Kazazhstan that played in the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2008-09 season was ______ .

Answer: Barys Astana

Dinamo Minsk and Dinamo Riga are abviously from their respective Belorussian and Latvian capital cities, Avangard Omsk is also a very popular team from Omsk in Central Russia.

10. The Victoria Cup is an international one game cup played between the winner of the European Champions Cup and the winner of which North American league?

Answer: National Hockey League

The first Victoria Cup was awarded to the New York Rangers when they defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk on October 1, 2008 in Bern, Switzerland.

Source: Author mike_eleven

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