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NHL Goalie Nicknames Trivia Quiz

Hockey fans everywhere affectionately nickname their beloved netminders. Can you figure out who each nicknamed NHL goalie is?

A multiple-choice quiz by bonafide_23. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bonafide_23

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
228,645

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1758

Last 3 plays: Guest 45 (7/10), Guest 199 (4/10), Guest 69 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which goalie was nicknamed "Tomcat"? Hint

Tom Draper

Tom Adrahtas

Tom Lawson

Tom Barrasso

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which goalie was nicknamed "Tiny"? Hint

Manny Legace

Cecil Thompson

Neil Little

Billy Smith

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these fine Patricks was nicknamed "St. Patrick"? Hint

Patrick Roy

Patrick Couture

Patrick Charbonneau

Patrick Desrochers

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which goaltending great was nicknamed "The Chicoutimi Cucumber"? Hint

Jacques Plante

Vladislav Tretiak

Georges Vezina

Terry Sawchuk

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which goalie had a fairly large repertoire of nicknames, including "Ironman", "Eddie", and "The Empire"? Hint

Ed Chadwick

Ed Belfour

Roman Turek

Jason Muzzatti

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Toronto Maple Leafs legend is nicknamed "The China Wall". Hint

Terry Sawchuk

Johnny Bower

Walter Broda

Felix Potvin

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was known as "Biller"? Hint

Bill Durnan

Craig Billington

Bill Fraser

Bill Ranford

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was also known as "Pokey"? Hint

Justin Pogge

Joe Ironstone

Daren Puppa

Eldon Reddick

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was known as the "Super Swede"? Hint

Henrik Lundqvist

Johan Holmqvist

William Lovqvist

Mikael Tellqvist

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Question 10 of 10

10. He made it to the 2003-04 Stanley Cup finals, and was known as "Kipper". Who was it? Hint

Nikolai Khabibulin

Miikka Kiprusoff

John Grahame

Jamie McLennan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which goalie was nicknamed "Tomcat"?

Answer: Tom Barrasso

Barrasso played his injury-riddled career with the Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the St. Louis Blues. He retired in 2003. Draper was nicknamed "Drape Dog", while Lawson and Adrahtas were nicknamed "Law-dog" and "Chico", respectively.

2. Which goalie was nicknamed "Tiny"?

Answer: Cecil Thompson

Thompson , a 5-time Vezina trophy winner, played 11 excellent seasons with the Boston Bruins before going to the Detroit Red Wings. Legace was nicknamed "Legs", Little was "Litts", and Billy Smith was called "Billy the Kid".

3. Which of these fine Patricks was nicknamed "St. Patrick"?

Answer: Patrick Roy

Roy, won 4 Stanley cups: 2 with Montreal, and 2 with the Avalanche. Charbonneau, Couture, and Desrochers were nicknamed "Sharbie", "Cooter", and "Patty D", respectively.

4. Which goaltending great was nicknamed "The Chicoutimi Cucumber"?

Answer: Georges Vezina

The Chicoutimi Cucumber was not only the first goalie to record a shutout in NHL history, but also the first goalie to be credited with an assist. He also has a trophy named in his honour. Tretiak is "Crab", Sawchuk is "Saw", and Plante is "Jake the Snake".

5. Which goalie had a fairly large repertoire of nicknames, including "Ironman", "Eddie", and "The Empire"?

Answer: Roman Turek

Ed "The Eagle" Belfour does not take on the name of "Ironman", nor do Jason "Muzz" Muzzatti or "Easy Ed" Chadwick take on "The Empire".

6. This Toronto Maple Leafs legend is nicknamed "The China Wall".

Answer: Johnny Bower

Sawchuk was "The Saw". Broda was "Turk", and Potvin was called "Felix the Cat".

7. Who was known as "Biller"?

Answer: Craig Billington

Durnan was called "The Mirror Man", Fraser was called "Legs", and Ranford was also called "Billy the Kid".

8. Who was also known as "Pokey"?

Answer: Eldon Reddick

Daren "Poodle" Puppa and Joe "Kelly" Ironstone were not named Pokey, and although Justin Pogge's last name sounds similar, he was not known as that.

9. Who was known as the "Super Swede"?

Answer: Mikael Tellqvist

All these Swedish netminders were superb in their position, but only Tellqvist took the name "Super Swede".

10. He made it to the 2003-04 Stanley Cup finals, and was known as "Kipper". Who was it?

Answer: Miikka Kiprusoff

The "Bulin Wall" (Khabibulin) and the "Golden Grahame" made it to the finals with the Tampa Bay Lightning, while Kipper and Jamie "Noodles" McLennan were protecting the Calgary Flames' cage.

Source: Author bonafide_23

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