Hockey Trivia VII

HOCKEY TRIVIA VII

61) What year were the Montreal Canadiens founded?

1929 1939 1919 1909

Founded in 1909, the Canadiens are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team in the world, and the only existing NHL club to predate the founding of the NHL.

62) Which Detroit Red Wing was NOT a member of the original "Production Line"?

SID ABEL ALEX DELVECCHIO GORDIE HOWE TED LINDSAY

The Production Line was a nickname for one of the most famous scoring lines in the history of the National Hockey League. The line consisted of Gordie Howe (right wing), Sid Abel (centre) and Ted Lindsay (left wing), all members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1949-50, when Lindsay won the scoring crown with 78 points, the three finished 1-2-3 in NHL scoring, a feat never again matched, and the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup.

63) What pair of brothers coached the St. Louis Blues?

BOB & BARCLAY PLAGER AL & ADAM ARBOUR LYNN & LARRY PATRICK STAN & SCOTTY BOWMAN

Barclay Plager and Bob Plager are the only pair of brothers to have coached the Blues. Barclay (40-85-27) coached one full season and later served as interim coach, while Bob (4-6-1) coached for eleven games.

64) Who was the first player to win the Kelly Cup (ECHL), Calder Cup (AHL), and the Stanley Cup (NHL)?

JAY BEAGLE T.J. OSHIE EVGENY KUZNETSOV BRETT CONNOLLY

When the Capitals won the 2018 Stanley Cup, Jay Beagle became the first player to win the Kelly Cup (ECHL), Calder Cup (AHL), and the Stanley Cup (NHL).

65) Which Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman led the NHL in penalty minutes seven times?

RED HORNER TIM HORTON TIGER WILLIAMS TIE DOMI

Red Horner retired as the NHL's all-time penalty minutes leader, a mark he held until "Terrible Ted" Lindsay broke it in the late Fifties.

66) Who scored the goal that gave Wayne Gretzky his final point recorded in an Oilers sweater?

JARI KURRI MARK MESSIER ESA TIKKANEN CRAIG SIMPSON

In 1987-88, Craig Simpson scored a career high 56 regular season goals, with 13 more in the playoffs. His 13th and final goal of that post season was set up by Wayne Gretzky and would prove to be the final point recorded by "The Great One" in an Oilers sweater.

67) Which team has the longest undefeated streak?

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS BUFFALO SABRES PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

The 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers put together an astonishing unbeaten streak that has never been matched: going 35 games without a loss (25 wins, 10 ties). It's the longest undefeated streak in NHL history and the longest in any U.S. professional sport.

68) What is handed out in the locker room to the player of the night after each New York Rangers victory?

PUCK HAT PATCH TOOTH

Since 2011, the Broadway Hat has been given to the Rangers' best player after each victory by the previous winner. It's worn for postgame interviews and nowhere else. It even has its own Facebook and Twitter pages.

69) Who was the first player of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft to register an NHL point?

KAAPO KAKKO PEYTON KREBS JACK HUGHES VILLE HEINOLA

Ville Heinola was drafted 20th overall by the Winnipeg Jets. Impressively, he made the Jets roster out of training camp and became the first player of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft to register an NHL point during the Jets' first game of the season against the New York Rangers on 3 October 2019.

70) How many goaltenders played for the Vancouver Canucks between Kirk McLean's departure in 1998 and Roberto Luongo's arrival in 2006?

14 12 16 18

Luongo's arrival in Vancouver ended a seven-and-a-half-year period of instability for Canucks netminding, with a total of 18 goaltenders having played for the club since Kirk McLean's departure in 1998. General manager Brian Burke coined the term "goalie graveyard" during his tenure in Vancouver to describe the club's goaltending fortunes.