1. Tom Mascioli 52
2. Kevin Cameron 47
Bryan McCready 47
4. Mark Calandra 42
5. Pete Hibbard 39
6. Kevin Belobaba 37
Roger Maynard 37
8. Chris Polehoykie 22
9. Ellis Kenkim 19
10. Simon Jean 15
TWO-POINT QUESTION: The single-season National Hockey League record
for wins in a single postseason is sixteen; due to the nature of
the event, this record is shared by many goaltenders. Which
goaltender initially set this record?
CORRECT ANSWER: In the spring of 1988, Edmonton's Grant Fuhr went
an incredible 16-2 as the Oilers stormed through the Stanley Cup
playoffs (in Wayne Gretzky's last hurrah with the club).
THREE-POINT QUESTION: Vancouver's Roberto Luongo has shut out his
last three National Hockey League opponents. Prior to Luongo, name
the last NHL netminder to record three consecutive shutouts.
CORRECT ANSWER: Ilya Bryzgalov performed the feat in the 2006 Stanley
Cup playoffs, turning aside Calgary in the deciding series game
before thwarting Colorado in the first two games of their match. The
last in the regular season? That would be Brian Boucher, in the last
three games of his five-game shutout streak.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: When Don Beaupre went down with a groin injury
in the 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs, name the radio colour commentator
who suddently found himself as a National Hockey League goaltender.
CORRECT ANSWER: Shawn Simpson. Quoting Christine Brennan in the
Washington Post: "Radio color commentator Shawn Simpson was halfway
through a broadcast of last night's (4/23/1990) Baltimore Skipjacks
game at Baltimore Arena when a breathless man came up to him and
said, "Pack your gear, hop in the car and get down to Washington
right away." Simpson's night as a broadcaster was over. He was
about to become the Washington Capitals' backup goaltender.
When Don Beaupre went out with a groin injury in the opening minutes of last night's playoff game, the Capitals quickly called their farm team in Baltimore and asked for an available goaltender. Simpson, 21, Baltimore's third-string goaltender - who is so available he sits in the broadcast booth - was ready and willing. He arrived at Capital Centre between the second and third periods. He found a jersey waiting for him - No. 30, with his last name on the back.
"You always dream about something like this happening," said Simpson, who has spent six years in the minors [sic]. "Does this count toward my pension?"
PICTORAL QUESTION: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: Ron Tugnutt. This is from a print advertisement
for the Poulan PRO lawnmower which ran in magazines in early 1992.
If you're wondering what the connection is, here's an excerpt from
the text: "Ron Tugnutt, National Hockey League goalie can't afford to
let too many things get past him...that's why he mows his lawn with a
Poulan PRO." Yeah, I don't get it, either.
TWO-POINT QUESTION: While this goaltender sat out a full season in
order to work as a law clerk, his National Hockey League team set a
single-season club record for most regular-season goals allowed.
Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: Naturally, this man is the great Ken Dryden, whose
Canadiens gave up 240 goals against in his 1973-74 absence,
culminating in a first-round defeat in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: When this National Hockey League goaltender
managed to injure both of his knees on the same play, his coach
(Harry Neale) was asked if he had ever seen that before, and he
remarked, "No, I never have. It's pretty good, too, because the NHL
record is three." Who was the goaltender?
CORRECT ANSWER: Curt Ridley, who played his final ten Vancouver
Canuck games during Neale's rookie coaching campaign before being
sold off to Toronto.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: This National Hockey League goaltender was the
older half of the first father-son combination in league history.
Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: The question is a bit ambiguous, so let me start
with the answer I was hoping for (which you may have been able to
infer from the way I phrased the question). Bert Lindsay and his
more-famous son Ted were the first father-son combination in NHL
history. The first combination in which both were goaltenders?
That would be Sam LoPresti and his son, Pete.
Complicating matters, a few sites - including the Legends of Hockey site, list Leo Reise Sr. and Leo Reise Jr. as the first father-son combination in NHL history. This is quickly dismissed by noting the first seasons of the sons.
PICTORAL QUESTION: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: Patiently waiting out yet another of the many
1970s-era brawls, Washington Capitals netminder Wayne Stephenson
takes a breather.
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Through December 15, name the goaltender who has
started each of his team's 2007-08 regular season National Hockey
League games.
CORRECT ANSWER: Evgeni Nabokov of the San Jose Sharks. The streak is
still active at the present time.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: Although he was expected to carry the load
for Canada in the 1984 Canada Cup, Grant Fuhr succumbed to a knee
injury in the team's 4-4 tie against the United States and was
forced from the tournament. Who was subsequently added to the
roster?
CORRECT ANSWER: Rejean Lemelin was added to Canada's roster after the
September 3 game. Pete Peeters carried much of the load the rest of
the way for the Canadians, although Lemelin was vital, subbing in for
Peeters after Sweden got within one goal in the third period of the
final game.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Name the man who was the first goaltender in
league history to be drafted in the National Hockey League entry
draft, and then start the following season with the club who
selected him.
CORRECT ANSWER: In 1972-73, new Pittsburgh draftee Denis Herron made
the Penguins out of training camp, and started the team's third game
of the year (a 5-2 win over California). He was sent to Hershey of
the AHL later in the season (which is why the Blues' John Davidson is
the first goaltender to be drafted and then spend his entire rookie
professional season in the National Hockey League).
PICTORAL QUESTION: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: Marc Denis, of the QMJHL Chicoutimi Sagneneens. I
believe that this photograph is taken from the 1997 Memorial Cup
tournament.
TWO-POINT QUESTION: For this goaltender's autobiography, released in
October of 2006, all photographs were taken by his father. Name him.
CORRECT ANSWER: The book "Brodeur: Beyond the Crease" was written by
the New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur, with photographs from
father Denis. A longtime photographer for the Montreal Canadiens,
the elder Brodeur was an outstanding goaltender in his own right,
winning a bronze medal at the 1956 Olympics with Team Canada.
THREE-POINT QUESTION: Recently, the (NFL) Washington Redskins' Sean
Taylor became just the second player in the history of the four major
North American team sports to be selected posthumously to his league's
All-Star Game. Which National Hockey League goaltender was the first?
CORRECT ANSWER: Pelle Lindbergh, the star Philadephia netminder who
was killed tragically in November of 1985, was voted to the Wales
Conference's starting lineup for the 1986 all-star game. Teammate
Bob Froese played in his place, earning the win in a 4-3 overtime
victory.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Washington Capitals centre David Steckel scored
his first three National Hockey League goals in three different games
against three different goaltenders. Although this is not unusual,
what (obvious) feature do the goaltenders have in common that makes
Steckel's feat unique?
CORRECT ANSWER: Steckel's three goals were scored against Marc Denis,
Johan Holmqvist and Karri Ramo, all goaltenders for the Tampa Bay
Lightning franchise. This is the first time in league history that
a player's first three goals have come in three different games
against three different goaltenders from the same franchise.
PICTORAL QUESTION: Name the following goaltender:
CORRECT ANSWER: John Ross Roach, an underrated netminder from
the National Hockey League's formative years, here at the end of
his career with the Detroit Red Wings.