National Hockey League Trivia Quiz Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

before the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League adopted its current name, they had already won two Stanley Cups by defeating the Vancouver Millionaires in 1918 and in 1922.

an offer sheet in the National Hockey League requires compensation in the form of future draft picks if a restricted free agent is signed by a different team in the league.

emergency surgery was required to save Trent McCleary's life after he was hit in the throat by a slapshot during a National Hockey League game.

former Detroit Red Wings head coach Jacques Demers is the only coach in the National Hockey League to have won the Jack Adams Award twice with the same team.

former National Hockey League player Jason Bonsignore is considered one of the worst draft choices in the history of the Edmonton Oilers.

along with top rated Taylor Hall, Vladimir Tarasenko, Brett Connolly and Kirill Kabanov are among the highest ranked prospects for the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft.

after being suspended for life from the Ontario Hockey League, Marc Laforge still played professionally for two National Hockey League teams.

Walt Neubrand is one of three men responsible for the safety of the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup during its travels around the world.

Wendy Barlow was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame, and that her father Bob Barlow played in 77 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars.

William W. Bedsworth, a judge at the California Courts of Appeal, is also a goal judge with the National Hockey League.

a boycott of Molson beer led to the successful merger of the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association in 1979.

former National Hockey League rookie Michel Briere's career was tragically cut short following an automobile accident in 1970.

future National Hockey League player Tom Martin was traded by his junior team in exchange for a bus.

the National Hockey League rejected a bid for an expansion team in Norfolk, Virginia, even after more than 5,000 season tickets were sold.

the Chicago Blackhawks, with the longest active Stanley Cup drought in the National Hockey League, last won the Cup in the 1960–61 season.

the New York Islanders's 2009–10 season will be the franchise's 38th season in the National Hockey League.

there have been nine head coaches who have spent their entire National Hockey League head coaching careers with the Montreal Canadiens, a Canadian professional ice hockey franchise.

using the memory of his late sister as motivation, Tyler Sloan made his National Hockey League debut on October 21 after seven years in the minor leagues.

revenue from trading cards was one of the key issues, and among the last to be resolved, during the 1992 NHL players' strike, the first such labor stoppage in National Hockey League history.

only nine goaltenders have scored a goal in a National Hockey League game.

in 1999, Robyn Regehr made his National Hockey League debut with the Calgary Flames less than four months after breaking both legs in a car accident that doctors feared would end his career.

in October 2009, the Pittsburgh Penguins launched Pittsburgh Penguins Radio, the first exclusive HD radio station in the National Hockey League.

in the final game of the 1926–27 Boston Bruins season, Billy Coutu's attack on a referee caused him to be the first player banned from the National Hockey League for life.

in the past 5 years, Colin Campbell, a former ice hockey defenceman and coach, handed some of the longest suspensions in NHL history to Marty McSorley and Todd Bertuzzi.

Ulf Sterner of Sweden was the first European player in the National Hockey League.

Shorty Green led the first players' strike in National Hockey League history as the Hamilton Tigers' players refused to participate in the 1925 playoffs unless they received C$200 bonuses.

Hall of fame coach Al Arbour coached the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League three different times.

Jaromir Jagr became the first Czechoslovakian to be drafted in the NHL without defecting when he was selected in the first round by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1990.

Mario Lemieux became the only rookie in National Hockey League all-star history to win game MVP honours at the 1985 All-Star Game.

Montréal Canadiens forward Maurice "Rocket" Richard was named the three best players of a National Hockey League playoff match, earning himself all three stars.

Roger Neilson was made the head coach of the Ottawa Senators for the last two games of the 2001–02 season to become the ninth head coach in National Hockey League history to coach 1,000 games.

ice hockey left winger Brent Peterson scored nine goals in his three seasons with the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning.

Hockey Hall of Famer Bill Mosienko is most famous for scoring three goals in a span of 21 seconds in a 1952 game, a feat that remains a National Hockey League record.

Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame member Allan Pickard built and managed amateur ice hockey organizations that produced future NHL stars and became a model for modern organized amateur hockey.

Canadian Elmer Lach retired as the National Hockey League's leading scorer in 1954.

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.

Hockey Hall of Fame forward Sweeney Schriner was the first Russian-born player in National Hockey League history.

Swiss defenceman Tim Ramholt played just 45 seconds in his National Hockey League career.

Bert Olmstead played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and appeared in 11 Stanley Cup finals.

Jiri Dudacek, the first Czechoslovak ice hockey player to be selected in the first round of the National Hockey League draft, never left Czechoslovakia due to the protests of the country's sports minister.

Jerry Toppazzini is the final position player in National Hockey League history to substitute as a goaltender during a game.

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

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.

René Boileau was given the pseudonym Rainy Drinkwater and promoted as being the first Native American in the National Hockey League by the New York Americans despite having no native blood.

Jaroslav Jiřík became the first player from an Eastern Bloc nation to play in the National Hockey League when he appeared in three games with the St. Louis Blues in 1970.

Herb Boxer was the first U.S.-born ice hockey player ever drafted by a National Hockey League team.

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.

Brett Sutter became the eighth member of the Sutter family to play in the National Hockey League when he made his debut for the Calgary Flames on December 23, 2008.

Chris Levesque was studying for an exam when the Vancouver Canucks signed him to an emergency one-game National Hockey League contract.

Garth Butcher was a member of Canada's first-ever gold medal team at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships before becoming a pest and setting team records for penalty minutes in the National Hockey League.

Bobby Hull became the third player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season during the 1961–62 Chicago Black Hawks season.

National Hockey League Trivia Quiz

1 The ________ and the onset of World War II took a toll on the league.

2 When was National Hockey League founded?

3 The first was a strike by the ________ in April 1992 which lasted for 10 days, but the strike was settled quickly and all affected games were rescheduled.

4 [36] Canadians were outraged that all six teams were placed in the United States,[37] and the league responded by adding the Vancouver Canucks in 1970 along with the ________.

5 [21] The ________ began play in 1925 after purchasing the assets of the Hamilton Tigers, and were joined by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

6 Which of the following teams did National Hockey League play for?

7 During the days leading up to ________ (November 11), in respect of the day, coaches and other NHL officials wear red poppy lapel pins.

8 [103] Studies by the Sports Marketing Group conducted from 1998 to 2004 show that the NHL's fan base is much more affluent than that of the ________.

9 What network showed National Hockey League?

10 What is the governing body of National Hockey League?

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