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What caused Saku Koivu to miss the majority of the 2001-2002 season?
He was battling stomach cancer.
Who was the last goalie to serve as captain for their team?
Roberto Luongo.
Which city holds the dubious title of being the only city to no longer have an NHL team, but have lost 2 different franchises?
Atlanta, losing the flames and the thrashers.
Crosby's first NHL goal came on October 8, 2005. Who did he score against?
The Boston Bruins.
True or false: "Do you believe in Miracles? Yes!" the famous al Michaels call, was describing the "Miracle on Ice" USA men's hockey team, made up of college athletes, defeating the Soviets in the gold medal game.
False, it was in the semi-finals.
Nick Suzuki scored 89 points this year, can you name the last Canadiens player to crack the 80 point mark?
Alex Kovalev had 84 points in 2007-2008.
What goalie has the most goalie goals in their career, and how many do they have?
Martin Brodeur has 2 goals, and is the all time leader.
How many times have the Vancouver Canucks made the Stanley cup finals, and who did they play in each finals. No need to know the year(s), just the matchup(s).
They have made the finals 3 times, losing to the islanders in 1982 , the rangers in 1994, and the bruins in 2011.
Everyone remembers the famous call of: "Welcome to the Crosby show, Canada!". However, do you remember what moment this was describing? Bonus point if you remember the name of the announcer.
"Welcome to the Crosby show, Canada", was said by Gord Miller, as Crosby scored a sweet backhand goal in the shootout vs. the Montreal Canadiens.
In 1992-93, the Finnish flash set the rookie goal scoring record and won the calder. Weirdly enough, was not the only player that year to score that many goals. How many goals did he score in his rookie season, and a bonus point if you know who tied him for the league lead in goals.
Mogilny also had 76!
The 2005 draft is famous for the pens picking up the generational talent in Sidney Crosby, but the canadiens also managed to snag a generational talent with their first round pick. Who was it?
Carey Price, 5th overall.
Plante won 6 of his vezina trophies with Montreal, and his 7th was with the blues.
Mike Modano was prevented from what career milestone by Mike Babcock in the 2010-2011 season?
Babcock would not play Modano for his 1500th game. He finished his career with 1499 games played.
On December 31, 1998, Mario Lemieux achieved a single-game scoring feat that no other player had ever achieved before and no player has matched since, what was this feat?
He scored 5 different ways in one game: Even strength, power-play, shorthanded, penalty shot, and an empty netter.
in 2006, Mats Sundin scored his 500th goal in epic fashion. Describe the circumstances of the goal. (if you are close enough, I will give you the point)
He scored his 500th goal, shorthanded, in overtime, to complete a hat-trick.
The Canadiens have managed to have a very impressive amount of All-time Goalies, from Plante to Dryden, Roy to Price. But what Hall of Fame goaltender was drafted by the Canadiens, but never played a single game for the team.
The Canadiens drafted Vladislav Tretiak in the 7th round of the 1983 entry draft. Tretiak never defected and retired one year later.
Can you name every goalie to win the Vezina for the Washington Capitals?
Jim Carey in 1996
Olaf Kolzig in 2000
Brayden Holtby in 2016
Who led the 2006 Nhl playoffs in goals?
Fernando pisani, with 14 goals.
The Penguins have had many impressive defencemen who have played for the team. Which one holds the franchise record for the most assists in a season? Bonus points if you can guess the amount of assists (your guess can be within 10 assists).
Paul Coffey had 83 assists for the penguins in 1988.
How many games were played in the '72 summit series between Canada and the Soviet union? bonus points if you know how many games each team won.
there were 8 games played, with canada winning the series 4-3-1 (the third game ended in a tie).
Prior to the Marian Hossa trade to the penguins in 2008, Montreal was abuzz with rumours that they were going to trade for the then thrashers star. These rumours were stoked by what equipment incident that occured at the bell centre?
What ties all these goalies together?Evgeni Nabokov, Dwayne Roloson, Roberto Luongo, Chris Osgood
They all played for the new york islanders
Everyone knows that Filip forsberg is the predators all time leader in goals, and Josi is the leader in points, assists, and games played.
But what player is second in games played and goals, and third in assits and points, and was the first ever draft pick by the preds?
David Legwand.
What Penguins player entered the league in the shadow of another player, due to a nickname given to him by the media which was an anagram of his own name, which made reference to another penguins player.
Jaromir Jagr entered the NHL in the shadow of Mario Lemieux, as he was given the nickname "Mario Jr.", an anagram of Jaromir.
Mr. Hockey's final playoff goal, was not only significant because it closed the career of one of the most legendary players of all time, but also because it marked the first time in NHL history that something happened, what am I referring to?
Gordie Howe's final playoff goal, was the only time in NHL history that a player scored a goal, assisted by their son. Mark Howe assisted on his father's final goal.