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04-17-22 Coloring fun!

03-20-22 Tomorrow is the trade deadline, let's see what you know about these trades, considered to be some of the worst in NHL history.

Which team traded the rights to Tuukka Rask to Boston?
a.)  Vancouver Canucks     b.)  NY Rangers     c.)  Toronto Maple Leafs     d.)  Dallas Stars

Which team traded Cam Neely to Boston?
a.)  Vancouver Canucks     b.)  NY Rangers     c.)  Toronto Maple Leafs     d.)  Dallas Stars

Besides the picks involved, who did the Sabres give up when the acquired Daniel Briere from the Coyotes?
a.)  Chris Gratton     b.)  Jason Botterill     c.)  Curtis Brown     d.)  Mike Grier

True or False, when Dan Boyle was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning by the Florida Panthers, it was for a draft pick?

True or False, three players went to the Winnipeg Jets when they traded Kris Draper to the Detroit Red Wings?

True or False, the California Golden Seals traded Guy Lefleur to the Montreal Canadiens?

Answers here.

03-13-22 Today was the Heritage Classic, let's see what you know about them.

When was the first Heritage Classic?
a.)  2003     b.)  2008     c.)  2016     d.)  2019

Who played in the first Heritage Classic?
a.)  Sabres and Penguins     b.)  Canadiens and Flames     c.)  Canadiens and Oilers     d.) Senators and Canucks

How many Heritage Classics were there, before todays?
a.)  3     b.)  5     c.)  8     d.)  11

Which team, that has played in a Heritage Classic before today, is the only team to not have a win?
a.)  Canadiens     b.)  Oilers     c.)  Senators     d.)  Canucks

Which team, that has played in a Heritage Classic before today, is the only team to not have a loss?
a.)  Canadiens     b.)  Oilers     c.)  Senators     d.)  Canucks

True or False, all other teams to have played in the Heritage Classic before today each has a win and a loss?

True or False, in today's game, The Sabres are the first non-Canadien team to play in the Heritage Classic?

Answers here.

02-27-22 I have been really bad at keeping up this page.  So, let's see what you know about NHL penalties, being bad in the NHL.

What is the record for the most penalties award in an NHL game?
a.)  10     b.)  37     c.)     63     d.)  85

In what year did this happen?
a.)  1964     b.)  1975     c.)  1990     d.)  2003

Who were the 2 teams involved?
a.) Kings and Oilers     b.)  Flyers and Bruins     c.)  Flyers and Oilers     d.)  Kings and Bruins

True or false, both teams had 26 minors assessed that night.

True or false, both teams had 6 game misconducts assessed each.

True or false, neither team had a match penalty assessed.

Answers here.

02-13-22 Happy Valentine's Day!  Here is a Valentine coloring page for you.

01-30-22 With the Rangers retiring Henrik Lundqvist's number, let's see what you know about goalies.

Where does Henrik fall on the greatest number of wins list for goalies?
a.)  2     b.)  4     c.) 6     d.)  8

There are 20 goalies that have a 1.00 save percentage.  True or False, they all played in only 1 game.

How many goalies have scored a goal?
a.)  0     b.) 3     c.)  7     d.) 12

True or False, no goalie has scored more than one goal.

Who has the most penalty minutes as a goalie?
a.)  Ron Hextall     b.)  Martin Brodeur     c.)  Tom Barrasso     d.) Billy Smith

Answers here.

01-23-22 When I was looking for a post for today, I came across an old trivia quiz.  It looks like it is from 2017.  I tried to pick questions that are still true.  

Who is the only person to win a Stanley Cup as a player, coach and general manager?
a.)  Scott Bowman     b.)  Al Arbour     c.)  Jack Adams     d.)  Bob Johnson

Who was the first player to score 50 goals in 50 games?
a.)  Wayne Gretzky    b.)  Maurice Richard     c.)  Henri Richard     d.) Sidney Crosby

Who lead the league in assists during the 1970-71 NHL season?
a.)  Bobby Orr     b.) Phil Esposito     c.)  Ken Hodge     d.)  Johnny Bucyk

Who was the first player to score 100 points in a NHL season?
a.)  Wayne Gretzky      b.) Phil Esposito     c.)  Maurice Richard      d.) Sidney Crosby

Which player holds the record for most penalty minutes in his career?
a.) Rob Ray     b.)  Chris Probert     c.)  Tie Domi     d.) Dave Williams

Answers here.

01-16-22 With tomorrow being Martin Luther King Jr Day, let's see what you know about players named Martin,

This Martin played in 1.134 games and had 391 goals while playing for Calgary, Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers.
a.) Martin St. Louis     b.) Martin Gelinas     c.)  Martin Havlat     d.) Martin Straka

This Martin played in 1,273 games for 7 teams and had 309 goals.
a.) Martin St. Louis     b.) Martin Gelinas     c.)  Martin Havlat     d.) Martin Straka

This Martin played 508 games and had a .910 save percentage
a.) Martin Gerber     b.)  Martin Jones     c.)  Martin Biron     d.)  Martin Brodeur

This Martin played 229 games and had a .911 save percentage
a.) Martin Gerber     b.)  Martin Jones     c.)  Martin Biron     d.)  Martin Brodeur

This Martin had 125 shutouts.
a.) Martin Gerber     b.)  Martin Jones     c.)  Martin Biron     d.)  Martin Brodeur

Answers here.

01-02-22 Happy New Year!!

Here is a coloring page to celebrate.

12-26-21 With the IIHF World Juniors starting today, let's see what you know about them.

Who belongs to the Triple Gold Club?

How many players belong to the Triple Gold Club as of 2019?

True or false:  There are no US born players in the Triple Gold Club?

What was the first year a player joined the Triple Gold Club?

How many players joined that year?

How did they gain eligibility?

Answers here.

12-21-21 With all the ones and twos this week, let's see if you know who is number 2 in the following records:

Doug Jarvis has played the most consecutive games in NHL history.  Who has played the second most?  Hint: He is still active.

Wayne Gretzky has the most goals in NHL History.  Who is second?  

Wayne Gretzky has the most assists in NHL History.  Who is second?  

Wayne Gretzky has the most points in NHL History.  Who is second?  

Dave Andreychuck has the most power play goals all time.  Who is second?  Hint:  He is going to tie and probably break soon.

Wayne Gretzky has the short-handed goals in NHL History.  Who is second?  

Answers here.

12-05-21 Here is a word search to keep you busy.

Here is the answer.

11-28-21 Is everyone still stuffed from all that turkey?  Let's stuff the net with goals.

Alex Ovechkin recently moved up to number 4 in all time goals, who did he pass?
a.)  Wayne Gretzky     b.)  Brett Hull    c.)  Jaromir Jagr     d.)  Gordie Howe

Who is Ovechkin going to pass next?
a.)  Wayne Gretzky     b.)  Brett Hull    c.)  Jaromir Jagr     d.)  Gordie Howe

Alex Ovechkin recently moved up to number 2 in all time power play goals, who did he pass?
a.)  Wayne Gretzky     b.)  Brett Hull    c.)  Jaromir Jagr     d.)  Dave Andreychuk

Alex Ovechkin recently moved up to number 1 in all time overtime goals, who did he pass?
a.)  Wayne Gretzky     b.)  Brett Hull    c.)  Jaromir Jagr     d.)  Gordie Howe

Who has the most power play goals in a regular season?
a.)  Wayne Gretzky     b.)  Tim Kerr    c.)  Jaromir Jagr     d.)  Dave Andreychuk

60 goals or more have been score by 1 player in a regular season how many times?
a.)  1     b.)  16     c.)  24     d.)  39

Answers here.

11-21-21 Thanksgiving is this week.  Happy Thanksgiving!

11-14-21 Keeping with the scoring theme...

How many times have 6 goals been scored in a game?
a.)  0     b.)  1     c.)  5     d.)  7

When was first time 6 goals were scored in a game?
a.)  1917     b.)  1920     c.)  1944     d.) 1976

When was last time 6 goals were scored in a game?
a.)  1917     b.)  1920     c.)  1944     d.) 1976

Has any team ever had 2 players in their history with 2 6 goal games?
a.)  Yes     b.)  No

This player has had a 5, 6 and 7 goal game, who is he?
a.)  Joe Malone     b.)  Darryl Sittler     c.)  Sid Howe     d.)  Red Berenson

What position did he play?
a.)  Center     b.)  Left Wing     c.)  Right Wing     d.)  Defenseman

Answers.

11-07-21 With a couple players having 4 goal games, let's see what you know about most goals per game.

How many goals are the most scored in a NHL game?
a.)  4     b.)  5     c.)  6     d.)  7

Which player had the most goals?
a.)  Joe Malone     b.)  Darryl Sittler     c.)  Sid Howe     d.)  Red Berenson

In what year was did accomplish this?
a.)  1917      b.)  1920     c.)  1968     d.)  1976

What team did he play for?
a.)  Toronto Maple Leafs     b.) Quebec Bulldogs     c.)  Montreal Canadiens     d,)  Toronto St. Patricks

What team did he accomplish this against?
a.)  Toronto Maple Leafs     b.) Quebec Bulldogs     c.)  Montreal Canadiens     d,)  Toronto St. Patricks

What position did he play?
a.)  Center     b.)  Left Wing     c.)  Right Wing     d.)  Defenseman

Answers here.

10-31-21 Happy Halloween!  Here is a coloring page for you.  

10-24-21  There was a lot of talk this week about the NHL's newest team, so let's see if you know how NHL teams got their names.

Which team was name for a movie?

This relocated team took back its original name.  The original owner was a big NFL fan and named this team after his favorite NFL team.

Name the team who was named after a weather event that occurs more there than anywhere else.

This team's name came from a contest and inhabits the area. Just beating out being called the Scorpions, which also inhabits the area.

This team's name also came from a contest, but the name is not known to be related to the area.

The last team today was also named via a contest.  This name is from an urban legend.

Answers here.

10-17-21  How did you enjoying opening week?  Let's test your knowledge of hockey firsts.

Name the first million dollar hockey player.

Name the first NHL Team Mascot.

Name the first NHL goalie to win 300 games without winning the Stanley Cup.

Name the first NHL draftee to win a Cy Young award.

A puck has lasted entire game, when?  Bonus:  Who were the teams?

Name the first player to receive all 3 stars after a game.

Answers here.

10-10-21 Since it Columbus Day Weekend, here is  a coloring page to relax with.  Click here.

10-02-21 Ok, here is trivia based upon our 2nd NHLBCC hosts.

Who hosted the second NHLBCC?
a.)  Buffalo Sabres Booster Club     b.)  Pittsburgh Penguins Booster Club     c.)  New York Rangers Fan Club     d.) Detroit Red Wing For'em 

The remaining questions are about the team the answer in number 1 supports
After the 1986 season, they had a long running captain.  Before that, who was the captain from 1982 - 1986?
a.)  Danny Gare     b.)  Sidney Crosby     c,)  Mark Messier     d.)  Steve Yzerman

Which defensemen for the team was the first American-born defensemen with 200 career goals?
a.)  Phil Housley     b.) Mike Ramsey     c.)  Brian Leetch     e.)  Reed Larson

In 2000 - 2001, this team prospect accumulated 304 penalty minutes playing for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL...
a.)  Rob Ray     b.)  Chris Chelios      c.)  Steve Avery     d.)  Sean Avery

Who was their first Jack Adam's Trophy winner?
a.)  Ted Nolan     b.)  Bobby Kromm     c.)  Lindy Ruff     d.)  Scott Bowman

This goalie won the Conn Smythe Trophy even though they lost in the Stanley Cup Final
a.)  Roger Crozier     b.)  Dom Hasek     c.)  Mike Richter     d,)  Tom Barrasso

Answers here.

​09-25-21 I thought I'd be more specific this week and have questions about a specific team.  Since St. Louis was the first Convention, I thought I'd start with Blues trivia. 

True or False?  Brendan Shanahan was in a scene in Forest Gump. 

Who scored the first goal in Blues history?  

Who was the Blues first game against? 

What was the Blues first year in the NHL? 

Who scored the Blues first hat trick? 

Who took the Blues first penalty shot?

Answers are here.

09-19-21 A little more history.

Which league was the NHL's predecessor?
a.)  WHA     b.)  WHL     c.)  PCHL     d.) NHA

The NHL predecessor ceased to be an organization in what year?
a.)  1917     b.)  1918     c.)  1919     d.) 1920

Which league had teams absorbed into the NHL?
a.)  WHA     b.)  WHL     c.)  PCHL     d.) NHA

What year did they absorb into the NHL?
a.)  1976     b.)  1979     c.)  1981     d.)  1993

How many teams absorbed into the NHL that year?
a.)  4     b.)  5     c.)     6     d.)  7

How many teams were in the NHL after they absorbed these teams?
a,)  10     b.)  17     c.)  21     d.) 25
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​Answers here.

09-12-21 A little NHL history for this week.  Let's see what you know about the early days.

The NHL was formed after a dispute with what team's owner:
a.)  Toronto Arenas     b.)  Toronto Blueshirts     c:) Toronto St. Patricks     d.)  Toronto Maple Leafs 

The for NHL season, in 1917 - 1918 had how many teams:
a.)  6     b.)  10     c.) 8     d:)  4  

The NHL expanded into the USA in what year?
​a.)  1918     b.)  1921     c.)  1924     d.)  1926

What was the first US team?
a.)  Boston Bruins     b.)  New York Rangers     c.)  Chicago Blackhawks     d.)     Detroit Red Wings

In what year did the NHL emerge as the only major league and the sole competitor for the Stanley Cup?
a.)  1917     b:)  1924     c.)  1933     d.)  1947


In what year did radio broadcasts go coast-to-coast across Canada?
a.)  1917     b:)  1924     c,)  1933     d.)  1947

Answers here.


09-05-21 Being Labor Day weekend, even though not our favorite subject, let's see what you know about NHL labor disputes.

The first NHL labor dispute what in what year?
a.)    1992     b.)  1994     c,) 2004     d.)  2012

What year was the first NHL labor dispute that resulted in a strike?
a.)    1992     b.)  1994     c,) 2004     d.)  2012

What year was the first NHL labor dispute that resulted in a lockout?
a.)    1992     b.)  1994     c,) 2004     d.)  2012

What year was the NHL labor dispute that resulted in 30 games being cancelled?
a.)    1992     b.)  1994     c,) 2004     d.)  2012

What year was the NHL labor dispute that resulted in all games (entire season) being cancelled?
a.)    1992     b.)  1994     c,) 2004     d.)  2012

What 2 years were years where the NHL labor dispute resulted in only 48 games being played?
a.)    1992     b.)  1994     c,) 2004     d.)  2012

Answers here.

​08-28-21 Here are some fun trivia questions.  Let's see how your do.

Who scored the very first goal in NHL history?
a.)  Maurice Richard     b.) Dave Ritchie     c.)  Joe Malone     d.)  Ace Bailey

What NHL team once drafted a player that did not exist?
a.)  New York Rangers     b.)  Toronto Maple Leafs     c.)  Buffalo Sabres     d.)  St. Louis Blues

In 1993, Chris Draper was traded to the Detroit Red Wing for...
a.)  $1     b.) $10     c,) $1,000     d.)  $1,000,000

Who is the only NHL player suspended for life?
a.) Tie Domi     b.)  Rob Ray     c.)  Claude Lemieux     d.)  Billy Coutu

What was the longest shootout in NHL history?
a.)  10 rounds     b.)  20 rounds     c.)  17 rounds     d.)  22 rounds

Who is the shortest player in NHL history?
a.)  Nathan Gerbe     b.)  Darren Pang     c.)  Roy Worters     d.)  Martin St. Louis

​Answers are here.

08-22-21 As I was looking for something fun this week, I came across this fun piece on ​nhl.com:  player's favorite teams outside hockey.  Enjoy!

08-14-21 We would normally be at the Convention today.  So let's look back at conventions through the years
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