FINAL MARCH 1998 TOP TEN






GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FOUR WEEK TWENTY-ONE (Answers due 10pm MST 3/14/98):

TWO-POINT QUESTION: There are six goaltenders among the players holding
the record for the shortest surname in N.H.L. history.  Name one.

CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, there were eight.  Alphabetically: Abbie Cox,
Claude Cyr, Peter Ing, Ron Low, Darrell May, Eddie Mio, Jamie Ram, and
of course, Patrick Roy.  This was an "intentional mistake" on my part -
I figured that since I could think of six off the top of my head, any one
who could name more than six deserved the three bonus points for 
"correcting" my question - the five taking advantage were (in order) John 
Santore, Mike Pieters, Patrick Houda, Lou Ford, and Jonathan Braniff.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: When Tiny Thompson was sold to the Detroit Red
Wings, name the goaltender who replaced him in the Bruin net.

CORRECT ANSWER: Frank "Mr. Zero" Brimsek replaced Tiny Thompson in
the Boston net - a rare case of a Hall-of-Fame player being replaced by
another Hall-of-Famer.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Name the first player to tend goal for the National
Hockey League Pittsburgh Pirates.

CORRECT ANSWER: Roy "Shrimp" Worters was the 'tender for the 1925-26
Pittsburgh Pirates.  Most of the people who answered this one incorrectly
probably misread the question slightly.

BONUS QUESTION: Name the goaltender involved in the trade sending
Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito to the Boston Bruins.

CORRECT ANSWER: Jack Norris (no relation - to my knowledge) was the 
goaltender who was sent, along with Pit Martin and Gilles Marotte, from 
Boston to Chicago in exchange for Esposito, Ken Hodge, and Fred Stanfield.




GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FOUR WEEK TWENTY-TWO (Answers due 10pm MDT 3/22/98):

TWO-POINT QUESTION: This graduate of Division III Hamilton College (NY)
was mired in a backup role until he was saved by N.H.L. expansion.  He 
currently holds his franchise's records for most career games, wins,
shutouts, and goals-against average by a goaltender.  Name him.

CORRECT ANSWER: Guy Andrew Hebert, currently the netminder of the 
Mighty Ducks, is certainly very happy that the N.H.L. expanded when it did.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: This netminder set an N.H.L. record for penalty 
minutes in his rookie season, equalled it the next, and broke it again 
in his third year.  Name this active goaltender.

CORRECT ANSWER: Ron Hextall's penalty minute totals his first three
seasons: 104, 104, 113.  Since then, he hasn't even reached half of his
career-high.  A mellower Ron Hextall?  Perhaps...

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: This six-year National Hockey League netminder 
attended Chicago's Marist High School and Chicago State University before 
making his N.H.L. debut in his hometown.  Name him.

CORRECT ANSWER: Bob Janecyk, first with the Chicago Blackhawks and
later with the Kings, grew up in the Windy City.

BONUS QUESTION: On November 27, 1985, this goalie made his National 
Hockey League debut, playing fifty-one minutes and allowing six goals, but 
didn't receive the loss.  Name this active goaltender.

CORRECT ANSWER: Glenn Healy, currently on his fourth N.H.L. team, made 
his debut with the Kings in relief of Darren Eliot, against the Whalers.






GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FOUR WEEK TWENTY-THREE (Answers due 10pm MDT 3/29/98):

TWO-POINT QUESTION: When this active goaltender finished his first 
National Hockey League roadtrip, teammate Mario Tremblay sarcastically told him
that he could "go back with the rest of the animals."  Name him.

CORRECT ANSWER: Patrick Roy was the goaltender whom Mario Tremblay
showed disaffection for from the start.  That's foreshadowing, folks.


THREE-POINT QUESTION: Name the National Hockey League goaltender whose
nickname was, among others, "Jingle Bells".

CORRECT ANSWER: "Jingle Bells" is the pseudonym for Gilles Gratton,
who holds distinction as possibly the flakiest goaltender in history.


FIVE-POINT QUESTION: In 1980, this goaltender became the first U.S. 
collegiate netminder to be credited with a goal.  Name him.

CORRECT ANSWER: The University of Maine's Tim Tortorella, in a 1980
game against Vasby of Sweden, was given credit for a goal when the Vasby
goaltender misplayed the puck into his own net.

BONUS QUESTION: Name the goaltender (and the year) who made this 
statement: "I would have wanted to stay with the Islanders.  But I also wanted 
some security and Bill Torrey wasn't about to make that commitment.  The 
wheels were set in motion for my leaving when they were close to signing 
Smitty."

CORRECT ANSWER: Glenn "Chico" Resch made the remarks in 1981, as he was
traded from the New York Islanders to the Colorado Rockies.





GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FOUR WEEK TWENTY-FIVE (Answers due 10pm MDT 4/12/98):

TWO-POINT QUESTION: Through yesterday (April 5), name the active leader 
in career National Hockey League victories.

CORRECT ANSWER: St. Louis' Grant Fuhr had 380 entering last week's 
N.H.L. action, leading Colorado's Patrick Roy by a single victory.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: With his team down 2-0, this goaltender made his
N.H.L. debut this past January 3, earning a 3-2 victory after stopping
all sixteen shots he faced.  Name him.

CORRECT ANSWER: Dan Cloutier was the Blueshirts' netminder who made his
N.H.L. debut this past January.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Name the goaltender who recorded the first shutout
in Los Angeles Kings' history.

CORRECT ANSWER: Wayne Rutledge led the Kings to a 4-0 victory over the
St. Louis Blues on December 23, 1967.

BONUS QUESTION: In 1982, the New York Islanders recorded a (at the time)
NHL-record fifteen game winning streak.  Name the goaltender who defeated
the Islanders to break the streak.

CORRECT ANSWER: Michel Dion and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the 
Isles 4-3 on February 22, 1982.  New York held a 3-2 lead entering the final 
frame, but despite outshooting the Pens 16-4 in the third period, lost the 
game.  Rollie Melanson was the New York man in the nets.