Paul Branchaud 47 points Liam Maguire 43 points John Santore 36 points Jason Small 29 points Cameron Thin 25 points Norm Szcyrek 21 points Steve Shikaze 20 points Paul Kobylarz 19 points Ravi Ramkissoonsingh 18 points Scott Surgent 18 points
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Name both goaltenders who were, at the beginning of
the current N.H.L. season, tied for N.H.L. shutouts by active goaltenders.
CORRECT ANSWER: At 28 apiece, Colorado's Patrick Roy and Chicago's Ed
Belfour (17) were tied for the most shutouts by an active goaltender. Roy now
leads with 29.
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Andy Moog/Patrick Roy (4), Grant Fuhr/Patrick Roy
(3), Patrick Roy/John Vanbiesbrouck (2), Tom Barrasso/Grant Fuhr (1),
Don Beaupre/Andy Moog (1), Don Beaupre/Patrick Roy (1),
Ed Belfour/Andy Moog (1), Grant Fuhr/Kirk McLean (1),
Ron Hextall/Patrick Roy (1).
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Name the opposing netminder when, on December 12,
1970, Orland Kurtenbach recorded the first hat trick in Canucks' history.
CORRECT ANSWER: Ironically, it was Gary "Suitcase" Smith (6), who later
would star for the Canucks in goal, who yielded the Canucks' first franchise
hat trick, in a 5-2 California loss.
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Rogatien Vachon (3), Tony Esposito (2), Glenn Hall
(2), Gilles Meloche (2), Gump Worsley (2), Les Binkley (1), Bob Champoux (1),
Roger Crozier (1), Denis DeJordy (1), Gerry Desjardins (1), Dave Dryden (1),
Ken Dryden (1), Marv Edwards (1), Ed Giacomin (1), Paul Hoganson (1),
Cesare Maniago (1), Terry Sawchuk (1), Ernie Wakely (1).
TWO-POINT QUESTION: In 1979, this goaltender cut the face out of a Greg
Harrison mask to create the first hybrid mask/cage combo, the type
still in use today.
CORRECT ANSWER: Dave Dryden (11), brother of Ken, was the first goaltender to wear what is now the
standard for goaltenders' masks.
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Mike Palmateer (4), Gilles Gratton (3), Don Beaupre
(2), Gerry Cheevers (2), John Davidson (2), Tony Esposito (2), Mike Liut (2),
Gilles Meloche (2), Pete Peeters (2), Billy Smith (2), Don Edwards, Glen
Hanlon, Michel Larocque, Mario Lessard, Glenn Resch, Rick Wamsley.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: This Czech netminder shut out Team Canada in the
1976 Canada Cup 1-0, the only loss for the Canadians.
CORRECT ANSWER: Vladimir Druzilla ( )was the Czechoslovakian
goaltender who blanked the Canadians in the 1976 Canada Cup.
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Jiri Crha (5), Jiri Holicek (3), Jiri Hridma (2),
Vladislav Tretiak (2), Vaclav Havel, Milan Hnilicka, Marcus Ketterer.
TWO-POINT QUESTION: Which goaltender has played in the greatest
number of N.H.L. All-Star games over the course of his career?
CORRECT ANSWER: Glenn Hall (11), also primarily
of the Blackhawks, played in 13 All-Star games between 1956 and 1969.
Terry Sawchuk (6) was second with eleven.
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Jacques Plante (5),
Patrick Roy (3), Bernie Parent
(2), Gerry Cheevers (2), Ken
Dryden (1), Tony Esposito (1), Grant Fuhr (1), Pete Peeters
(1).
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Which goaltender has played in the greatest
number of consecutive N.H.L. All-Star games?
CORRECT ANSWER: Glenn Hall (6) played in nine
consecutive All-Star contests between 1960 and 1969. This question threw off a
lot of people because they didn't realize that there was no game in 1966.
Terry Sawchuk (5) was second with seven (50-56).
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Patrick Roy (8), Ken Dryden (7), Jacques Plante
(4), Grant Fuhr (2), Bill
Durnan (1), Ed Giacomin (1).
TWO-POINT QUESTION: In the Washington Capitals' first season, name the
goaltender who played in the most games.
CORRECT ANSWER: After one season with the Maple Leafs, Ron Low (16)
played 48 of the Capitals' games in 1974-75, recording a dismal goals against
average of 5.45.
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Roger Crozier 2, Bernie Wolfe 2, Jim Bedard, Al
Jensen, Mike Liut, Gary Smith, Wayne Stephenson, Rogatien Vachon.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION: Conn Smythe came across this goaltender in the
Detroit Red Wings' farm system while in the process of scouting another Detroit
prospect (Earl Dickinson).
CORRECT ANSWER: It was in an I.H.L. game in 1935-36 in which Conn Smythe
found his goaltender for the next fifteen years, Walter "Turk" Broda (12).
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Terry Sawchuk 7, Johnny Bower 2, Glenn Hall, Frank
McCool, Jacques Plante, Al Rollins.
EIGHT-POINT BONUS: Find the link that bonds these three goaltenders!
CORRECT ANSWER: All three were born in the province of Manitoba!
TWO-POINT QUESTION:
This goaltender recorded his first career N.H.L.
shutout, yet was not allowed initially to keep the puck. Who was he, and
why was he denied his memento?
CORRECT ANSWER: Corey Hirsch (20) of the Vancouver Canucks, who shut out
the Boston Bruins prior to the All-Star break, was not allowed to keep his puck
due to the fact that FOX television wanted to dissect it and inspect the inner
workings of "Foxtrak" (Dumb idea, if you ask me). Reports I've heard indicate
that teammate Russ Courtnall kept another puck from the game, and gave it to
Corey a few days later.
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Sean Burke, Wade Flaherty, Grant Fuhr, Pat Jablonski,
Rick Knickle, Corey Schwab.
FIVE-POINT QUESTION:
Name the Soviet National team goaltender whom Vladislav Tretiak replaced in the
early 1970's
CORRECT ANSWER: During the summer of 1971, Tretiak replaceed Viktor
Konovalenko (6) as the starting goaltender for the Soviet team.
INCORRECT ANSWERS: Vladimir Myshkin (4), Venianmin Aleksandrov,
Vladimir Druzilla, Mikhail Shtalenkov, Boris Yeltsin.