Quick quiz

Hockey Digest, April, 2003

1. Since the Carolina Hurricanes franchise came into existence in 1972 as the WHA's New England Whalers, in how many different cities has the club played its home games in?

2. Which one of the following cities was not the home of a WHA team: San Diego, New Orleans, Houston, or Birmingham, Ala.?

3. What college has won the most NCAA hockey championships?

4. Where did the NCAA hold its first championship tournament in 1948?

5. What veteran defenseman made his 13th All-Star Game appearance this year, the most of any of the players selected to play in the 2003 contest?

6. True or false: Mario Lemieux led all players in total votes in this season's All-Star Game balloting?

7. Chicago's Michael Leighton recorded a shutout in his pro debut on January 8, blanking Phoenix. Who was the last goalie to net a shutout in his NHL debut?

8. What popular breakfast cereal mascot recently donned a mask and pads to play goal on the front of millions of cereal boxes?

9. What all-time NHL great was recently honored by appearing on the front of a Wheaties box?

10. True or false: In 14 years as an amateur and pro coach, Bob Hartley's teams have never missed the playoffs?

Quick Quiz Answers

1. Six (Boston, W. Springfield, Mass., Hartford, Springfield, Mass., Greensboro, N.C., and Raleigh, N.C.). 2. New Orleans. 3. The University of Michigan, nine. 4. The Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs. 5. New Jersey's Scott Stevens. 6. False, Nicklas Lidstrom got 164,568 votes to better Lemieux's 155,172. 7. Edmonton's Jussi Markkanen on November 28, 2001. 8. Frosted Flakes' Tony the Tiger. 9. Wayne Gretzky. 10. True, though now that he is at the helm of the Atlanta Thrashers, that streak is likely to end. Caption: Toronto's Robert Svehla.