Goaltender Trivia Quiz Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

Tiny Thompson was the first professional ice hockey goaltender to make a save by catching the puck.

Teiji Honma became one of the first goaltenders in ice hockey to wear a mask when he used one that resembled a baseball catcher's mask at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Riley Hern was the first professional ice hockey goaltender to play on a Stanley Cup-winning team.

Tom Paton, a member of the Montreal hockey club, was the first goaltender to win the Stanley Cup in 1893.

Czech ice-hockey goaltender Josef Mikoláš' career injuries included eight lost teeth, a broken cheekbone, a double fracture of his lower jaw and 35 head sutures.

former Calgary Flames trainer Bearcat Murray was famously on the ice tending to fallen goaltender Mike Vernon as the Flames scored a goal in the 1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

despite allowing the second most goals in the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Swiss goalie Benjamin Conz was selected an all-star and named the best goaltender of the tournament.

Nick Vitucci is the first goaltender inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame.

Mikhail Shtalenkov enjoyed a stellar career, including the win of a silver medal in hockey in the 1998 Winter Olympics, but never became a starting goaltender in the National Hockey League.

Bill Ranford, who won the 1990 Conn Smythe Trophy as NHL playoff MVP, later appeared in the movie Miracle, as Team USA goaltender Jim Craig.

ice hockey goaltender Paddy Moran (pictured) aggressively defended the area in front of his net by using his stick to slash opposing players near his net and exhaling at them while chewing tobacco.

ice hockey goaltender Hap Holmes won the Stanley Cup four times, with four different teams, in four different leagues.

Brett Leonhardt, Washington Capitals web site producer, was called upon to be a backup goaltender for nine minutes.

Charlie Gardiner is the only goaltender to captain his team to a Stanley Cup victory.

Mike Karakas was the first American-born and trained professional ice hockey goaltender to play in the National Hockey League.

James Foster was a Scottish-born Canadian goalie who helped lead Great Britain to its first and only Olympic gold medal in ice hockey in 1936.

Hall of Fame goaltender Glenn Hall ended his record-setting 502 consecutive-games streak in the National Hockey League as a Chicago Black Hawk during the 1962–63 season.

Goaltender Trivia Quiz

1 Jonathan Quick, October 24, 2007, ________ at Pensacola Ice Pilots.

2 Brian Eklund, December 5, 2003, Pensacola Ice Pilots at ________

3 Damian Rhodes was credited with a goal while playing with ________.

4 Jean-François Labbé, February 5, 2000, ________ at Quebec.

5 One of the most notable angle goaltenders was ________.

6 Ryan Mior 2005-present, ________ versus Dayton Gems

7 Antero Niittymäki, April 11, 2004, ________ at Hershey.

8 Goalies may also have their blocker on their left hand, such as goaltenders like Rick DiPietro of the New York Islanders, and Tomas Vokoun of the ________ have their blocker and stick on the left hand, and their trapper on the right hand.

9 One of the best butterfly goalies of all time is the Canadian goalie ________, who is now retired.

10 Chris Mason, October 15, 2001, ________ at Utah.

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