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Hockey Hall of Fame
NAQT You Gotta Know These Hockey Hall-of-Famers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Wayne Gretzky's nickname? | “The Great One”. |
| What record does Wayne Gretzky hold or share 61 of? | NHL records. |
| How many career goals does Wayne Gretzky have? | (894) |
| How many career assists does Wayne Gretzky have? | (1,963) |
| How many career points does Wayne Gretzky have? | (2,857) |
| How many Art Ross Trophies did Wayne Gretzky win? | Ten. |
| How many Hart Trophies did Wayne Gretzky win? | Nine. |
| What was retired league-wide in honor of Wayne Gretzky? | His |
| How many Stanley Cups did Wayne Gretzky win with Edmonton? | Four. |
| When did a major trade send Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles? | In 1988. |
| When did Wayne Gretzky finish his career with the New York Rangers? | In 1999. |
| What was Gordie Howe's nickname? | “Mr. Hockey”. |
| What was a “Gordie Howe hat trick” joked to consist of? | A goal, an assist, and a fight. |
| How many Art Ross Trophies did Gordie Howe win? | Six. |
| How many seasons did Gordie Howe play with the Detroit Red Wings? | 26 seasons. |
| When did Gordie Howe retire from the Red Wings? | In 1971. |
| Which league did Gordie Howe return to after his retirement? | The WHA. |
| Which team did Gordie Howe play with his sons on? | The Houston Aeros. |
| How old was Gordie Howe in his last NHL season? | 52. |
| Which team did Gordie Howe finish his career with in 1980? | The Hartford Whalers. |
| What was Mario Lemieux's nickname? | “Super Mario”. |
| When did Mario Lemieux score his first NHL goal? | On the first shift of his first game, against Boston in 1984. |
| How many consecutive Stanley Cups did Mario Lemieux lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to? | Consecutive Stanley Cups in 1991–1992. |
| What disease did Mario Lemieux have a bout with? | Hodgkin’s disease. |
| When did Mario Lemieux return to lead the NHL in scoring? | In 1995–1996 and 1996–1997. |
| How did Mario Lemieux help bail the Penguins out of bankruptcy? | By becoming the lead owner of the team in 1999. |
| What position did Bobby Orr revolutionize? | Defenseman. |
| Who was the first blue-liner to win the Art Ross Trophy? | Bobby Orr. |
| What four trophies did Bobby Orr win in the same season (1969–1970)? | Norris, Hart, Conn Smythe, and Art Ross Trophies. |
| What did Bobby Orr lead the Bruins to in 1969–1970? | Their first Stanley Cup in three decades. |
| What was Bobby Orr's highest ± rating ever for a single season? | +124 in 1970–1971. |
| How many straight Norris Trophies did Bobby Orr win? | Eight straight, from 1968–1975. |
| Why did Bobby Orr retire early? | Bad knees. |
| What was Maurice Richard's nickname? | “The Rocket”. |
| Who was the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a single season? | Maurice Richard. |
| When did Maurice Richard score 50 goals in a single season? | In 1944–1945. |
| Who was the first NHL player to score 500 goals in a career? | Maurice Richard. |
| How many Stanley Cups did Maurice Richard win? | Eight. |
| What event did Maurice Richard's suspension lead to in 1955? | “The Richard Riot”. |
| Who quelled the Richard Riot? | An appeal by Richard for peace. |
| What did sociologists credit the Richard Riot with contributing to? | The rise of the Quebec independence movement. |
| What trophy did the NHL begin awarding in 1999? | The Rocket Richard Trophy. |
| What are the criteria for the Rocket Richard Trophy? | The league’s top regular-season goal scorer. |
| What was Terry Sawchuk's nickname? | “Ukey”. |
| How many games did Terry Sawchuk play? | (971) |
| How many games did Terry Sawchuk win? | (447) |
| How many shutouts did Terry Sawchuk record? | (103) |
| How many straight wins did Terry Sawchuk record in the 1952 playoffs for Detroit? | Eight, including four shutouts. |
| How many Vezina Trophies did Terry Sawchuk win? | Five. |
| What was the criteria for the Vezina Trophy during Sawchuk's era? | Lowest team GAA. |
| What trophy did Terry Sawchuk win as NHL rookie of the year? | The Calder Trophy, in 1950–1951. |
| How did Terry Sawchuk die? | In a household accident in 1970. |
| Where did Ken Dryden play college hockey? | Cornell University. |
| When did Ken Dryden join the Montreal Canadiens organization? | 1970. |
| Which trophy did Ken Dryden win in the 1970–1971 playoffs? | Conn Smythe Trophy. |
| Which trophy did Ken Dryden win in the 1971–1972 season? | Calder Trophy. |
| Who served as Canada's goalies during the 1972 Summit Series with the USSR? | Ken Dryden and Tony Esposito. |
| Why did Ken Dryden sit out the 1973–1974 season? | A contract dispute. |
| What did Ken Dryden work as during his contract dispute? | A legal clerk. |
| Where did Ken Dryden obtain his law degree? | McGill. |
| What position does Ken Dryden currently hold? | President of the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| What is Vladislav Tretiak's distinction regarding the Hockey Hall of Fame? | He is the first Russian player in the Hall of Fame. |
| When did Vladislav Tretiak come to North American prominence? | When he starred in the 1972 Summit Series. |
| How many times was Vladislav Tretiak a World Champion? | Ten times. |
| How many gold medals did Vladislav Tretiak win? | Three (1972, 1976, and 1984). |
| What is considered part of the reason the U.S. won gold in the 1980 Olympics? | The decision to pull Tretiak after the first period of the U.S./USSR game. |
| Which team did Vladislav Tretiak play for? | CSKA Moscow (Central Red Army) for 15 years. |
| What was Vladislav Tretiak's job after retiring? | Goaltending coach for the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| What was Bobby Hull's nickname? | “The Golden Jet”. |
| Which team was Bobby Hull the star of in the 1960s? | The Chicago Blackhawks. |
| How many Art Ross Trophies did Bobby Hull win? | Three. |
| How many times did Bobby Hull lead the NHL in goals? | Seven times. |
| When did Bobby Hull defect to the WHA’s Winnipeg Jets? | In June 1972. |
| How many WHA teams merged with the NHL in 1978–1979? | Four. |
| What is unique about Bobby and Brett Hull? | They are the only father-son combination to score 500 goals each in NHL history. |
| What was Eddie Shore's nickname? | “The Edmonton Express”. |
| What did Eddie Shore embody, as stated in the film Slap Shot? | “Old-Time Hockey”. |
| Which team did Eddie Shore play for as a blue-liner? | The Boston Bruins. |
| How many of nine years during the 1930s was Eddie Shore named a first-team NHL All-Star? | Eight years. |
| What is Eddie Shore the only defenseman to win four of? | Hart Trophies as NHL MVP. |
| What did Eddie Shore go on to be after his playing career? | The owner/GM of the AHL’s Springfield Indians. |
| What is now considered hockey lore regarding Eddie Shore? | Anecdotes about his stingy ways. |