1. Bryan McCready 50 2. Tom Mascioli 45 3. Daryl Turner 43 4. Paul Branchaud 35 5. Eric Hansen 33 6. Mike Taylor 29 7. Gary Balentine 28 8. Mark Benvenga 26 9. Bill Clare 15 10. Evan McHugh 14
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Name the goaltender who, when snubbed for this
season's NHL All-Star Game, said that he wouldn't go if invited to replace
injured Dominik Hasek. However, when invited,
he accepted, and started the game for the World team.
CORRECT ANSWER: Roman Turek of the St.
Louis Blues. Apparently, the NHL's Colin Campbell convinced the Czech
goaltender to change his stance.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: Interestingly enough, this NHL goaltender, who
has a reputation for having ice water in his veins, and never losing his cool,
once publicly lashed out (in 1982-83) at his team's hometown fans. Name
this active goaltender.
CORRECT ANSWER: Edmonton's Grant Fuhr.
The exact quote: "Edmonton fans are totally horse****! I couldn't care less
about Edmonton fans. They're all a bunch of jerks," in response to bad press
at the time. Fuhr later apologized publically for his remarks.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Many people credit Jacques Plante for inventing the idea of a
wandering, stickhandling, goaltender, but another NHL goaltender beat him to
the punch by a decade. In fact, in an World War II exhibition game against
the Canadian Army team, this superb skater took a loose puck the length of the
ice to score. Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Chuck "Bonnie Prince
Charlie" Rayner, who scored a second goal, this time as a New York Ranger,
in an exhibition game in early 1951.
BONUS QUESTION: In 1997, the International Hockey League's Michigan
K-Wings were forced to use a local policeman in net for a regular-season game.
Name the policeman/goalie.
CORRECT ANSWER: Steve Carrier filled in for the K-Wings, after starter
Manny Fernandez was recalled by the Dallas
Stars, backup Jordan Willis requested (and was granted) a leave of absence due
to a family illness, and ECHL call-up Marty Legault had his initial flight
cancelled due to poor weather. Carrier played 3:29, stopping one shot, before
Legault - who arrived on a later flight - was able to finish the contest.
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Just last season, Wayne Gretzky called this
goaltender "the greatest in the game today". Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Gretzky was, of course, referring to Buffalo Sabre
Dominik Hasek. I think most nonpartisan fans
(is there such a thing?) would agree, at least for last season.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: Name this goaltender, primarily of the 1930's, who
had the great moniker "Sad Eyes".
CORRECT ANSWER: Lorne Chabot, who
played the majority of his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, winning
the Vezina (with Chicago) in 1935.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: "Terrible" Ted Lindsay was the first player to
tally a hat trick in NHL All-Star competition. Who was (were) the goaltenders
yielding Lindsay's three goals?
CORRECT ANSWER: Charlie Rayner (who
also was the answer to last week's five-pointer) and Turk Broda, playing in his last All-Star Game, in
the 1950 contest.
BONUS QUESTION: On February 25, 1951, this National Hockey League
goaltender was involved in an apparent stickfight with a fan; the fan later
served the netminder with a summons to appear in court. Name the goaltender
(extra bonus point if you can name the fan).
CORRECT ANSWER: Occurring at Madison Square Garden (a perfect location
for any fight), the alleged perpetrator was one Terry Sawchuk. No, I don't know the fan's
name, either, although it wouldn't take too much digging to uncover (hint,
hint).
TWO-POINT QUESTION: New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur was credited with a statistic
last week; this is the first time this statistic has ever been awarded to an
NHL netminder. What was it?
CORRECT ANSWER: In the Devils' 4-2 win over Philadelphia last week,
Brodeur was credited with the third goal for New Jersey; the eventual
game-winning goal. This is the first in NHL history, and I believe the first
in North American (world?) professional hockey. If anyone has documentation
to show otherwise, I'd love to hear from you.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: This (North American) minor-league team has
already used nine goaltenders this season. Name the team.
CORRECT ANSWER: The American Hockey League's Saint John Flames have (as
I write this) now used eleven goaltenders. Alphabetically, they are
Scott Bailey, Fred Brathwaite, Frederic Deschenes,
Grant Fuhr, Brent Gamble,
Tyrone Garner,
Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Michel Larocque,
Sean Matile, Pavel Nestak, and Rick Poirier. In addition, Mike Valley has
dressed for the Flames, but has yet to see action. Giguere and Garner have
carried most of the load, but injuries (both at Saint John and with the parent
Flames) have taken their toll on goaltender continuity.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: In three contests in early January, the expansion
Atlanta Thrashers used three different rookie (meaning Calder-eligible)
goaltenders (Scott Fankhouser,
Norm Maracle, Scott Langkow) in successive games. Name the
last N.H.L. team to do this.
CORRECT ANSWER: The 1992-93 Tampa Bay Lightning started, in consecutive
games, rookies Jean-Claude Bergeron, Pat Jablonski and David Littman. Before
them, the 1991-92 Sharks used
Wade Flaherty,
Arturs Irbe and Jarmo Myllys
for three straight starts.
BONUS QUESTION: In 1971, the Boston Bruins set a National Hockey League
record when they scored three goals over a twenty-second span. Name
the opposing goaltender(s) for the Bruins' burst.
CORRECT ANSWER: Vancouver's Dunc Wilson was in net for all eight Bruin
goals, including third-period goals by John Bucyk (4:50), Ed Westfall (5:02)
and Ted Green (5:10), as Boston defeated the Canucks, 8-3. Longtime trivia
maven Paul Branchaud points out the interesting fact that on the date of this
game, February 25, 1971, current Boston netminder
Byron Dafoe was born.
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Amongst active National Hockey League goaltenders,
name the one who has his name inscribed on Lord Stanley's Cup the greatest
number of times.
CORRECT ANSWER: Calgary's Grant Fuhr,
who has had his name etched on the Cup five times (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, and
1990, all with the Edmonton Oilers).
THREE-POINT QUESTION: Name the Stanley Cup-winning goaltender whose name
graces the American Hockey League's award for top goaltender.
CORRECT ANSWER: One of the complicating factors in answering this
question is the fact that the AHL awards *two* "top goaltender" awards
(similar to the NHL's Vezina and Jennings). Of the two namesakes, only Harry
"Hap" Holmes was a Cup-winner. Interestingly enough, the other trophy
namesake, Baz Bastien, is a former Holmes Trophy-winner.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: This goaltender, nicknamed "Bobo", was in net for
the first Stanley Cup Finals [single-game] victory in his franchise's history.
Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: On May 19, 1981, the Minnesota North Stars (now in
Dallas) defeated the New York Islanders, 4-2, for their only win in the 1981
Stanley Cup Finals. In net for the North Stars that night was
Don "Bobo" Beaupre.
BONUS QUESTION: This goaltender, prominent in the early 1900's, was the
first to invent a hockey net with crossbar. Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Among his many innovations, two-time Cup-winner Percy
LeSeuer created the net crossbar, in order to corral rising shots, in 1912.