Quick Quiz

Hockey Digest, Nov, 2000

1. Who was selected first overall in the 2000 NHL entry draft, in the process becoming the first goal-tender ever to be so honored?

2. True or false: Former Maple Leafs boss Howard Ballard once hired a figure skater to help teach Dave "Tiger" Williams the basic mechanics of skating?

3. Which NHL team travelled to Stockholm in September to participate in a three-team tournament?

4. Who was named MVP of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals: Martin Brodeur, Scott Stevens, Jason Arnott, or Scott Gomez?

5. Who led the NHL in power-play goals during the 1999-2000 season?

6. Who holds the record for scoring the most goals in a single WHA season: Real Cloutier, Bobby Hull, Marc Tardiff, or Gordie Howe?

7. Who was the first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in an NHL season?

8. True or false: Gary Bettman was the first NHL commissioner?

9. In the offseason, the YankeeNets consortium became majority owners of which NHL team: The New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, or Phoenix Coyotes?

10. Who holds the record for registering the most assists in a single WHA season: Real Cloutier, Andre Lacroix, Marc Tardiff, or Ulf Nilsson?

Quick Quiz Answers

1. Rick DiPietro, who was drafted by the New York Islanders.

2. True.

3. The Vancouver Canucks.

4. Scott Stevens.

5. The San Jose Shark's Owen Nolan (18).

6. Bobby Hull, who scored 77 goals in the 1974-75 season.

7. Mike Bossy, who scored 53 goals for the New York Islanders in the 1977-78 season.

8. True.

9. The New Jersey Devils.

10. Andre Lacroix, who tallied 106 assists in the 1974-75 season. Caption: Vladimir Malakhov.