QUESTIONS.
1. Who was the brilliant but somewhat unorthodox French-Canadian goaltender
who won many awards playing for several NHL teams in the 1950’s, 60’s and
70’s? His fans called him ‘Jake the Snake’.
2. Who was the player, coach, manager who organised the New York Rangers in
1927 and then went on to found the Toronto Maple Leafs?
3. The home ground of which team is called the ‘Pacific Coliseum’?
4. Who was the Detroit Red Wings and Houston Aeros player and administrator
who retired with a record 1,071 goals. 1,518 assists and 2,421 games played, a
record which stood until Wayne Gretzky passed it?
5. Who was the Boston Bruins defenseman, the first to lead the NHL in scoring
goals? He received 16 major awards in his highly successful career.
6. Which NHL team won the Stanley Cup in 1995?
7. Which national team won the World Championship in 1998?
8. Who was known as ‘The Great One’? 9 times leader of the league in scoring; 9
times the league’s MVP; 4 times Stanley Cup winner with the Edmonton Oilers.
9. Which team plays its home games in ‘The Forum’?
10. Who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Stanley Cup championship title in 1991
and 92? He overtook Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s leading scorer.in 1987-88.
11. Who was the goaltender, one of the profession’s finest, who made his career
with the Red Wings, the Bruins, the Maple Leafs and the Rangers, from 1949 to
1970?
12. Who made the swinging ‘slap-shot’ famous?
13. Who played centre for the Montreal Canadiens for his entire career (1953-71),
leading them to 10 Stanley Cup wins and becoming a vice president after his
retirement.?
14. Which national team won the World Championship in 1995?
15. Which NHL team won the Stanley Cup in 1996?
ANSWERS.
1. Jacques Plante. 2. Conn Smythe. 3.Vancouver Canucks. 4. Gordie Howe 5. Bobby
Orr. 6. New Jersey Devils. 7. Sweden. 8.Wayne Gretzky. 9. Montreal Canadiens. 10.
Mario Lemieux. 11.Terry Sawchuk. 12. Bobby Hull. 13. Jean Beliveau. 14. Finland. 15.
Colorado Avalanche.
1. Who was the brilliant but somewhat unorthodox French-Canadian goaltender
who won many awards playing for several NHL teams in the 1950’s, 60’s and
70’s? His fans called him ‘Jake the Snake’.
2. Who was the player, coach, manager who organised the New York Rangers in
1927 and then went on to found the Toronto Maple Leafs?
3. The home ground of which team is called the ‘Pacific Coliseum’?
4. Who was the Detroit Red Wings and Houston Aeros player and administrator
who retired with a record 1,071 goals. 1,518 assists and 2,421 games played, a
record which stood until Wayne Gretzky passed it?
5. Who was the Boston Bruins defenseman, the first to lead the NHL in scoring
goals? He received 16 major awards in his highly successful career.
6. Which NHL team won the Stanley Cup in 1995?
7. Which national team won the World Championship in 1998?
8. Who was known as ‘The Great One’? 9 times leader of the league in scoring; 9
times the league’s MVP; 4 times Stanley Cup winner with the Edmonton Oilers.
9. Which team plays its home games in ‘The Forum’?
10. Who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Stanley Cup championship title in 1991
and 92? He overtook Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s leading scorer.in 1987-88.
11. Who was the goaltender, one of the profession’s finest, who made his career
with the Red Wings, the Bruins, the Maple Leafs and the Rangers, from 1949 to
1970?
12. Who made the swinging ‘slap-shot’ famous?
13. Who played centre for the Montreal Canadiens for his entire career (1953-71),
leading them to 10 Stanley Cup wins and becoming a vice president after his
retirement.?
14. Which national team won the World Championship in 1995?
15. Which NHL team won the Stanley Cup in 1996?
ANSWERS.
1. Jacques Plante. 2. Conn Smythe. 3.Vancouver Canucks. 4. Gordie Howe 5. Bobby
Orr. 6. New Jersey Devils. 7. Sweden. 8.Wayne Gretzky. 9. Montreal Canadiens. 10.
Mario Lemieux. 11.Terry Sawchuk. 12. Bobby Hull. 13. Jean Beliveau. 14. Finland. 15.
Colorado Avalanche.
