Quick quiz - hockey players and teams - Brief Article

Hockey Digest, April, 2002

1. Carolina's Ron Francis recently became the fifth player to join the 500-goal, 1,000-point club. Can you name the other players in this elite clique?

2. What goalie played the most games in the calendar year 2001?

3. Of the 525,600 minutes in the calendar year 2001, what goalie spent an NHL-best 4,392 of them on the ice?

4. The Blackhawks' Steve Sullivan was named the NHL's player of the month for December. Who was the last Chicago player to receive player of the month honors?

5. According to the Web site Lycos, which NHL player was searched for the most often on the Internet in 2001?

6. This season's All-Star Game pitted Scotty Bowman coaching the World team against Pat Quinn's North America team. How many times previous to this season have these two coaching legends squared off in All-Star competition?

7. True or false: At this season's midpoint, the New York Islanders had already matched their victory total for the 2000-01 season.

8. Which of the following players did not make his first appearance in the All-Star Game this season: Ed Jovanovski, Jarome Iginla, Joe Thornton, or Eric Daze?

9. Which of the following players did not make his 10th appearance in the All-Star Game this season: Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic, Brian Leetch, or Patrick Roy?

10. Where will the 2003 NHL All-Star Game be played?

QUICK QUIZ ANSWERS

1. Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Mark Messier, and Marcel Dionne 2. Chicago's Jocelyn Thibault with 75. a. New Jersey's Martin Brodeur. 4. Ed Belfour in December 1993. 5. Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux. 6. Twice, 2000 and 1982. 7. True. 8. Jovanovski. 9. Leetch. 10. Sunrise, Fla., the home of the Panthers. Caption: Luc Robitaille and Bobby Hull.