FINAL APRIL 1999 TOP TEN

1.  Tom Mascioli            72
    Bryan McCready          72
3.  Paul Branchaud          61
4.  Daryl Turner            53
5.  Mike Taylor             46
6.  Gary Balentine          40
7.  Steve May               39
8.  Mark Benvenga           36
9.  Bill Clare              27
10. Ravi Ramkissoonsingh    25
GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FIVE WEEK TWENTY-FOUR (Answers due 10pm MDT 4/9/99):
TWO-POINT QUESTION: On March 5 of this year, this highly-touted goaltending prospect earned his first National Hockey League victory. Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Buffalo's Martin Biron, who defeated the Dallas Stars, 2-1.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: The past two seasons, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup, in consecutive seasons, with a different starting goaltender (Mike Vernon, Chris Osgood) each season. Before the Wings, name the last team (and their goaltenders) to accomplish this feat.
CORRECT ANSWER: With "starter" defined as the goaltender with the vast majority of postseason minutes, the 1968 (Gump Worsley) and 1969 (Rogatien Vachon) Montreal Canadiens are the last team to pull off this double. Each, for what it's worth, played all four of the Final series games.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: In the history of the Stanley Cup playoffs, only two N.H.L. goaltenders have recorded a Game Seven shutout on the road. The most recent was Edmonton's Curtis Joseph, who blanked the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of last season's tournament. Name the other.
CORRECT ANSWER: On April 26, 1975, Glenn "Chico" Resch and the New York Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 1-0, at the Igloo in Pittsburgh. The Penguins held a three-games-to-zero lead in the series before New York made their comeback.

BONUS QUESTION: On March 9, Martin Brodeur became the most recent N.H.L. goaltender to win thirty (or more) games in four consecutive seasons. Before Brodeur, name the most recent to reach this milestone.
CORRECT ANSWER: Ken Dryden of the Montreal Canadiens accomplished this feat for five straight seasons, 1974-75 through 1978-79, totalling 178 victories in that span. If you ignore the season Dryden sat out, the streak stretches to seven years.

GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FIVE WEEK TWENTY-FIVE (Answers due 10pm MDT 4/16/99):
TWO-POINT QUESTION: It was pointed out last week that the Devils' Martin Brodeur was the newest member of the "30 wins for four consecutive seasons" club. In the past week, another current goaltender joined the group, winning his thirtieth game of the season. Name this goaltender.
CORRECT ANSWER: Colorado's Patrick Roy, who won his thirtieth game of the season in a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on April 7.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: Name the goaltenders who were the first brothers to play in National Hockey League nets in the same season.
CORRECT ANSWER: The year was 1970-71, and Ken Dryden made his debut in the Montreal net. Older brother Dave was the Sabres' goaltender.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Name the Game Seven goaltenders of record the last time a team overcame a three-games-to-zero deficit in a Stanley Cup postseason series.
CORRECT ANSWER: I hinted at this one last week; Chico Resch and the New York Islanders came back from a 3-0 series deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in their 1975 series. Ed Westfall scored on...Gary Inness.

BONUS QUESTION: Name the first goaltender to be selected in the history of the National Hockey League amateur draft.
CORRECT ANSWER: The answer I was looking for was Hall-of-Famer Ken Dryden, selected, in 1964, 14th overall by the Boston Bruins. The first goaltender to be drafted in a "universal" amateur draft was Jim Rutherford, taken tenth overall by the Red Wings in 1969.

GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FIVE WEEK TWENTY-SIX (Answers due 10pm MDT 4/23/99):
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Gretzky recently tallied his 1072nd professional goal, including postseason, to eclipse Gordie Howe as hockey's all-time leading scorer. Name the goaltender who gave up this mark.
CORRECT ANSWER: On March 29, 1999, the New York Islanders' Wade Flaherty gave up Gretzky's goal, in a 2-1 Rangers victory.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: In 1981, Gretzky took home his second (of eight) consecutive Hart Trophy as the National Hockey League's most valuable player. However, he did not win the Lester Pearson trophy, the equivalent award given by the NHLPA; instead the Pearson Trophy went to a netminder. Name the goaltender who beat Gretzky for this award.
CORRECT ANSWER: Mike Liut, then with the St. Louis Blues.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Gretzky has scored five goals in a game a number of times; two of those times the same opposing goaltender was involved. Name this "lucky" netminder.
CORRECT ANSWER: This goes to show you that you should never upset Wayne, because the answer to this question is also Mike Liut. On February 8, 1981, Gretzky tallied three against Liut and two against Ed Staniowski. On December 15, 1984, Liut gave up one, with Rick Wamsley surrendering the other four. Wayne did reasonably well in Pearson voting after that, as well.

BONUS QUESTION: In the 1983 N.H.L. All-Star Game, Gretzky tallied four goals in the third period, still the record for most All-Star Game goals in a period (and tied for the most in one game!) Name the goaltender(s) who gave up Gretzky's four goals.
CORRECT ANSWER: The Flyers' Pelle Lindbergh gave up Gretzky's four third-period goals. Playing on a line with teammates Mark Messier and Jari Kurri, Gretzky was double-shifted by Campbell Conference coach Roger Neilson, setting the (at the time) record for most goals in one game.

GOALTENDER TRIVIA YEAR FIVE WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN (Answers due 10pm MDT 4/30/99):
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Terry Sawchuk holds the all-time National Hockey League record for career victories, with 447. Name the goaltender who holds the corresponding record for losses, with 353.
CORRECT ANSWER:Lorne "Gump" Worsley, who finished with precisely one more loss than Gilles Meloche; both played for a long time, and both are well-remembered for their North Stars days.

THREE-POINT QUESTION: In 1988, this U.S. collegiate goaltender became the first defending Hobey Baker award-winner to return for another season in the college ranks. Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Robb Stauber, of the University of Minnesota. Stauber's next (and last) season at the UM was also very good (26-8-0, 2.43 GAA), but his NHL career was not as good as many predicted. He was, however, once traded for Grant Fuhr.

FIVE-POINT QUESTION: In the 1983 All-Star Game where Gretzky netted four third-period goals (see last week's questions), one of the Campbell Conference goaltenders was the odds-on favourite to win the MVP before Wayne's outburst. What makes this story more interesting is that this goaltender was only on the roster because of an injury, and the fact that each team had to be represented. Name this netminder.
CORRECT ANSWER: John Garrett, who had been traded from Quebec to the Vancouver Canucks the previous Friday, filled in for the injured Richard Brodeur and nearly won the $14,000 sports car that goes to the MVP. Said Calgary's Lanny McDonald after the game: "I think John was up to the glove compartment, a horn and two tired when Mr. Gretzky took over."

BONUS QUESTION: On October 10, 1979, Quebec's Real Cloutier, in his first National Hockey League game, scored all three of his team's goals in a 5-3 defeat. Name the goaltender who allowed Cloutier's goals.
CORRECT ANSWER: Atlanta's Daniel Bouchard. Cloutier had an advantage that many NHL rookies cannot indulge in - he had already competed for five seasons in the World Hockey Association.