DECEMBER 1995/JANUARY 1996 TOP TEN:

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

OCTOBER 1995 TRIVIA QUESTIONS

  • December 4, 1995 (Answers due 10pm MST 12/08/95):
    ONE-POINT QUESTION: This King almost single-handedly led the Vancouver Canucks to their first Stanley Cup Final in team history.
    CORRECT ANSWER: "King" Richard Brodeur (40) backstopped the Canucks to their first Stanley Cup final, in 1981-82, where they were swept by the New York Islanders.
    INCORRECT ANSWERS: Kirk McLean (4), Kelly Hrudey (1), Gary Smith (1).

    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).


  • December 11, 1995 (Answers due 10pm MST 12/15/95):
    ONE-POINT QUESTION: This current goaltender suffered from Eosinophilic Myalgia Syndrome (EMS) early in his N.H.L. career; his subsequent recovery earned him the Masterton Trophy.
    CORRECT ANSWER: Mark Fitzpatrick (39) developed EMS in 1990 after a reaction to a vitamin supplement. He returned six months later, and was awarded the Bill Masterton trophy in 1992.
    INCORRECT ANSWERS: Tom Barrasso (2), Grant Fuhr, Ron Hextall, Kelly Hrudey, John Vanbiesbrouck.

    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.


  • January 15, 1996 (Answers due 10pm MST 01/19/96):
    ONE-POINT QUESTION: Of the goaltenders selected to play in Saturday's N.H.L. All-Star Game, name the one who has played in the greatest number of previous N.H.L. All-Star Games.
    CORRECT ANSWER: Last night, Ed Belfour (24) of the Chicago Blackhawks played in his third all-star game.
    INCORRECT ANSWERS: Patrick Roy (4), John Vanbiesbrouck (2), Felix Potvin (1).

    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).


  • January 22, 1996 (Answers due 10pm MST 02/02/96):
    ONE-POINT QUESTION: This goaltender made his first N.H.L. start this season, and promptly shut out the Chicago Blackhawks three to nothing. Name him.
    CORRECT ANSWER: Kevin Hodson (30) of the Detroit Red Wings.
    INCORRECT ANSWERS: Chris Osgood.

    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!


  • January 29, 1996 (Answers due 10pm MST 02/02/96):
    ONE-POINT QUESTION: This goaltender's N.H.L. debut came in an exhibition versus the St. Louis Blues on September 23, 1992. Jeff Brown and Brendan Shanahan of the Blues scored goals, and Wendell Young came in to start the second period with the score tied at two. Name this goaltender.
    CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, it was Manon Rheaume (25), the femme phenom, whois still yearning for a taste of regular season N.H.L. action.
    INCORRECT ANSWERS: Guy Hebert, Pat Jablonski, Curtis Joseph, Frank Pietrangelo, Derek Wilkinson.

    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.