Hockey Trivia Quiz # 15

Wayne Gretzky became the third player to accomplish this feat when he scored an unbelievable 50 goals in the first 39 games of the 81-82 season. He scored in Long Island to get the record that stands to this day - and will probably continue to stand until the NHL changes to soccer-sized nets if you ask me.

Ricci scored on a 4 on 3 powerplay in overtime on Oct 7, 1999. Bure got the first goal while the players were actually 4 on 4 with no players in the penalty box on Oct 13, 1999.

Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals, 1963 assists for a total of 2857 points. Edmonton, L.A., St.Louis, and New York. He won 10 Art Ross Trophies, 2 Conn Smythe Awards, 10 Hart Memorial Trophies, 5 Lady Byng Memorial Trophies, 5 Lester B. Pearson Awards 1 Lester Patrick Trophy 4 Stanley Cups. That's why he's "The Great One"!

The first recorded Cricket hat-trick was recorded in the 1870s.

Frank Nighbor also known as "The Flying Dutchman", scored 139 goals.

Played for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto. He won 1 Hart Memorial Trophy (The first player to win this award), 2 Lady Byng Trophies, 4 Stanley Cups. He scored 5 goals in his first game in 1915, and died 1966 at the age of 73.

Frank is usually in lots of pain by the end of the hockey session.

His real name was Fred Taylor. Tom Williams was from Windsor, Ontario, and played for the Rangers and Kings. Babe Pratt won the Hart Trophy in 1944, playing for the Leafs. Bill Cook was the NHL scoring leader in 1932-33, playing for the Rangers. One of the teams Fred Taylor played for was the famous Ottawa Silver Seven.

The Gaylord Entertainment Center was home to the Predators. The center held 17,000 for one of the NHL's newest teams.

Bill Masterton would only play a total of 38 games as a rookie with the Minnesota North Stars before his untimely death in 1968. During his rookie campaign, Masterton would score 4 goals and 12 assists. It appeared as though his dreams of being a full-time NHL hockey player were in perfect reach. It was on January 13, 1968, however, that Masterton's career and life would tragically end. Playing in a game against the expansion team California Seals, Masterton was checked by Larry Cahan and Ron Wilson and fell awkwardly to the ice. He would hit his head hard on the ice quickly resulting in a large loss of blood. He would end up with severe brain injuries and on January 15, 1968, Masterton would die from his injuries. There is a memorial trophy named after him in the NHL given annually to the player that has dedication, sportsmanship, and perseverance in the sport of hockey. His #19 was officially retired in 1987 by the Minnesota North Stars and his death has been used as a model to encourage all hockey players to wear helmets when playing the sport of hockey. Masterton was only 29 years old at the time of his death.

The linesmen drop the puck at all faceoffs except for those occuring at center ice. At center a referee drops the puck.