1. Mark Calandra 39 2. Roger Maynard 37 3. Kevin Cameron 31 4. Ken Ellis 22 5. Bill Clare 19 Pete Hibbard 19 7. Jeff Diamond 16 8. Kevin Belobaba 12 Todd Devonshire 12 Mike Moore 12
TWO-POINT QUESTION: The New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist led the
National Hockey League this season with ten shutouts. Prior to
Lundqvist, name the last European to lead the league in shutouts.
CORRECT ANSWER: It really wasn't very long ago - just two years ago,
the Calgary Flames' Miikka Kiprusoff had ten shutouts to go along
with forty-two victories, a 2.07 goals-against average and 92.3%
save percentage. For his efforts, Kiprusoff captured the Vezina
Trophy and finished third in Hart Trophy balloting.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: This Hall-of-Fame netminder's fear of flying
came early in his professional career. "We were coming into Pittsburgh
and one of the engines caught fire. The pilot extinguished it. But
did you ever look out that window and see one of the propellors not
turning? If hockey teams traveled by trains like in the old days, I
might try and play until I'm ninety-nine." Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Gump Worsley, who still managed to play until the
age of forty-five despite the lack of trains on the National Hockey
League schedule.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Although he played less than one period in the
1980 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Chicago's Tony Esposito
made a distinct impression on teammate (and roommate) Pete Peeters.
Specifically, what did Peeters find distinctive about Esposito?
CORRECT ANSWER: His snoring. According to Peeters, "I've never
heard anybody snore like that. I didn't think anybody could make
that much noise in their sleep." Peeters listened for about twenty
minutes before going to the front desk of the hotel and asking for
another room.
PICTORAL QUESTION: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: With the first of his eight National Hockey League
franchises, this is Sean Burke. Burke's longest playoff run came
with the Devils in 1988, advancing to the Wales Conference Finals before
falling to Reggie Lemelin and the Boston Bruins.
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Two National Hockey League goaltenders set
franchise records for regular-season victories in 2007-08. Name
them (two points each).
CORRECT ANSWER: Evgeni Nabokov (46 wins) and
Niklas Backstrom (33
wins) each set records for their respective clubs.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: On April 18, we saw an incredible goaltending
performance by Nashville's Dan Ellis, who recorded fifty-two
regulation saves before falling in overtime to the Red Wings. In
Stanley Cup playoff history, who is the most recent goaltender to
have more saves in regulation than Ellis' fifty-two?
CORRECT ANSWER: On May 24, 1996, the Pittsburgh Penguins'
Tom
Barrasso stopped fifty-six of sixty-one Florida shots in an Eastern
Conference Finals game between the clubs. Barrasso's night ended
about as well as Ellis', as the Pens fell by a 5-2 margin.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: In the 1960s, the National Hockey League finally
implemented a rule change in which all teams had to both carry a
standby goaltender on regular-season road trips and dress a spare
goaltender during all playoff games. What event specifically led
to this rule change?
CORRECT ANSWER: In a nationally-televised contest on April 29, 1964,
Detroit netminder Terry Sawchuk developed a pinched nerve in his neck
five minutes into the first period and had to leave the contest.
Unfortunately, it took replacement goaltender Bob Champoux many
minutes to get dressed and enter the game. The rule was implemented
that summer.
PICTORAL QUESTION: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: Buffalo-area native Les Kuntar played six games with
the Montreal Canadiens, making his NHL debut in his hometown in
relief of Andre Racicot.
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Last week, this American Hockey League goaltender
faced more than one hundred shots on goal in a single game! Name
him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Michael Leighton of the Albany River Rats stopped
ninety-eight of 101 shots on goal in an April 24th 3-2 five-overtime
defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Phantoms. The shot counter
on the scoreboard at Albany's Times Union Center's actually reset to
zero when the Phantoms reached one hundred, but it was the next shot
- off the stick of Ryan Potulny - that would end the game. Amazingly
enough, Leighton was only named the number-two star of the game.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: In the history of the National Hockey League,
name the first goaltender to be pulled at the end of a game for
an extra attacker.
CORRECT ANSWER: On March 16, 1941, Sam LoPresti of the Chicago Black
Hawks was pulled by coach Paul Thompson in favour of an extra
attacker. The Hawks failed to score in a 3-0 loss to Turk Broda and
the Maple Leafs.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Early in his National Hockey League career,
this Hall-of-Fame goaltender had an offseason job as a public
relations man for the Fort Erie (Ontario) horseracing track. Name
him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Gerry Cheevers, who grew up in nearby St. Catharines,
served as master of ceremonies for the track's Paddock Club lunch
gathering, where he interviewed the top personalities in Canadian
racing.
PICTORAL QUESTION: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: Billy Smith won a total of 393 National Hockey
League games including four Stanley Cups with the New York
Islanders. The hot-headed Ontario native was inducted into the
sport's Hall of Fame in 1993.