Bobby Orr in his first ever all-star appearance. Think you know your hockey? Name the other three players whose numbers you can see.
1) What was the first year the NHL awarded a game MVP award at the All-Star game?
a) 1962 b) 1964 c) 1966
2) What two goaltenders shared the only full game shutout in NHL all-star history?
a) Glenn Hall + Jacques Plante b) Charlie Hodge + Gary Bauman c) Bernie Parent + Ken Dryden
3) Gordie Howe remains the oldest player to participate in an NHL all-star game at the age of 51. The game was played on February 5, 1980 in Detroit at the Joe Louis Arena. Who scored the final goal of the game for the victorious Wales Conference drawing an assist from Gordie Howe in the process?
a) Ron Stackhouse b) Reed Larson c) Real Cloutier
4) What was the first year that the NHL went to a three goalie format for the All-Star game?
a) 1990 b) 1992 c) 1994
5) Which European player became the first to win game MVP honours in the mid season classic?
a) Peter Forsberg b) Pavel Bure c) Teemu Selanne
6) Who was the first son on an NHL all-star to appear in an all-star game?
a) Syl Apps Jr. b) Brett Hull c) Mark Howe
7) Who recorded the first four goal game in NHL all-star history?
a) Guy Lafleur b) Mike Bossy c) Wayne Gretzky
Who was the first player to record a hat trick in NHL all-star action?
a) Rocket Richard b) Ted Lindsay c) Gordie Howe
9) In the tenth all-star game played at the Montreal Forum on October 9, 1956 a new rule was introduced for the first time in the NHL. What was that rule?
a) a player was allowed to leave the penalty box after a power play goal was scored b) goaltenders were no longer penalized for skating out of their net to play the puck c) the tag up offside rule was introduced for the first time.
10) The Young Guns game was first introduced in 2002. Which player recorded seven goals in this inaugural contest?
a) Mike Comrie b) Dany Heatley c) Ilya Kovalchuk
11) Some of the early all-star games were particularly rough and included several fights. One such contest was the seventh game held at the Montreal Forum on October 3, 1953. The All-Stars beat Montreal 3-1 and dropping the gloves in the third period were two players, Montreal’s Bert Olmstead and a player who only had four fights in his entire NHL career. Who was that player?
a) Bill Gadsby b) Alex Delvecchio c) Red Kelly
- Bobby Orr in his first all-star game. Think you’re knowledgeable about NHL history? Name the other three players, whose numbers you can see.
12) What was the first year an All-Star game went into overtime?
a) 1968 b) 1978 c) 1988
13) Who holds the All-Star record for the most assists in one game?
a) Mats Naslund b) Mario Lemieux c) Joe Sakic
14) For decades many All-Star players had to give up their usual sweater number to another player who had seniority on that number. Such is not the case anymore where players will now wear the number they are accustomed to with their club team. Not so back in the day. What number did Bobby Orr wear in his first all-star game in 1968?
a) Two b) five c) twenty-seven
15) What was the first set of brothers to play in an All-Star game?
a) Rocket and Henri Richard b) Gordie and Vic Howe c) Max and Doug Bentley
16) What was the first year an All-Star game featured a shootout?
a) 2003 b) 2006 c) 2008
17) What player scored a game winning goal in an All-Star game who only the year before had been waived by every team in the NHL?
a) Terry Harper b) Greg Polis c) Bobby Schmautz
18) Who was the first two time MVP of the All-Star game?
a) Jean Beliveau b) Bobby Orr c) Bobby Hull
19) What three players all drafted in the same year combined on the game winning goal for the Wales conference in Vancouver in 1977?
a) Lanny McDonald, Bob Gainey and Peter McNab b) Marcel Dionne, Rick Martin and Guy Lafleur c) Gilbert Perreault, Larry Robinson and Jean Pronovost
20) How many benefit games were played prior to the NHL adopting the official All-Star game in 1947?
a) Three b) four c) five
2 comments
Dave Bissonnette
February 17, 2012 at 3:36 pm (UTC -5)
Hey Liam
Whats your take on the Gill trade? My feelings is, it was a cash dump to get Gill off the books!! The players they got in return are no more value than a bag of pucks as far as I’m concern! What worries me is that Gauthier is notorious for sitting pat at the trade deadline!! Hopefully with Gill off the books that gives them a little wiggle room to go after someone!! I wish and I stress WISH that they go after Rick Nash,so what if they have to give large for the guy ,this team has to change its face and get back to firewagon hockey!!! I believe that Nash would be a good fit and a great natural goal scorer and could help our pathetic shoot out record! Did you see the |Boston game….whata heart breaker; games lost in the shoot out have been the killer this year! For Nash I’d be willing to give up plekanec,Kostsystin and Gomes and a pick late 3rd round!, Its expensive but as I said before; change the face of this team get bigger Canadians and step away from the European flavour and get guys with heart !! Just my opinion. I can’t stress enough that we go after Nash to get some offensive punch! BTW good comment on Brunt!! Back at cha !!
Liam Maguire
February 20, 2012 at 7:54 pm (UTC -5)
gidday Davey,
couple of things my friend. For one, Nash would not wave his no movement to come to Montreal. they are not even on his radar. If, and this is a big if right now, but if he goes anywhere it will be to a contender. Secondly Montreal does not have the man power to give up in a deal to get him. If there’s another GM as stupid as Bob Gainey was in acquiring Gomez, well, let’s put it this way, Mike Milbury is no longer in the league. Moving him and more importantly his contract will be next to impossible. That’s why Montreal are hoping for the amnesty clause to kick in so they can buy him out and get him off the books at no cost to the cap.
The Gill trade was actually a good one Dave, once you analyze the deal. Gill was a UFA at the conclusion of this season. Montreal were not going to resign him. It’s not about saving money as it is about getting some prospects. Slaney is an unknown, Geoffrion carry’s the name and has come flying out of the gate in Hamilton, we’ll see, he’ll get a shot in Montreal before the seasons end. You never know about draft choices but overall it was a good deal, Gill was not going to play in Montreal next year either by choice or attrition on Montreal’s blue line. You nailed it on Gauthier regardless bud. He’s gotta go..IMO.