Nicknames Around Hockey Trivia Quiz

Answer: Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals, 1963 assists for a total of 2857 points. Edmonton, L.A., St.Louis, and New York. He won 10 Art Ross Trophies, 2 Conn Smythe Awards, 10 Hart Memorial Trophies, 5 Lady Byng Memorial Trophies, 5 Lester B. Pearson Awards 1 Lester Patrick Trophy 4 Stanley Cups. That's why he's "The Great One"!

Answer: Nels Stewart

Nels Stewart was the first player to score 300 goals. He had the record for goals with 345, before Maurice Richard broke his record in 1945. He played for Montreal Maroons, Boston, and New York Americans. He won 2 Hart Memorial Trophies, 2 Stanley Cups, 1 Art Ross Trophy.
He scored 2 goals in 4 seconds, and died in 1957 at the age of 52.

Answer: Frank Nighbor

Frank Nighbor also known as "The Flying Dutchman", scored 139 goals.
Played for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto. He won 1 Hart Memorial Trophy (The first player to win this award), 2 Lady Byng Trophies, 4 Stanley Cups. He scored 5 goals in his first game in 1915, and died 1966 at the age of 73.

Answer: Georges Vezina

Georges Vezina has an NHL award named after him. He played for Montreal Canadiens, but career was cut short when he died of tuberculosis in 1926 at the age of 39. He was sadly missed by his 21
children. He won 1 Stanley Cup in the NHL, and 5 before the NHL was formed.

Answer: George Armstrong

George Armstrong was said to be the best captain for the Leafs.
He scored 296 goals in his career and 417 assists for a total of 713
points. Played for Toronto for his whole career. He won 5 Stanley Cups.

Answer: Eddie Shore

Eddie Shore was one of the roughest players of his time. He played for Boston, and New York Americans. He scored 105 goals and 179 assists for a total of 284 points. He won 4 Hart Memorial Trophies and 1 Lester Patrick Trophies. He was well known for the hit on "Ace" Baily which ended ace's career.
Eddie died in 1985 at the age of 83.

Answer: Howie Morenz

Howie Morenz was one of the best players of the 20s. He played for Montreal, Chicago, and New York. He scored 271 goals, 201 assists for a total of 471 points. He won 3 Hart Memorial Trophies, 2 Art Ross Trophies, 2 Stanley Cups. He died at the young age of 35 in 1937 after a week in hospital trying to recover from an injury.

Answer: Max Bentley

Max Bentley was a fast skater and great play-maker. He played for Toronto, Chicago,and New York. He played with his brother Doug in Chicago with Bill Mosienko which formed the famous "Pony Line".
He scored 245 goals, and 299 assists for a total 544 points.He died
in 1984 of cancer at the age of 64. He won 2 Art Ross Trophies,1 Hart Memorial Trophy ,1 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, 2 Stanley Cups.

Answer: Albert Leduc

Albert Leduc was a player of the 20s and 30s. He played for Montreal, Ottawa Senators, and New York. He scored 58 goals. He won
2 Stanley Cups.

Answer: Frank McGee

Frank McGee lost his eye in an injury and lost his life in WWI.
He played for Ottawa Silver 7 in 1900 before the NHL was established.
He scored over 100 goals in under 80 games and 14 goals in 1 game.
He won 3 Stanley Cups.