1. Lou Ford 70 Tom Mascioli 70 Bryan McCready 70 4. Jason Kurylo 68 5. Gary Balentine 65 Roger Maynard 65 7. David Zetterman 63 8. Ryan Angus 60 9. Gary Burrows 50 Mark Calandra 50
TWO-POINT QUESTION: This goaltender has been claimed off National
Hockey League waivers three times in the past month, and is now back
with the team for which he made his NHL debut. Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Craig Anderson was actually
drafted by the Calgary Flames
in 1999, but reentered the draft and was chosen by Chicago in 2001. On
January 19, Anderson was claimed by the Bruins, who relinquished him to
the St. Louis Blues on January 30. On February 3, the circle was made
complete when Chicago re-claimed Anderson, and the Chicago native played
for the Hawks the following evening.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: Name the last goaltender to win the Vezina Trophy
in the same season in which his National Hockey League team failed to
qualify for the playoffs.
CORRECT ANSWER: In 1930-31, future Hall-of-Famer
Roy Worters led the NHL
with a 1.61 goals-against average; unfortunately, he toiled for the
moribund New York Americans. The Americans finished in a tie for the
final playoff spot with the Montreal Maroons, but lost out by having fewer
victories. Not only is this the last time this has happened, but it's
the only time this has happened - although
Jose Theodore came close in 2002.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Name the goaltenders involved in the most lopsided
game in National Hockey League history.
CORRECT ANSWER: On January 23, 1944, the Detroit Red Wings pummeled the
New York Rangers by the score of 15-0, outshooting the Blueshirts by a
58-9 count. Connie Dion stopped nine shots for
the win - his first career NHL shutout - while Ken McAuley
had forty-three saves in the defeat. The Rangers, Cup champions just four years earlier,
was arguably the team hardest hit by World War Two.
PICTORAL QUESTION: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: Michel "Bunny" Larocque enjoyed a long and prosperous
career mainly with the Montreal Canadiens, but played two games for the
Philadelphia Flyers in 1983. Fortunately, photographer Denis Brodeur -
father of Martin - was there to capture one of those games.
QUESTION ONE: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: This is newly-crowned gold medallist Henrik
Lundqvist, playing for his native Sweden in the 2005 IIHF World
Championships. Here (May 7) he stops Canada's Shane Doan.
QUESTION TWO: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: In his National Hockey League debut on November 10,
this is Tampa Bay prospect Gerald Coleman. Astute observers noted
that Coleman is still using his goal stick from his junior hockey
days with the OHL London Knights.
QUESTION THREE: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: In the 2005 NCAA National Championship game, this
is Denver University's Peter Mannino, stopping Mike Prpich (North
Dakota) as defenseman Gabe Gauthier trails the play.
QUESTION FOUR: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: Here is Philadelphia's Sean Burke, stopping one
of twenty-four shots in a 2-0 shutout over Montreal (April 1, 2004).
This picture clearly illustrates just how fine the line is in getting
an NHL shutout.
QUESTION FIVE: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: Charline Labonte stops United States captain Krissy
Wendell in a pre-Olympic tournament match (December 1, 2005).
QUESTION SIX: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: On January 17, 2004, here is Corey Schwab of the
New Jersey Devils stopping Jaromir Jagr. Two days later, Corey
reinjured his groin in practice, and has yet to return to action.
QUESTION SEVEN: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: Toronto prospect Jean-Francois Racine, against
the Montreal Canadiens in a preseason game on September 24 of this
season. Eagle eyes among you noticed the "Roots" on the mask,
noted that "Racine" is French for "root", and came to the correct
conclusion!
QUESTION EIGHT: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: In a pre-Olympic press photo, this is Mike Richter
of the 1988 United States squad. Mike would go on to become the
consensus top American goaltender in international competition
before a head injury ended his career. He is currently enrolled
at Yale University.
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Name the goaltender who was named Most Valuable
Player of the 2006 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament.
CORRECT ANSWER: Antero Niittymaki, the Finnish sensation who
backstopped his squad all the way to a silver medal in this year's
tournament.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: In the 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs, Detroit's
Norm Ullman scored consecutive goals a mere five seconds apart. Name
the goaltender who was in the opposing net at the time.
CORRECT ANSWER: Ullman's goals were scored against future Hall of
Famer Glenn Hall and the Chicago Black Hawks. According to Ullman,
the goals were scored off one post and just inside the other post.
Ullman ended up with a hat trick that night in a 4-2 Detroit win.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: When collegiate goaltender Chris Levesque
made his emergency appearance as the Vancouver Canucks' backup
netminder last season, which sweater number was he assigned?
CORRECT ANSWER: Chris wore #40 in his brief appearance with
Vancouver.
PICTORAL QUESTION: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: The "smiley face" in the mask may have given it
away, but this is Rogie Vachon during his two-year stint in Motown.