82 Hockey Trivia Questions and Answers (NHL Quiz)

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Hockey Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Which two teams played in the first-ever National Hockey League (NHL) game?
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   Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators.
2. Who holds the record for most goals scored in a single NHL season?
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   Wayne Gretzky (92 goals in the 1981-82 season).
3. Which NHL team won the most Stanley Cup championships?
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   Montreal Canadiens (24 Cups).
4. Who holds the record for the most career goals in the NHL?
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   Wayne Gretzky (894 goals).
5. Which goalie holds the record for the most shutouts in the NHL?
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   Martin Brodeur (125 shutouts).
6. Who was the first European-born player to score 50 goals in an NHL season?
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   Teemu Selanne.
7. How many players from each NHL team are on the ice during a regular play?
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   Six players (three forwards, two defensemen, and one goalie).
8. Which team won the Stanley Cup in the National Hockey League’s inaugural season?
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   The Montreal Canadiens.
9. Which team has the longest active Stanley Cup drought?
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   The Toronto Maple Leafs (last won in 1967).
10. Who holds the record for the most assists in a single NHL season?
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    Wayne Gretzky (163 assists in the 1985-86 season).
11. How many teams qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs?
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    16.
12. Which player has the longest consecutive games played streak in NHL history?
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    Doug Jarvis (964 games).
13. Which NHL team has won the most Presidents’ Trophies (awarded to the team with the best regular-season record)?
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    Detroit Red Wings (6 trophies).
14. Who is known as “Mr. Hockey”?
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    Gordie Howe.
15. Who was the youngest player to reach 1,000 career points in the National Hockey League?
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    Sidney Crosby.
16. Which team won the longest game in NHL history?
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    The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins in a six-overtime game in 1936.
17. Who was the first goaltender to score a goal in an NHL game?
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    Ron Hextall.
18. Which NHL team lost four consecutive Stanley Cup Finals in the early 1980s?
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    The Boston Bruins.
19. Who holds the record for the most goals scored by a rookie in a single NHL season?
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    Teemu Selanne (76 goals).
20. Who was the first NHL player to have scored 50 goals in 50 games?
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    Maurice Richard.
21. Which team featured the famous “Miracle on Ice” at the 1980 Winter Olympics?
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    The United States.
22. Who scored the winning goal in the “Miracle on Ice” game?
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    Mike Eruzione.
23. Who holds the record for the most penalty minutes in a single NHL season?
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    Dave “Tiger” Williams (396 penalty minutes).
24. Which ice hockey team holds the record for the most consecutive NHL playoff appearances?
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    The Detroit Red Wings with 25 straight playoff appearances.
25. Who was the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft?
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    Sidney Crosby.
26. Which NHL team has the most players in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
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    The Montreal Canadiens (over 60 players).
27. Who was the first black ice hockey player in NHL history?
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    Willie O’Ree.
28. Which NHL team won the most consecutive Stanley Cup championships?
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    The Montreal Canadiens (5 consecutive Cups from 1956-1960).
29. Which team won the first-ever Winter Classic outdoor game in the NHL?
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    The Pittsburgh Penguins.
30. Who holds the record for the most career points among NHL defensemen?
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    Ray Bourque (1,579 points).
31. Which player has won the most career Stanley Cups?
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    Henri Richard (11 Cups).
32. Who was the captain of the Edmonton Oilers’ dynasty in the 1980s?
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    Wayne Gretzky.
33. Which team won the first-ever NHL expansion team?
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    The Los Angeles Kings.
34. Who was the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a single season after Wayne Gretzky’s previous record-setting year?
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    Mario Lemieux.
35. Who holds the record for the most career hat tricks in the NHL?
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    Wayne Gretzky (50 hat tricks).
36. In which city did NHL legend Gordie Howe begin his professional career?
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    Detroit.
37. Who scored the game-winning goal for Canada in the gold medal game of the 2010 Winter Olympics?
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    Sidney Crosby.
38. Who is the NHL’s all-time leader in career penalty minutes?
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    Tiger Williams (3,966 penalty minutes).
39. Who was the first goaltender to be credited with a goal in an NHL game by shooting the puck into the opposing team’s empty net?
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    Martin Brodeur.
40. Who scored the “Golden Goal” for Canada to win the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics?
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    Sidney Crosby.
41. Which team has the longest active playoff drought in the NHL?
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    The Buffalo Sabres.
42. Who holds the record for the most points in a single NHL playoff year?
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    Wayne Gretzky (47 points in the 1985 playoffs).
43. Which team famously choked away a 3-0 series lead in the 2010 NHL playoffs?
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    The Boston Bruins against the Philadelphia Flyers.
44. Who is the oldest player to ever skate in a National Hockey League game?
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    Gordie Howe (Aged 52).
45. Which teams are known as the “Original Six” in the NHL?
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    The Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs.
46. Which NHL team won the most Stanley Cups in the 1980s?
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    The Edmonton Oilers won five Stanley Cups in the 1980s.
47. Which player won the most NHL Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in his career?
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    Wayne Gretzky (9 awards).
48. What was the original name of the New York Rangers?
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    The New York Americans.
49. Which team holds the record for the longest win streak in NHL history?
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    The Pittsburgh Penguins won 17 consecutive games in the 1992-1993 season.
50. Which player has been selected the most times for an NHL All Star Game?
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    Gordie Howe.
51. Who is the only player to have won the Stanley Cup as both a player and a head coach?
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    Toe Blake won the Stanley Cup as a player with the Montreal Canadiens and later as a head coach with the same team.
52. Who is the youngest player to score 1,000 points in the NHL?
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    Sidney Crosby (Aged 25).
53. Which player holds the record for the most career points by a defenseman in the NHL?
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    Ray Bourque (1,579 points).
54. Who was the first player to reach 1,000 career assists in the NHL?
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    Wayne Gretzky.
55. Which team won the first-ever Stanley Cup in the NHL?
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    The Montreal Canadiens.
56. Which player holds the NHL record for the most career penalty minutes?
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    Tiger Williams (3,966 career penalty minutes).
57. Which team had the most wins in a single NHL regular season?
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    The Detroit Red Wings won 62 games in the 1995-1996 season.
58. Who was the first goaltender to score a goal by shooting the puck into the opposing net?
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    Billy Smith of the New York Islanders achieved this on November 28, 1979.
59. Which National Hockey League team was founded by The Walt Disney Company in 1993?
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    The Mighty Ducks (now known as The Anaheim Ducks).
60. Which player holds the record for the most career power-play goals in the NHL?
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    Dave Andreychuk (274 power-play goals).
61. Who holds the record for the most goals scored in a single NHL postseason?
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    Wayne Gretzky scored 15 goals in the 1985 postseason.
62. Which team scored the most goals in a single NHL season?
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    The 1979-1980 Edmonton Oilers (446 goals).
63. Who holds the record for the most career points by a rookie in the NHL?
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    Teemu Selanne (132 points).
64. Who is the only player to win the NHL Most Valuable Player award (Hart Trophy) while playing for a last-place team?
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    Mario Lemieux won the Hart Trophy in the 1987-1988 season despite the Pittsburgh Penguins finishing last.
65. Which team became the first to win the Stanley Cup as an expansion team?
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    The Vegas Golden Knights reached the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season in 2018.
66. Who holds the record for the most goals scored in a single NHL playoff series?
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    Jari Kurri (12 goals in the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals).
67. Which goaltender holds the record for the most saves in a single NHL game?
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    Sam LoPresti made 83 saves for the Chicago Black Hawks on March 4, 1941.
68. Who is the only player to have won the Art Ross Trophy (leading scorer) and the Norris Trophy (best defenseman) in the same season?
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    Bobby Orr achieved this twice in his career, in 1969-1970 and 1974-1975.
69. Which player scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history?
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    Bill Mosienko scored three goals in 21 seconds on March 23, 1952.
70. Who holds the record for the most points scored in a single NHL playoff year?
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    Wayne Gretzky (47 points in the 1985 playoffs).
71. Which team holds the record for the most consecutive losses in NHL history?
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    The Pittsburgh Penguins lost 17 consecutive games in the 2003-2004 season.
72. Which two teams joined the National Hockey League in 2000?
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    The Columbus Blue Jackets and The Minnesota Wild.
73. Which player holds the record for the most assists by a defenseman in a single NHL season?
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    Bobby Orr (102 assists during the 1970-1971 season).
74. Who was the first goaltender to record 10 shutouts in a single NHL season?
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    George Hainsworth (1928-1929 season).
75. Which player holds the record for the most game-winning goals in a single NHL postseason?
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    Joe Sakic (8 game-winning goals in the 1996 playoffs).
76. Who was the first NHL commissioner?
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    Gary Bettman.
77. Which American-born player holds the record for the most career points in the NHL?
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    Mike Modano (1,374 points).
78. Who holds the record for the most career goals by a defenseman in the NHL?
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    Ray Bourque (410 goals).
79. Which team holds the record for the most consecutive wins to start an NHL season?
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    The Toronto Maple Leafs won their first ten games of the 1993-1994 season.
80. Which player holds the record for the most game-winning goals in NHL history?
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    Jaromir Jagr (135 game-winning goals).
81. What is the name of the league that rivaled the National Hockey League from 1972-1979?
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    World Hockey Association.
82. Who was the coach for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, helping them to win the Stanley Cup?
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    Joel Quenneville.

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