Digit Dilema
Mascot Madness
50 in 50 - not so fast
That's too many points
Arenas
100
Mark Olver wore this number before changing to #10 upon his team's acquisition of Alex Tanguay
What is #40
100
This team's mascot, Gnash, was introduced with the team in 1998
Who are the Nashville "Pesky" Predators
100
Plagued by injury in the 1992–93 season, he would score his 50 goals in 48 games played, which was his team's 72nd game
Who is Mario Lemieux
100
In 1300+ games played, this active NHL skater has a career 1.21 points per game
Who is Jaromir Jagr
100
This NHL arena is the smallest in terms of capacity, with room for only 15,004 fans
What is the MTS Centre
200
Sidney Crosby wore 87, Patrick Kane wore 88, and Wojtek Wolski wore this number in honour of their respective birth years
What is 86
200
Little is known about the species of this team's mascot Nordy- perhaps a bear, perhaps not
Who are the Minnesota Wild
200
Alexander Mogilny would score 50 goals in 46 games played, in this team's 53rd game of the season
Who are the Buffalo Sabres
200
In the 1981-1982 season, Wayne Gretzky led the NHL with 212 points. This New York Islander great was a distant second with 147 points
Who is Mike Bossy
200
Opened in 1999, this arena in Raleigh has already seen a Stanley Cup Finals Game 7
What is PNC arena
300
#45 was given to Jonathan Bernier by this teammate upon joining the Maple Leafs
Who is Mark Fraser
300
Bailey the lion wears #72 on his jersey, to represent the average temperature in the hometown of his NHL team
Who are the Los Angeles Kings
300
This Chicago Black Hawks great scored 50 goals in 52 games in 1965–66. 25 years later his son would achieve back-to-back 50 goal seasons
Who is Bobby Hull
300
This player, retired after the 2010-11 season, would split his 1,533 career points between 7 teams
Who is Mark Recchi
300
The newest of all NHL arenas, the Consol Energy Center is home to this NHL team
Who are the Pittsburgh Penguins
400
Evgeni Nabokov and Ed Belfour have both worn #20 as goalies in honor of this legendary goaltender, their mentor
Who is Vladislav Tretiak
400
Bernie the St. Bernard is this teams second mascot, after Howler was retired
Who are the Colorado Avalanche
400
This Edmonton Oilers forward scored his 50th goal in his 50th game of the season, which was his team's 53rd game. He would finished with 71 goals for the year
Who is Jari Kurri
400
This legedary NHL captain would score 1,755 points in 1,514 games with one team
Who is Steve Yzerman
400
This northern-most NHL arena is also the third older in NHL history, and home to 16,839 of their team's most faithful
What is Rexall Place
500
These two numbers remain the only two un-retired single digit numbers for the Boston Bruins
What are 1 and 6
500
This team's mascot Badaboum was retired when the team was relocated in 1995
Who are the Quebec Nordiques
500
This Montreal Canadien scored 44 goals in the 20 game season of 1917–18. Not quite 50 in 50, but a helluva statistic
Who is Joe Malone
500
The HHOFer is first in all-time points scored by a defenceman with 1,579
Who is Ray Bourque
500
These two arenas stand less than 45 minutes apart, although you might want to leave a little early considering traffic
What are the Honda Center and the Staples Center