FINAL FEBRUARY 1999 TOP TEN

1.  Tom Mascioli            69
2.  Bryan McCready          68
3.  Daryl Turner            64
4.  Mike Taylor             62
5.  Dave White              56
6.  Gary Balentine          47
7.  Bryan Young             43
8.  Joe Lopez               32
9.  Greg Weston             31
10. Paul Branchaud          17
GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FIVE WEEK FIFTEEN (Answers due 10pm MST 2/5/99):
TWO-POINT QUESTION: On April 24, 1997, Colorado's Patrick Roy set the all-time National Hockey League record for postseason victories when the Avalanche defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, 7-0. Who held this record at the time Roy broke it?
CORRECT ANSWER: CORRECT ANSWER: Billy Smith had 88 victories in the postseason, all of them with the New York Islanders, with whom he won four Stanley Cups.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: On February 5, 1994, Peter Bondra torched the Tampa Bay Lightning for five goals, which was over 20% of his season total. Who was (were) the goaltender(s) in net for Bondra's five tallies?
CORRECT ANSWER: Daren Puppa was in net for the first four of Bondra's scores, with Pat "Jabber Jaws" Jablonski coming in to yield the fifth. Don't forget that the Lightning *were* an expansion team that season.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Fred Brathwaite, quickly becoming a GT favourite, became the Calgary Flames' sixth goaltender of the season recently. Throughout the history of the National Hockey League, which team has used the greatest number of goaltenders over the course of one (regular) season?
CORRECT ANSWER: In 1989-90, the Quebec Nordiques used a grand total of seven goaltenders. Listed from most-used to least-used: Ron Tugnutt, Greg Millen, Scott Gordon, Sergei Mylnikov, Stephane Fiset, Mario Brunetta, and John Tanner. Some good names in that bunch - two still in the league, one wrapping up his NHL career, and one coming over after a distinguised effort in the Soviet leagues.

BONUS QUESTION: Name the first former National Hockey League goaltender to later coach in the same league.
CORRECT ANSWER: Depending on how you read the question, there are two correct answers. Hugh Lehman played goal for seventeen professional seasons before stepping behind the Chicago bench in 1927-28. Only winning three times in twenty-one games, he was then dismissed. On the other hand, Pittsburgh player-coach Odie Cleghorn put the pads on in a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens on February 23, 1926. Of course, he coached that game, and many more as well, for the Pirates.

GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FIVE WEEK SIXTEEN (Answers due 10pm MST 2/12/99):
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Patrick Roy is currently closing in on the National Hockey League record for most victories in a career, including postseason (in fact, he could conceivably be within one by the next GT). Who holds this record, with 505 combined victories?
CORRECT ANSWER: Jacques Plante, with 434 regular season victories, and 71 more in the playoffs, is the leader, for now. Including the World Hockey Association, Plante has 520, so Roy has some work to do for that record.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: On June 9, 1965, the NHL league governors decided that the Vezina Trophy would be given to more than one goaltender, if circumstances dictated. In fact, the Trophy was retroactively awarded to two goaltenders from the previous season - who were they?
CORRECT ANSWER: Terry Sawchuk, who originally won the award solo, and Johnny Bower. Sawchuk had played 36 games (to Bower's 34), and the award originally went to the primary goaltender on the team leading the league in goals against. Since Bower played nearly half of Toronto's games, and led the league in Goals Against Average, Sawchuk wanted to split the award.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Peter Bondra, star of last week's Goaltender Trivia, scored his first National Hockey League goal on October 17, 1990. Who was the netminder who gave up Bondra's first goal?
CORRECT ANSWER: New Jersey's Chris Terreri was the man in the opposing net when Bondra scored his NHL first.

BONUS QUESTION: On January 21, 1957, this netminder retired from professional hockey. He would later return, and play more seasons after his "retirement" than before. Who was this goaltender?
CORRECT ANSWER: Boston's Terry Sawchuk, who later was convinced to return to the league after a timely trade (back) to Detroit.

GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FIVE WEEK SEVENTEEN (Answers due 10pm MST 2/19/99):
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Probably the most famous goaltender to appear in the World Hockey Assocation, this Hall-of-Famer found himself in the Cleveland Crusader net for nearly four years. Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: This was the great Gerry Cheevers. Several people pointed out that Jacques Plante, the answer to this week's three-pointer also appeared in the WHA, and he should be considered more famous than Cheevers. To that I would say, yes, you are correct.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: In 1974, this goaltender, who had served as the Quebec Nordiques' general manager the previous season, came out of retirement to play for the WHA Edmonton Oilers. Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: This was Jacques Plante, who played thirty-one games for the Oilers, and then retired from professional hockey for a third time.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: For what National Hockey League season did the league require teams to have two goaltenders dressed and ready to play?
CORRECT ANSWER: This rule was instituted for the 1965-66 regular season.

BONUS QUESTION: On April 27, 1992, this goaltender was ejected from a National Hockey League postseason contest for spearing Buffalo's Wayne Presley. Name this netminder.
CORRECT ANSWER: Andy Moog was the man ejected from the contest; Rejean Lemelin mopped up in the 2-0 defeat. Buffalo's Tom Draper earned his only career NHL shutout in this game (thanks, Ian Young!)

GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FIVE WEEK EIGHTEEN (Answers due 10pm MDT 2/26/99):
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Name the tallest goaltender to appear in net for a National Hockey League contest.
CORRECT ANSWER: According to the National Hockey League, five goaltenders topped the list at 6'4": Zac Bierk, Sean Burke, Ken Dryden, Daren Puppa and Gary Smith.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: Name the goaltender who, with three minutes of league action to his credit, holds the National Hockey League record for the shortest career.
CORRECT ANSWER: Two full-time goaltenders share this record. Robbie Irons replaced the Blues' Glenn Hall, and was then replaced by Jacques Plante. Christian Soucy played for the Blackhawks in the early 1990's, and is still bouncing around the minor leagues, looking for a trip back.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Over the course of the National Hockey League, there have been four teams based in the city of New York: the New York Rangers, the New York Islanders, the New York Americans, and the Brooklyn Americans. No goaltender has ever played for all four teams; name all goaltenders who have played for three of them.
CORRECT ANSWER: Chuck Rayner played for the New York Americans, Brooklyn Americans, and New York Rangers, in a career that spanned ten seasons.

BONUS QUESTION: Gary "Suitcase" Smith holds the modern professional record for most teams played for by a goaltender (8), as well as the National Hockey League record (8). Name the goaltender who holds this record for the World Hockey Association (count franchise shifts as seperate teams).
CORRECT ANSWER: Again, two possible answers. Paul Hoganson played for the Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, New England Whalers, Cincinnati Stingers and Indianapolis Racers. Jim McLeod played for the Chicago Cougars, New York Raiders, Jersey Knights, Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags and Baltimore Blades.