Quick quiz

Hockey Digest, March, 2003

1. Since Sports Illustrated began naming its annual "Sportsman of the Year" in 1954, only two NHL, players have received the honor. Can you name these two all-time greats?

2. If Mario Lemieux wins the scoring race this season, he will become the oldest recipient of the Art Ross Trophy in the history of the league. Who currently holds the distinction of being the oldest player ever to lead the NHL in scoring?

3. What NHL player recently joined Wayne Gretzky, Jimmy Carson, and Dale Hawerchuk as the only players to notch five or more career hat tricks before their 21st birthdays?

4. Who holds the NHL record for most seasons leading the league in goals scored?

5. True or false: Colorado Avalanche coach Tony Granato is the only U.S.-born coach in the NHL?

6. Glenn Hall appeared in seven different Stanley Cup Finals series in his career. How many times did the legendary goalie win the Cup?

7. Who is the only active goalie to have recorded three 40-win seasons?

8. What two NHL superstars were both born on October 5, 1965?

9. How many times in his storied career has Mark Messier won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer!

10. Can you name the four current players on the Avalanche who were members of Colorado's championship teams in both 1996 and 2001?

Quick Quiz Answers

1. Bobby Orr (1970) and Wayne Gretzky (1982). 2. Bill Cook, who was when he won the 1932-33 scoring race. 3. Marian Gaborik. 4. Bobby Hull (seven seasons). 5. False. Boston's Robbie Ftorek, the Islanders' Peter Laviolette, and Tampa's John Tortorella were all also born in the United States. 6 Once (1961 with the Blackhawks). 7. New Jersey's Martin Brodeur. 8. Mario Lemieux and Patrick Roy. 9. Zero. 10. Adam Foote, Peter Forsberg, Joe Sakic, and Patrick Roy.