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Quiz about Name the NHL Player
Quiz about Name the NHL Player

Name the NHL Player Trivia Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by flipflops58. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
flipflops58
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
383,204
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
242
Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (7/10), Guest 37 (1/10), Guest 209 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. My first NHL season, I missed half the season because of an injury but averaged over a point per game. My jersey number was one of the highest a player can wear when I played in Edmonton and also the same number I wore with the team I captained in the OHL. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I scored my first NHL goal on my first NHL shot and was the first player for the Montreal Canadiens to wear my jersey number. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I was a defenseman drafted first overall after an eight year drought and was awarded with an All Star Game selection and the Calder Memorial Trophy in my rookie season in 2014-15. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. I am one of the tallest players to ever play in the NHL at 6'9" and won the Stanley Cup in 2011 with the team that I captained. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I was a defenseman for a team captained by my younger brother and I go by a shortened version of my middle name. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I was drafted second overall in 2011 and became the fourth captain of my team at 19. I won the Calder Memorial Trophy and played in my native Sweden during the 2012-13 lockout. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I had a long career with the Detroit Red Wings, 14 years, that was broken up by a year I played in Russia. I have earned multiple awards, All Star Game selections, and Stanley Cups over this time before I went back to play in Russia. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I became captain at age 20 and am known as "Captain Serious". After bringing home a Stanley Cup, I had a lake and community centre named after me. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. My brother and I played together for five years with the Canadiens and won the Stanley Cup each of those seasons. We combined for 19 Stanley Cups: 11 by me and 8 by my brother. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I am a goalie who ended up with a nickname that puts "Big" before my name. I back stopped UMaine to the Frozen Four in 2006 and 2007 and was drafted by the team that played in the city where I grew up (although that's not where I became well-known). Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. My first NHL season, I missed half the season because of an injury but averaged over a point per game. My jersey number was one of the highest a player can wear when I played in Edmonton and also the same number I wore with the team I captained in the OHL.

Answer: Connor McDavid

Connor McDavid wore number 97 in the NHL and OHL, when he led the Erie Otters to a Western Conference Championship in 2015. Unfortunately, he broke his collarbone, but still averaged 1.07 points per game in 45 games in his rookie NHL season.
2. I scored my first NHL goal on my first NHL shot and was the first player for the Montreal Canadiens to wear my jersey number.

Answer: Max Pacioretty

Max Pacioretty wore number 67 and was also only the third US-born captain in Canadiens history. The numbers worn by Gallagher, Briere, and Galchenyuk - 11, 48, and 27 respectively - had all been worn by players before them.
3. I was a defenseman drafted first overall after an eight year drought and was awarded with an All Star Game selection and the Calder Memorial Trophy in my rookie season in 2014-15.

Answer: Aaron Ekblad

Torey Krug was undrafted, John Klingberg was drafted 131st overall in 2010, and Hampus Lindholm was drafted sixth overall in 2012. Aaron Ekblad was drafted in 2014 by the Florida Panthers.
4. I am one of the tallest players to ever play in the NHL at 6'9" and won the Stanley Cup in 2011 with the team that I captained.

Answer: Zdeno Chara

Zdeno Chara was in his fifth season of captaincy when he won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011. That championship was the sixth time in history that the Bruins won the Stanley Cup.
5. I was a defenseman for a team captained by my younger brother and I go by a shortened version of my middle name.

Answer: Jordie Benn

Phillip Jordan Ellis Benn, or Jordie Benn, first played under the captaincy of his younger brother Jamie at the Dallas Stars when Jamie was named captain of the team in 2013. Jamie Benn debuted with the Stars in 2009, while Jordie joined in 2012.
6. I was drafted second overall in 2011 and became the fourth captain of my team at 19. I won the Calder Memorial Trophy and played in my native Sweden during the 2012-13 lockout.

Answer: Gabriel Landeskog

Gabriel Landeskog played 17 games for Djugardens IF Stockholm and 36 games for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL during the 2012-13 lockout. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in his first eligible NHL season.
7. I had a long career with the Detroit Red Wings, 14 years, that was broken up by a year I played in Russia. I have earned multiple awards, All Star Game selections, and Stanley Cups over this time before I went back to play in Russia.

Answer: Pavel Datsyuk

Pavel Datsyuk won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. He won the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 2008, 2009, and 2010. He was selected as an All Star in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2012. Datsyuk won the Stanley Cup in 2002 and 2008.
8. I became captain at age 20 and am known as "Captain Serious". After bringing home a Stanley Cup, I had a lake and community centre named after me.

Answer: Jonathan Toews

After Jonathan Toews won the Stanley Cup and an Olympic gold medal, his hometown of Winnipeg and the province of Manitoba named Toews Lake, a lake in the northern part of the province, after him. Also named after him is the Jonathan Toews Community Centre (originally the Dakota Community Centre) where he first started playing hockey.
9. My brother and I played together for five years with the Canadiens and won the Stanley Cup each of those seasons. We combined for 19 Stanley Cups: 11 by me and 8 by my brother.

Answer: Henri Richard

Henri "The Pocket-Rocket" Richard played 20 seasons in Montreal (1955-1975), making the Canadiens the only NHL team he played for. His brother, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, played 18 seasons for Montreal (1942-1960), and also only played for the Canadiens during his NHL career.
10. I am a goalie who ended up with a nickname that puts "Big" before my name. I back stopped UMaine to the Frozen Four in 2006 and 2007 and was drafted by the team that played in the city where I grew up (although that's not where I became well-known).

Answer: Ben Bishop

Ben Bishop, known to fans as "Big Ben", played three seasons with the University of Maine before he went to split time between the AHL and NHL in the St. Louis Blues organization. He also played two seasons in the Ottawa Senators organization before he became a household name with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Source: Author flipflops58

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