MAY 1995 FINAL TOP TEN:

Liam Maguire            1050 pts
Corby Gilmore           985 pts
Paul Branchaud          595 pts
John Santore            485 pts
Ric Browde              425 pts
Ravi Ramkissoonsingh    400 pts
Ronald Salahub          345 pts
Scott Shigemi           300 pts
Norm Szcyrek            275 pts
Brett Wilmotte          265 pts

TOP TWENTY-FIVE, YEAR ONE:

Jonathan Braniff [Wilfrid Laurier U]    3705 pts
Kevin Gloin [University of Calgary]     3430 pts
Paul Branchaud                          2899 pts
Corby Gilmore [Carleton University]     2825 pts
Liam Maguire                            2400 pts
John Santore [Carnegie Mellon Univ.]    2339 pts
Tarry Rago [Naval Post-Graduate Sch.]   1825 pts
Scott Shigemi [Western Washington U]    1800 pts
Michael Gaal [Carnegie Mellon Univ.]    1722 pts
Scott Swartzell [Hewlett-Packard]       1680 pts
Cory Vair [U-British Columbia]          1190 pts
Mark McDonald [Wilfrid Laurier U]       1177 pts
Greg Weston [Delphi]                    1075 pts
Bri Farenell [Clarkson]                 920 pts
Norm Szcyrek [Canadian Forest Service]  890 pts
Mark Benvenga                           825 pts
Evan Reich [MIT]                        790 pts
Ari Katz [Boston University]            745 pts
Ronald Salahub                          685 pts
Paul Coughlan [Carleton University]     625 pts
Colin Buehler [Wilfrid Laurier U]       610 pts
Beni D'Amore [Boston University]        605 pts
Ravi Ramkissoonsingh [Carleton Univ]    600 pts
Ryan Ward [Carleton University]         600 pts
Jeff Kallenbach                         580 pts

MAY 1995 TRIVIA QUESTIONS

  • 05/01/95:Name the goaltender who, among goaltenders who have never played in an N.H.L. playoff game, has logged the greatest number of regular season games over his career [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: Dunc Wilson, 287 regular season games.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Liam Maguire [75pts], John Santore [50pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts], Albert Ohayon [50pts]
  • 05/02/95:Name the two goaltenders [25pts each] who have played with three N.H.L. teams over the course of one regular season.
    CORRECT ANSWER: Jim Rutherford, Greg Millen.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Philip Unwin [25pts], Liam Maguire [75pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts], Paul Kobylarz [25pts], Paul Branchaud [25pts], Ari Katz [25pts], Albert Ohayon [50pts]
  • 05/03/95:This Hall-of-Fame goaltender's [50pts] career ended in tragedy when, in a mid-season contest, a New York Ranger's stick caught him in the eye, causing him damage to the retina and a dislocated lens. At the end of the season, he announced his retirement.
    CORRECT ANSWER:     Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Norm Szcyrek [75pts], John Santore [50pts], Liam Maguire [50pts], Ronald Salahub [50pts], Gregory Motlasz [50pts], Ravi Ramkissoonsingh [50pts], Scott Shigemi [50pts], Tony Fryckberg [50pts], James Bonus [50pts], Paul Coughlan [50pts], Ron Collings [50pts], Abigail Silverman [50pts], Scott Swartzell [50pts], Mark McDonald [50pts]
  • 05/04/95:A Hall-of-Famer, this goaltender played for eight championship teams over his professional career, but only one Cup winner. Name him [50pts].

    CORRECT ANSWER: Hugh Lehman, who won his only Stanley Cup with the 1915 Vancouver Millionaires.

    CORRECT RESPONSES: Corby Gilmore [100pts]

  • 05/05/95:During a game between Montreal and New York, coach Dick Irvin tried alternating his two goaltenders at seven-minute intervals, and won the game six to nothing. Name the two goaltenders [25pts each] who participated in this experiment.
    CORRECT ANSWER: Bert Gardiner, Paul Bibeault.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Liam Maguire [75pts], Corby Gilmore [45pts]
  • 05/08/95:This goaltender, after toiling in the minors for nine years, eventually had a respectable career in both the N.H.L. and the W.H.A. When asked to describe him, Hugh Brown (The [Philadelphia] Evening Bulletin) remarked "He looks somewhat like he sounds, meaning he could pass for a near-sighted, narrow chested bird watcher." Who is he? [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: Les Binkley, Pittsburgh Penguins.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Liam Maguire [75pts], Corby Gilmore [40pts], Albert Ohayon [50pts]
  • 05/09/95:Perhaps the most famous quote from this goaltender, who toiled for thirteen long seasons in the New York area, was "Goaltending is like walking down a dark alley and never knowing when someone is going to chop you down." Name this goaltender [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: Charlie Rayner.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Liam Maguire [75pts], Paul Branchaud [45pts]
  • 05/10/95:One night, after Montreal Maroons forward Dave Trottier scored a goal (and subsequently celebrated), this goaltender, swinging his goaltender's stick "like a medieval mace," chased Trottier to center ice before he was forcibly restrained by his teammates. Name him [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: Wilf Cude.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Liam Maguire [100pts]
  • 05/11/95:When asked about the job of goaltender, this New York netminder responded: "The only job worse is a javelin catcher at a track-and-field meet." Name him [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: Gump Worsley.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Paul Branchaud [75pts], John Santore [50pts], Shane Altbaum [50pts], Scott Shigemi [50pts], Michael Gaal [50pts], Paul Kobylarz [50pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts], Norm Szcyrek [50pts], Ravi Ramkissoonsingh [50pts], Liam Maguire [50pts]
  • 05/12/95:This goaltender's N.H.L. club actually changed his last name in order to attract more of the city's Eastern European immigrant population. Name him [40pts], and the team for which his name was changed [10pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: Lorne Chabot (Chabotsky), New York Rangers.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Corby Gilmore [75pts], Liam Maguire [50pts]
  • 05/15/95:Name the goaltender who, among goaltenders with experience in the World Hockey Association, was the last to play a regular season N.H.L. game [40pts], and the team for which he played his last game [10pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER:     Mike Liut, Washington Capitals.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Paul Branchaud [75pts], Paul Kobylarz [50pts], Ronald Salahub [50pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts], Liam Maguire [50pts], Philip Unwin [50pts], Doug Deutsch [50pts], Ric Browde [50pts], Tom Pitts [50pts], Ravi Ramkissoonsingh [50pts]
  • 05/16/95:Among goaltenders who have not recorded an N.H.L. regular-season shutout, name the one who has played in the greatest number of N.H.L. regular-season games [50pts]
    CORRECT ANSWER: Jeff Hackett.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: John Santore [75pts], Liam Maguire [50pts], Richard Kwong [50pts], Ronald Salahub [45pts], Ric Browde [50pts], Scott Shigemi [50pts]
  • 05/17/95:NAme the only professional goaltender who has recorded: a regular season N.H.L. shutout, a postseason N.H.L. shutout, a regular season W.H.A. shutout, and a postseason W.H.A. shutout [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: "King" Richard Brodeur.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Corby Gilmore [75pts], Liam Maguire [50pts], Ravi Ramkissoonsingh [50pts], Ron Collings [40pts]
  • 05/18/95:This quotable goaltender once opened a restaurant in Montreal, with one of his menu specialties named after one of his former N.H.L. teams. The special was chicked salad; name the goaltender [40pts], and the team the special was named for [10pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: Gump Worsley, the salad was the (New York) "Ranger Special".
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Paul Branchaud [75pts], John Santore [10pts], Brett Wilmotte [40pts], Scott Swartzell [50pts], Liam Maguire [50pts], Ravi Ramkissoonsingh [50pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts], Ric Browde [50pts], James Bonus [50pts]
  • 05/19/95:It is generally regarded that playoff hockey is tougher than regular season hockey. In fact, over the long history of the National Hockey League, only a single goaltender has recorded more shutouts in the playoffs than in the regular season. Name him. [50pts]
    NOTE: Yes, there were two. No, I don't feel guilty - no one else noticed it either.
    CORRECT ANSWER: Steve Penney,     Ken Wregget.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Corby Gilmore [75pts], Norm Szcyrek [50pts], Liam Maguire [50pts], Ronald Salahub [50pts], Brett Wilmotte [50pts], John Santore [50pts], Scott Shigemi [50pts], Cory Vair [50pts], Ric Browde [50pts]
  • 05/22/95:This goaltender's [40pts] remarkable goaltending not only helped his team defeat its opponent for the first time in franchise history, but ended the opposing netminder's [10pts] consecutive game unbeaten streak. Name both goaltenders.
    CORRECT RESPONSES:     John Vanbiesbrouck of the Florida Panthers defeated Mike Richter of the New York Rangers, breaking Mike's team-record twenty-game undefeated streak.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Brett Wilmotte [75pts], Kelsey Hamer [50pts], John Santore [50pts], Paul Branchaud [50pts], Tarry Rago [50pts], Paul Kobylarz [50pts], James Bonus [50pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts], Lee Johnston [40pts], Aaron Polesky [50pts], Greg Weston [50pts]
  • 05/23/95:This goaltender's furious attack on Chris Chelios in Stanley Cup play warranted a twelve-game suspension to open the following season [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER:     Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers, 1989 Wales Conference Final.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Mark Benvenga [75pts], Paul Branchaud [50pts], Aaron Polesky [50pts], Bob Caissie [50pts], Norm Sczyrek [50pts], Colin Buehler [50pts], Patrick Fortier [50pts], Nelson Lu [50pts], Brett Wilmotte [50pts], James Bonus [50pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts], Lee Johnston [50pts], Dave Brodbeck [50pts], Liam Maguire [50pts], John Santore [50pts], Ravi Ramkissoonsingh [50pts], Kelsey Hamer [50pts], Ric Browde [50pts], Philip Unwin [50pts], Andre Ouellette [50pts], Ronald Salahub [50pts], Don Umbach [50pts], Scott Swartzell [50pts], Volker Koschik [50pts], Tom Pitts [50pts], Ron Collings [50pts], Scott Shigemi [50pts], Lasher [50pts], Greg Weston [50pts], Gregory Motlasz [50pts], Jim Andrews [50pts], Douglas Meloni [50pts], Abigail Silverman [50pts], Jeff Silverstein [50pts], Thomas Lawrence [50pts], Rick Serfass [50pts], Peter Gioia [50pts], Peter Peters [50pts], Doreen Camp [50pts], Michael Brown [50pts], Patrick Mulcahy [50pts], Richard Rashotte [50pts], Richard Mayo [50pts], Stephen Sevensma [50pts], Paul Mitchell [50pts], Bart Krull [50pts], Ed Cracchiola [50pts], William Telwak [50pts], Kenneth Parrish [50pts], Robert Perugini [50pts], Wayne Oleski Jr. [50pts], Cory Vair [50pts], Donald Robertson [50pts], Perry Wolkowitz [50pts], Lawrence Smith [50pts], Adam Hodkin [50pts], Sam Ciaranca [50pts], Mark Dichter [50pts], Steven Kennedy [50pts], Ivana Suchel [50pts], Dave Morin [50pts], Amy Brooks [50pts], Thomas Reidy [50pts], Derek Mattioli [50pts], Brian Boguhn [50pts], Michael Mercurio [50pts], Manfred Franzke [50pts], Jason Lenzini [50pts], Mike Gurka [50pts]
  • 05/24/95:Although the expansion draft was held in his hometown, this goaltender was not at the draft when he was selected by the team which would make him famous. Instead, he had gone out to have a sixteen-pound pike mounted and then stopped at a local driving range to practice his golf. Name him [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER:     Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers, 1967 expansion draft.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Corby Gilmore [75pts], Brett Wilmotte [50pts], Patrick Fortier [50pts], Stephan Sevensma [50pts]
  • 05/25/95:"When they elect him to the Hall of Fame," an ex-teammate once said, "they ought to send his bucket along too." Name the goaltender for whom this dubious comment was made [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: Glenn Hall.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Colin Buehler [75pts], Glenn Lechner [50pts], Paul Branchaud [50pts], James Bonus [50pts], Aaron Polesky [50pts], John Santore [50pts], Thomas Lawrence [50pts], Steven Brink [50pts], Ric Browde [50pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts], Richard Rashotte [50pts], Patrick Mulcahy [50pts], Richard Mayo [50pts], Scott Swartzell [50pts], Stephan Sevensma [50pts], Ravi Ramkissoonsingh [50pts], Andre Ouellette [50pts], Ronald Salahub [50pts], Mark Pumm [50pts], Wayne Stein [50pts], Mark Dichter [50pts], Steven Girardi [50pts], Bill Brannen [50pts], Frank Barnard [50pts], Greg Weston [50pts], Michael Addiego [50pts], Gary West [50pts], John Jelinek [50pts]
  • 05/26/95:During Gerry Cheevers' Junior A career at St. Michael's School, his coach decided that, since Gerry liked to wander far from the crease to corral loose pucks, that he would get his share of skating on the left wing. Name the opposing goaltender, who later made his own mark on the N.H.L., who shut out Cheevers in his first game as a forward [50pts].
    CORRECT ANSWER: Roger Crozier.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Ric Browde [75pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts]
  • 05/27/95:Name the two goaltenders who participated in the N.H.L. game featuring the greatest number of shots on goal by two teams (141 combined) [50pts].
    BONUS TO: Liam Maguire [25pts]
    CORRECT ANSWER: Roy Worters (Pittsburgh Pirates) versus Jake Forbes (New York Americans), December 26, 1925.
    CORRECT RESPONSES: Paul Branchaud [75pts], Corby Gilmore [50pts], Liam Maguire [50pts], Valerie Hammerl [50pts], Lee Johnston [45pts]
  • 05/28/95:Name the goaltender who was beaten nine seconds into overtime, the fastest such overtime goal in N.H.L. postseason history [50pts].

    CORRECT ANSWER: Mike Vernon of the Calgary Flames was beaten by Brian Skrudland of the Canadiens on 5/18/1986.

    CORRECT RESPONSES: Paul Branchaud [75pts], Aaron Polesky [50pts], Norm Szcyrek [50pts], John Santore [50pts], Kelsey Hamer [50pts], Volker Koschik [50pts], Ari Katz [50pts], Ric Browde [50pts], Scott Shigemi [50pts], Andre Ouellette [50pts], Stephan Sevensma [50pts], Ravi Ramkissoonsingh [50pts], Ronald Salahub [50pts], Liam Maguire [50pts], Ron Collings [50pts], Gary Ng [50pts], Lee Johnston [50pts], Andy Paquin [50pts]