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Quiz about Hockey Equipment Over the Years

Hockey Equipment Over the Years Quiz

If you like hockey, lets see how much you know about the history of the equipment. Don't think of all the hints in terms of hockey, or else they may not help.

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

Author
chupacabra

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
129,428

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Jacques Plante is usually credited with being the first NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask. With which team did Plante spend a majority of his NHL career? Hint

Montreal Canadians

Boston Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Detroit Red Wings

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Question 2 of 10

2. Although Jacques Plante is usually credited with being the first NHL goalie to wear a mask, which goalie was actually the first to begin experimenting with a mask? Hint

Red Almas

Clint Benedict

Hec Highton

Harvey Teno

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the last goaltender to play an NHL hockey game without a mask? Hint

Michel Larocque

Wayne Thomas

Andy Brown

Ted Tucker

4. Boston Bruins goaltender Steve Shields had a hockey helmet made to honor a former Bruins goalie. The helmet looked like one of the old style face maskes with black scars, with the rest painted to look like his own head. To which former Bruins goalie was this mask a tribute? Hint

Gerry Cheevers

Eddie Labeck

John Adams

Dave Reece

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Question 5 of 10

5. Many different materials are used to make a goalie mask. Which of the following was not used in making a goalie mask? Hint

wood

kevlar

graphite

fiberglass

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which NHL team was the first to put the players numbers on the sleeve of the hockey jersey? Hint

Chicago Blackhawks

New York Rangers

Detroit Red Wings

Atlanta Thrashers

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Question 7 of 10

7. During the 2003-2004 season, the NHL determined what would be true of all teams jerseys? Hint

no changes would be made

road team would wear light, home team would wear dark

no team shall have an alternate or third jersey

the home team decides on the day of game which jersey is worn

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Question 8 of 10

8. What forced the use of white jerseys to help differentiate the teams in the late 40s and early 50s? Hint

similar style jerseys by opposing teams

amount of teams entering the NHL

television

confusion by fans

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Question 9 of 10

9. What brand of hockey equipment did Red Wings goalie Curtis Joseph endorse exclusively in 2002? Hint

Koho

Christian

CCM

Bauer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Though technically it's not equipment, what is the one item that all NHL players are in a constant quest for?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Jacques Plante is usually credited with being the first NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask. With which team did Plante spend a majority of his NHL career?

Answer: Montreal Canadians

When Plante first wore the goalie mask, the Canadians went unbeaten in 18 games. Head coach Toe Blake was opposed to the hockey mask. Plante spent 12 seasons with Montreal before being traded to the Rangers (2 seasons), after New York he retired, but came back 3 years later to play with St. Louis (2 seasons), Toronto (2 and a half seasons), and ended his NHL career in Boston in 1973.

2. Although Jacques Plante is usually credited with being the first NHL goalie to wear a mask, which goalie was actually the first to begin experimenting with a mask?

Answer: Clint Benedict

Clint Benedict tried out various goalie masks while playing with the Montreal Maroons, approximately 30 years before Jacques Plante. He had used various forms of leather face masks which offered only limited protection.

3. Who was the last goaltender to play an NHL hockey game without a mask?

Answer: Andy Brown

When Andy Brown tended net for Pittsburg on April 7, 1974, he was the last goal tender to play without a mask. Brown has been described as a man who liked living on the edge. He drove stock cars as a hobby, and played hockey for a living. He also set a record for penalty minutes for a goal tender with 60 minutes in 36 games.

Answer: Gerry Cheevers

The mask was so realistic looking that fans, assuming that the sides of his head were actually unprotected, were worried Shields would be injured wearing it. Eddie Labeck was never a real Bruins goalie, he was Carla's husband on the sitcom "Cheers".

5. Many different materials are used to make a goalie mask. Which of the following was not used in making a goalie mask?

Answer: wood

Kevlar is used to absorb the blow from a hockey puck (also used in bullet proof vests), graphite helps to reduce the weight of the mask, and fiberglass is used in layers.

6. Which NHL team was the first to put the players numbers on the sleeve of the hockey jersey?

Answer: Detroit Red Wings

Detroit first put the players number on the sleeve in the 1956-57 season. The player names weren't added until the 1973-74 season. The Detroit Red Wings were the Detroit Falcons from 1930, until they were purchased by James Norris in 1932, and the name was changed to the Red Wings. Prior to the Falcons and Red Wings, they had been the Cougars 1926-1929.

7. During the 2003-2004 season, the NHL determined what would be true of all teams jerseys?

Answer: road team would wear light, home team would wear dark

This was brought about so that the visiting team didn't have to pack both sets of jerseys when heading on the road, because a team on their roadtrip wanted to display their third jersey to their fans.

8. What forced the use of white jerseys to help differentiate the teams in the late 40s and early 50s?

Answer: television

The white jersey was used to help differentiate the teams on the black and white screen. However, back as far as 1932, Montreal and Detroit were aware of the fact that their jerseys were so similar that they agreed that whenever they played each other, the home team would always wear white.

9. What brand of hockey equipment did Red Wings goalie Curtis Joseph endorse exclusively in 2002?

Answer: Bauer

Cujo wears Bauer from head to toe. He was signed as a free agent in the summer of 2002.

10. Though technically it's not equipment, what is the one item that all NHL players are in a constant quest for?

Answer: Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is what the game is all about. The Stanley Cup was donated by Sir Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892. He purchased the cup for $50, to be presented to "the championship hockey club of the Dominion of Canada."

Source: Author chupacabra

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