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Quiz about Detroit Red Wings
Quiz about Detroit Red Wings

10 Tough Questions about Detroit Red Wings

A mixed bag of questions about the Detroit Red Wings franchise.

A multiple-choice quiz by bje23. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bje23
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
91,428
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1343
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was traded to Chicago in 1999 for Chris Chelios? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Which player was NOT acquired by the Wings at the 1998-1999 trade deadline? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. For what other NHL franchise did Kris Draper play for? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Which Red Wings prospect accumulated 304 penalty minutes in 2000-2001
playing for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. For which team did James Norris name the Red Wings? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Which Red Wing did NOT play in all 82 games during the 2001-2002 season? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which team drafted goalie Dominik Hasek, and in which round? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Which Red Wing player has NOT won the Hart Memorial Trophy for league MVP? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. The legendary Scotty Bowman retired after the 2001-2002 season.
How many Stanley Cup championships has Bowman won as a HEAD COACH? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Who scored the Stanley Cup winning goal in 1997? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was traded to Chicago in 1999 for Chris Chelios?

Answer: Anders Eriksson

 At the trade deadline, Detroit traded Eriksson and a 1st round draft pick to Chicago for Chelios. Earlier in his career Chelios was quoted as saying he would never play for the Wings.
2. Which player was NOT acquired by the Wings at the 1998-1999 trade deadline?

Answer: Steve Duchesne

 Duchesne was signed as a free agent prior to the 1999-2000 campaign.
Along with Chelios; Clark, Samuelson, and Ranford were supposed to be
the key ingredients for Detroit to win it's third Stanley Cup in a row.
But they were eliminated by Colorado in the 2nd round.
3. For what other NHL franchise did Kris Draper play for?

Answer: Winnipeg Jets

 Draper was drafted 62nd overall by the Winnipeg Jets in 1989. Over the course of 3 seasons, he played in 20 games for the Jets, scoring 3 goals and zero assists.
4. Which Red Wings prospect accumulated 304 penalty minutes in 2000-2001 playing for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL?

Answer: Sean Avery

 Avery achieved that outstanding number in just 58 games with Cincinnati. During the 2001-2002 season, the 5'9", 188 lbs center reduced that number to 174 minutes, splitting the season with Cincinnati and Detroit at 36 games each.
5. For which team did James Norris name the Red Wings?

Answer: Montreal Winged Wheelers

 James Norris bought the Detroit franchise in 1933 after the club went
bankrupt. He decided to rename the organziation the Red Wings after the Montreal Winged Wheelers, a team Norris played for himself.
6. Which Red Wing did NOT play in all 82 games during the 2001-2002 season?

Answer: Sergei Fedorov

 Fedorov missed one game of the regular season in 2001-2002. It was on
March 28th, 2002. He was a heathly scratch vs. Nashville. The game ended in a 3-3 tie.
7. Which team drafted goalie Dominik Hasek, and in which round?

Answer: Chicago; 10th

 Drafted 199th overall in the 10th round by Chicago in 1983, Hasek didn't make his NHL debut until the 1990-1991 season. From 1990-1992, he only played 25 games for Chicago. Unimpressed, the Blackhawks traded him to Buffalo were his legend began to grow.
8. Which Red Wing player has NOT won the Hart Memorial Trophy for league MVP?

Answer: Ted Lindsay

 Four Wings have won the Hart: Sergei Federov (1994); Gordie Howe
(1963, 60, 58, 53, 52); Sid Abel (1949); and Ebbie Goodfellow (1940).
9. The legendary Scotty Bowman retired after the 2001-2002 season. How many Stanley Cup championships has Bowman won as a HEAD COACH?

Answer: 9

 Bowman won his record setting 9th Cup with the Wings in 2002 as a head
coach. However, Scotty has won a total of 10 Cups, winning one
with Pittsburgh in 1991 as director of player development and recruitment.
10. Who scored the Stanley Cup winning goal in 1997?

Answer: Darren McCarty

 In dramatic style, RW Darren McCarty scored the 2nd and last goal for
Detroit in the 2nd period. Lidstrom, who scored in the 1st, would have had
the Cup clinching goal if Eric Lindros had not scored his first goal
of the series with seconds left in the game.
Source: Author bje23

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