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Quiz about The 200809 NHL Season
Quiz about The 200809 NHL Season

The 2008-09 NHL Season Trivia Quiz


A mix of questions about the 2008-09 NHL season.

A multiple-choice quiz by Vuldy. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Vuldy
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
321,533
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
343
Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (7/10), Robert907 (2/10), Guest 23 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. On December 5, this player made inappropriate remarks about a opponent and the opponent's girlfriend. Who was this player and which team did he play for at the time Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. On February 15, who became the first player in NHL history to score three career 3-on-5 shorthanded goals? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Goaltender Olaf Kolzig played parts of 15 seasons for the Washington Capitals. He would sign with a different team before the start of the 2008-09 season, which would be his last in the NHL. With which team did Olaf Kolzig finish his carrier with? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This player was the property of 3 different NHL teams at different parts of the 2008-09 NHL season. He also played 3 games for the AHLs Manitoba Moose. Who is this? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following players, played 83 games in 2008-09? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which player made headlines by attempting and succeeding in making a NHL comeback after a 5-year absence? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Defenseman Mike Green of the Capitals broke what record in the season? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. For the only the second time in the last 8 seasons, Nicklas Lidstrom failed to win the Norris Trophy. Who won the Norris Trophy in 2008-09? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which team finished the season with the fewest wins? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The playoffs featured how many series sweeps? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. On December 5, this player made inappropriate remarks about a opponent and the opponent's girlfriend. Who was this player and which team did he play for at the time

Answer: Sean Avery, Dallas Stars

Sean Avery exact comments where "I'm just going to say one thing. I'm really happy to be back in Calgary; I love Canada. I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds. I don't know what that's about, but enjoy the game tonight." The Comments where made in Calgary and directed at flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf who was dating Avery's ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert.
2. On February 15, who became the first player in NHL history to score three career 3-on-5 shorthanded goals?

Answer: Mike Richards

Mike Peca led the league in shorthanded goals in 1996-97.
3. Goaltender Olaf Kolzig played parts of 15 seasons for the Washington Capitals. He would sign with a different team before the start of the 2008-09 season, which would be his last in the NHL. With which team did Olaf Kolzig finish his carrier with?

Answer: Toronto Maple Leafs

Olaf Kolzig signed with the Lightning but played only 8 games for the Lightning before rupturing a Bicep tendon, that forced him to miss the rest of the season. Even thought it was clear that Kolzig would miss the rest of the season, he was still traded to the Leafs at the trade deadline. He never did play a game as a Leaf.
4. This player was the property of 3 different NHL teams at different parts of the 2008-09 NHL season. He also played 3 games for the AHLs Manitoba Moose. Who is this?

Answer: Lawrence Nycholat

Patrick O'Sullivan was also the property of 3 teams during the season and was traded twice on trade deadline day.
5. Which of the following players, played 83 games in 2008-09?

Answer: Jordan Leopold

Jordan Leopold had only played 58 games in the two previous season combined.
6. Which player made headlines by attempting and succeeding in making a NHL comeback after a 5-year absence?

Answer: Claude Lemieux

Claude Lemieux played 18 games with the Sharks while collecting 1 assist.
7. Defenseman Mike Green of the Capitals broke what record in the season?

Answer: Most consecutive games with a goal by a defenseman

The record for most goals by a defenseman in one season was 48 set by Pail Coffey 1985-86.
8. For the only the second time in the last 8 seasons, Nicklas Lidstrom failed to win the Norris Trophy. Who won the Norris Trophy in 2008-09?

Answer: Zedeno Chara

In 2003-04, Scott Niedermayer beat out Lidstrom for the award.
9. Which team finished the season with the fewest wins?

Answer: Tampa Bay Lightning

The Islanders finished the season with the fewest points but had two more wins than the Lightning. The Lightning however had almost double the number of OT/SHO looses (18) than the Islanders.
10. The playoffs featured how many series sweeps?

Answer: 4

The Pens swept the Canes in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Source: Author Vuldy

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