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Post by CrocRob on Dec 15, 2009 14:45:38 GMT -5
If that's the kind of list you wanted ... you forgot the obvious one ... Saku Koivu returned for the last 3 games of the season when he came back from cancer... You know how I did it? I just picked a guy randomly from the all-time roster, checked his stats, and then just kept randomly picking guys that figured in the "Some Teammates" section ;D After 13, I got bored too, lol! So I never got to Saku... A game I played a few days ago was to pick a guy on the current roster who was just signed/acquired (i.e. Moen/MAB) and see how many clicks it took through "some teammates" to get back to the first Habs team. edit: My best was 15 teammates I think. Independent of the game above, the shortest connecting series of players (connecting players must be teammates in final season) I found that covers every season of the Habs goes: 1. Jack Laviolette (09-10 to 17-18) 2. Newsy Lalonge (17-18 to 21-22) 3. Sprague Cleghorn (21-22 to 24-25) 4. Aurel Joliat (24-25 to 37-38) 5. Toe Blake (37-38 to 47-48) 6. Doug Harvey (47-48 to 60-61) 7. Henri Richard (60-61 to 74-75) 8. Bob Gainey (74-75 to 88-89) 9. Patrick Roy (88-89 to 95-96) 10. Saku Koivu (95-96 to 08-09) 11. Andrei Markov (08-09 to current) Let's see if anyone can do better! |
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Post by blny on Dec 15, 2009 17:03:48 GMT -5
Skilly, without searching, the NHL record belongs to Grant Fuhr I believe. Would come from his days in Edmonton. As for the Habs record for a season, unsure. I'll have to dig.
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 15, 2009 20:45:27 GMT -5
Here is an easy one .... This day in history. On this date in 1971, Ken Dryden recorded his 3 assist to tie the NHL mark. What goalie holds the Habs record for most points in a season? How many? Bonus. Who holds the NHL record? How many? Patrick Roy! And I didn't have to look that up. It was 6 (1988-89) [and I had to look that up  ] Skilly, without searching, the NHL record belongs to Grant Fuhr I believe. Would come from his days in Edmonton. As for the Habs record for a season, unsure. I'll have to dig. The site I checked agrees with you and it was 14 (1983-84). |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 15, 2009 21:06:12 GMT -5
Trivia question:
What two NHL records were broken, by the Habs, in 1968-69?
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Post by Skilly on Dec 15, 2009 22:00:23 GMT -5
Trivia question:What two NHL records were broken, by the Habs, in 1968-69? I am really not sure ... but will guess most wins and most points? |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 16, 2009 6:43:33 GMT -5
Trivia question:What two NHL records were broken, by the Habs, in 1968-69? I am really not sure ... but will guess most wins and most points? Yes. Now you guys see why I prefer the obscure questions? Because Skilly can't get them that easily. If it's a stat, Skilly knows it or knows exactly where to find it 46 wins, which broke the Habs record set in 1955-56 103 points, which broke the Detroit record of 101 set in 1950-51 Trivia question:Name the players who made up the Grumpy Old Men line and the Aspirin line. |
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Post by franko on Dec 16, 2009 7:01:54 GMT -5
Name the players who made up the Grumpy Old Men line BC, CO, HA [far right wing] oh, you mean Habs |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 16, 2009 7:25:02 GMT -5
I am really not sure ... but will guess most wins and most points? Yes. Now you guys see why I prefer the obscure questions? Because Skilly can't get them that easily. If it's a stat, Skilly knows it or knows exactly where to find it 46 wins, which broke the Habs record set in 1955-56 103 points, which broke the Detroit record of 101 set in 1950-51 Trivia question:Name the players who made up the Grumpy Old Men line and the Aspirin line. The Grumpy Old Men Line is easy - Kirk Muller - John MacLean - Mike Keane The Aspirin Line was coined by a poster here and I believe it was .... Alex Tanguay - Saku Koivu - Alex Kovalev |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 16, 2009 9:27:45 GMT -5
The Grumpy Old Men Line is easy - Kirk Muller - John MacLean - Mike Keane The Aspirin Line was coined by a poster here and I believe it was .... Alex Tanguay - Saku Koivu - Alex Kovalev Yup. Going to try and be more obscure... Trivia question:What former Hab is from Gavle? And what's he up to now? |
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Post by franko on Dec 16, 2009 10:47:22 GMT -5
Mats Naslund? . . . is he still GM of the Swedish Olympic team?
[confession: I had to look up where Gavle is]
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Post by Skilly on Dec 16, 2009 11:56:07 GMT -5
The Grumpy Old Men Line is easy - Kirk Muller - John MacLean - Mike Keane The Aspirin Line was coined by a poster here and I believe it was .... Alex Tanguay - Saku Koivu - Alex Kovalev Yup. Going to try and be more obscure... Trivia question:What former Hab is from Gavle? And what's he up to now? OK .. I take "from" to mean born and not "live there" ... Naslund and Dahlin were both born in Timra. Carnback was born in Goteburg ... Andreas Dackell was born in Gavle and currently plays for Brynas IF Gavle |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 16, 2009 12:20:10 GMT -5
Name the players who made up the Grumpy Old Men line BC, CO, HA [far right wing] oh, you mean HabsI just now saw this! You are very funny, mon ami ;D |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 16, 2009 12:48:50 GMT -5
Yup. Going to try and be more obscure... Trivia question:What former Hab is from Gavle? And what's he up to now? OK .. I take "from" to mean born and not "live there" ... Naslund and Dahlin were both born in Timra. Carnback was born in Goteburg ... Andreas Dackell was born in Gavle and currently plays for Brynas IF Gavle Good grief man, is there no question you don't have the answer to  More on Dackell: Traded to Montreal by Ottawa for Montreal's 8th round choice (Neil Petruic) in 2001 Entry Draft, June 24, 2001. Played 3 seasons with us and ended up with 26-44 (70 pts) in 212 games. *** Ok, this as obscure as I can get without going on and on about my fave Habs players Trivia question:Who credits his play this year to a summer chat? And who did he talk to? |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 16, 2009 13:17:37 GMT -5
OK .. I take "from" to mean born and not "live there" ... Naslund and Dahlin were both born in Timra. Carnback was born in Goteburg ... Andreas Dackell was born in Gavle and currently plays for Brynas IF Gavle Good grief man, is there no question you don't have the answer to More on Dackell: Traded to Montreal by Ottawa for Montreal's 8th round choice (Neil Petruic) in 2001 Entry Draft, June 24, 2001. Played 3 seasons with us and ended up with 26-44 (70 pts) in 212 games. *** Ok, this as obscure as I can get without going on and on about my fave Habs players Trivia question:Who credits his play this year to a summer chat? And who did he talk to? I have read or heard this on a broadcast this year .... I know the answer is Tomas Plekanec. And I think he spoke to Alex Kovalev, and Kovalev told him something about how inspired he got when he was left off the Olympic team to prove people wrong ... and he told Pleky to not worry about the Olympics but to just play his game..... So I am not sure if this is who you mean ... I did a quick google search and found this about Plekanec ... Plekanec's light went on during the offseason, when he said he worked to rebuild the confidence he could feel slipping away by the shift last year.
"I got myself into a hole on the mental side of the game," he said. "Through the summer I talked to some people who went through this during their careers (he didn't elaborate) and it helped me a lot. The mental side doesn't come right away. I'm still working at it."
What I didn't know is that when Montreal was eliminated last year, Plekanec got up on a make-shift soap-box (on a box of pucks) and apologized to the team for his poor play ... Plekanec has always been his own worst critic. And, refreshingly, the most candid.
Seven months ago today, he stood on a makeshift platform at the team's Brossard training facility - in fact, on a box of 100 game pucks not needed for the playoffs - to dissect his club's hasty postseason exit and his own substandard performance. He'd just accepted his native Czech Republic's invitation to join their world-championship team.
"I answered that I'm not really sure if I'll be helpful," Plekanec said that afternoon. "I told them I was disappointed with the way I played (during the NHL season). I was honest with them."
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Post by Skilly on Dec 16, 2009 13:31:03 GMT -5
1) The Habs have had a player from every Canadian province. Only one from PEI. Can you name him? I won't give the answer until someone posts an answer ... still find it hard to believe there has only been one ever on the Habs
2) They have had a player born in 19 out of the 50 US States. Most of the players were born in the East, a few in the central region ... but only 2 western States have supplied the Habs with players. I didn't ask a question here, but Wasington and California are the Western US states that spawned Habs players... if anyone want I could name all 19 states
3) The have had players from 18 of the 53 European countries (If I break the UK up into 4 countries) Name the German? Much like Dany Heatley, Mikhail Grabovski was born in Deutschelund
4) The Habs have had player from 4 of the 7 continents. Name the Asian and the South American? Rod Langway was born in Taiwan, and Rick Chartraw was born in Venezuela
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 16, 2009 14:19:17 GMT -5
I know the answer is Tomas Plekanec. And I think he spoke to Alex Kovalev, and Kovalev told him something about how inspired he got when he was left off the Olympic team to prove people wrong ... and he told Pleky to not worry about the Olympics but to just play his game... You are half-way right, it is Tomas, but not Alex  The answer is out there, want to try again? I also remember reading the parts you quoted about the box o' pucks and the not being very useful to the Czech team. Poor guy, he was right down on himself... must have heard us yelling at the buses to run him over I will spend some time researching your questions after supper... and I'm out of here in 15 minutes, so no time for that now. But I will try |
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Post by habernac on Dec 16, 2009 15:16:38 GMT -5
4) The Habs have had player from 4 of the 7 continents. Name the Asian and the South American?
The South American would be Caracas, Venezuela's Rick Chartraw
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Post by CrocRob on Dec 16, 2009 16:10:47 GMT -5
3) The have had players from 18 of the 53 European countries (If I break the UK up into 4 countries) Name the German? I'm going to go ahead and guess Grabovski, who was born in Germany but as far as I've known has no German citizenship. As for the PEI question, I looked it up but I want to see if anyone actually knows the answer. |
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Post by jkr on Dec 16, 2009 16:19:37 GMT -5
Yes. Now you guys see why I prefer the obscure questions? Because Skilly can't get them that easily. If it's a stat, Skilly knows it or knows exactly where to find it 46 wins, which broke the Habs record set in 1955-56 103 points, which broke the Detroit record of 101 set in 1950-51 Trivia question:Name the players who made up the Grumpy Old Men line and the Aspirin line. The Grumpy Old Men Line is easy - Kirk Muller - John MacLean - Mike Keane Skilly, I know Mclean & Muller both played in NJ but where did they play with Keane? |
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Post by jkr on Dec 16, 2009 16:22:27 GMT -5
Good grief man, is there no question you don't have the answer to Thanks for the question though ... I was trying to remember all the Swedish players to have played for the Habs, and when I thought of Dackell, I tried to see how many Swedes played for the Habs. In my search I found out that 1) The Habs have had a player from every Canadian province. Only one from PEI. Can you name him? 2) They have had a player born in 19 out of the 50 US States. Most of the players were born in the East, a few in the central region ... but only 2 western States have supplied the Habs with players. 3) The have had players from 18 of the 53 European countries (If I break the UK up into 4 countries) Name the German? 4) The Habs have had player from 4 of the 7 continents. Name the Asian and the South American? Rod Langway was born in Taiwan. sorry, didn't see Skilly's answer above. |
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Post by habernac on Dec 16, 2009 16:50:37 GMT -5
d'oh, how could I forget Langway??!? I had Ryan Kuwabara in my head, but he didn't play any games and was born in Canada.
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Post by Skilly on Dec 16, 2009 16:57:50 GMT -5
The Grumpy Old Men Line is easy - Kirk Muller - John MacLean - Mike Keane Skilly, I know Mclean & Muller both played in NJ but where did they play with Keane? Dallas |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 16, 2009 17:04:08 GMT -5
1) The Habs have had a player from every Canadian province. Only one from PEI. Can you name him? 2) They have had a player born in 19 out of the 50 US States. Most of the players were born in the East, a few in the central region ... but only 2 western States have supplied the Habs with players. 3) The have had players from 18 of the 53 European countries (If I break the UK up into 4 countries) Name the German? 4) The Habs have had player from 4 of the 7 continents. Name the Asian and the South American? I swear to you guys I haven't looked further in the thread to see what you have been posting, honest. 1) John Chabot, Summerside (83-85, 56 regular season games + 10 playoffs first season, 11 rsg second season) 2) California -- Craig Ferguson (93-94 = 2GP, 94-95 = 1GP, 95-96 = 10GP) Washington [not D.C.] -- Wayne Hicks (63-64 = 2GP) 3) our friend Mikhail Grabovski, East Germany 4) Asian -- Rod Langway, Taiwan (78-82) South American -- Rick Chartraw, Venezuela (74-80/81 season, when he went to the LA Kings) I love discovering new sources of info [Must bookmark that site pronto!] Now off to see if my answers matched... |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 16, 2009 17:10:48 GMT -5
1) The Habs have had a player from every Canadian province. Only one from PEI. Can you name him? I won't give the answer until someone posts an answer ... still find it hard to believe there has only been one ever on the HabsHa! I kicked butt! BTW, I answered it correctly for PEI, yes? I had to laugh, you were changing your 2:31pm post as I was compiling my answers *** Still no idea who Tomas was talking to this summer? Care for a hint? |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 16, 2009 18:19:50 GMT -5
1) The Habs have had a player from every Canadian province. Only one from PEI. Can you name him? I won't give the answer until someone posts an answer ... still find it hard to believe there has only been one ever on the HabsHa! I kicked butt! BTW, I answered it correctly for PEI, yes? I had to laugh, you were changing your 2:31pm post as I was compiling my answers *** Still no idea who Tomas was talking to this summer? Care for a hint? John Chabot it is indeed ... you know all you had to do was ask for my source ...lol ********************** I know I heard this about Tomas ..... but my next guess would be Robert Lang. Only because they are both Czech, so maybe both talk in off season back home.... |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 16, 2009 19:47:34 GMT -5
Ha! I kicked butt! BTW, I answered it correctly for PEI, yes? I had to laugh, you were changing your 2:31pm post as I was compiling my answers *** Still no idea who Tomas was talking to this summer? Care for a hint? John Chabot it is indeed ... you know all you had to do was ask for my source ...lol ********************** I know I heard this about Tomas ..... but my next guess would be Robert Lang. Only because they are both Czech, so maybe both talk in off season back home.... You are getting closer. Where is Tomas from? Who do we know who is from there too? Hint: we [you and I] both like him |
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Post by OopyDoopy on Dec 16, 2009 20:31:08 GMT -5
You are half-way right, it is Tomas, but not Alex Jaromir Jagr |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 16, 2009 20:47:26 GMT -5
You are half-way right, it is Tomas, but not Alex But of course, my favourite player of all time who is not a Hab and is not currently in the NHL! Here are my sources: The Daily Hab-It dailyhab-it.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-12-05T21%3A40%3A00-05%3A00Not only that, but he was telling reporters a little while back about how he worked hard to improve the mental side of his game over the summer, and the CBC's Elliotte Friedman reports this week that Plekanec got a big pep talk from Jaromir Jagr over the summer that helped his confidence management.And Elliotte's blog: www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/2009/11/oilers_in_need_of_shakeup_plus.htmlDidn’t realize he’d totally clam up when I asked him about it in the pre-game, but Tomas Plekanec worked real hard on the mental side of his game last summer. He read some self-help books on confidence and got a pep talk from Jaromir Jagr. Jagr told him to stop beating himself up over mistakes. |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 17, 2009 8:10:03 GMT -5
But of course, my favourite player of all time who is not a Hab and is not currently in the NHL! Here are my sources: The Daily Hab-It dailyhab-it.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-12-05T21%3A40%3A00-05%3A00Not only that, but he was telling reporters a little while back about how he worked hard to improve the mental side of his game over the summer, and the CBC's Elliotte Friedman reports this week that Plekanec got a big pep talk from Jaromir Jagr over the summer that helped his confidence management.And Elliotte's blog: www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/2009/11/oilers_in_need_of_shakeup_plus.htmlDidn’t realize he’d totally clam up when I asked him about it in the pre-game, but Tomas Plekanec worked real hard on the mental side of his game last summer. He read some self-help books on confidence and got a pep talk from Jaromir Jagr. Jagr told him to stop beating himself up over mistakes.Tomas should get talking to Jaromir and get him in a Habs Jersey ..... Hey JJ, wouldn't it be cool if we could play in the NHL on the same team .... say I know, how about Montreal? |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 17, 2009 8:25:53 GMT -5
Tomas should get talking to Jaromir and get him in a Habs Jersey ..... Hey JJ, wouldn't it be cool if we could play in the NHL on the same team .... say I know, how about Montreal?I would *die* if JJ ended up playing for the Habs Trivia question:Without looking it up, who played the most regular season games last year, 2008-2009, for the Habs? And for the heck of it, out of these two players, who played more rsg: Saku Koivu or Mike Komisarek? |
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