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Post by ValkyrieNS on Nov 10, 2010 13:37:19 GMT -5
Sounds like something Kovalev would say!! Having only "known" Kovy I for the last 2.5 years, I would have to agree. Unfortunately for you, he left the Pens in 2003. Try again? Hint: American, LW |
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Post by Polarice on Nov 10, 2010 13:49:40 GMT -5
The only LW that played for the pens that I know of was LeClair....not sure on the year though.
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Nov 11, 2010 19:19:10 GMT -5
The only LW that played for the pens that I know of was LeClair....not sure on the year though. John is the correct answer! Source: Mark Moore's hockey skills book *** This question is brought to you by Franko. See if you can answer it without looking it up. I was able to, but I did require a clue... Trivia question: Who is the worst goaltender in Habs history? OK, that may be a bit subjective, so we'll ask which Habs goaltender has the worst stats in the history of the team? |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Nov 13, 2010 21:05:41 GMT -5
Hint: He's actually a starter in the NHL at the moment...
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Nov 16, 2010 12:17:27 GMT -5
Answer: nhlpa.com/Players/5810/Tomas-Vokoun4 goals in 20 minutes for a GAA of 12.0. My first guess was Mathieu Garon, but his worst with the CH was 4.37 GAA. *** Trivia question: Benoit Pouliot's penalty shot notwithstanding, when was the last time the Habs were awarded a penalty shot? And did he score?
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Nov 20, 2010 19:18:50 GMT -5
Answer: On December 16, 2008, Guillaume Latendresse was assessed a penalty shot on the Hurricanes' Cam Ward. Guillaume did score, but it was a lost cause, as the Canes won it 3-2.
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Trivia question: Which former Hab went to management to ask if his former equipment manager might be hired on?
Hint: Three (3) teams after leaving the Habs.
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Nov 22, 2010 19:52:25 GMT -5
Hint: a Battle of the Blades contestant
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Nov 26, 2010 6:15:41 GMT -5
Answer: Claude Lemieux. During his second stint with the NJ Devils in 1999-2000, Claude went to management to see if Rob McLean (who's from NS  might be hired on by the Devils organization. Rob had fine-tuned Claude's skates for 4 years while he was with the Avalanche, and he felt that he played better when Rob took care of sharpening his skates. *** Happy Birthday to Mathieu Darche! It's beyond hilarious that at 34, we call him "Old Man Darche"  Because most of us here are older than that... and I don't know about you guys, but I don't feel old ;D
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 1, 2010 10:09:47 GMT -5
Congrats to: Jaroslav Spacek, on his 800th NHL game tonight! And Roman Hamrlik, on his 1,255th NHL game tonight -- and let's hope he gets a point (for 600). A goal would be best, as that would put him at 150-450-600.
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Trivia question: which former Habs drafted his own son?
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Dec 2, 2010 2:53:08 GMT -5
Congrats to: Jaroslav Spacek, on his 800th NHL game tonight! And Roman Hamrlik, on his 1,255th NHL game tonight -- and let's hope he gets a point (for 600). A goal would be best, as that would put him at 150-450-600. *** Trivia question: which former Habs drafted his own son? Ferguson and Houle and Geoffreon??? |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 2, 2010 6:35:15 GMT -5
Trivia question: which former Habs drafted his own son? Ferguson and Houle and Geoffreon??? Maybe, but the answer I was looking for was Bob Gainey, who drafted his son Steve in 1997 when he was with the Dallas Stars. Steve played a total of 33 NHL games, 13 with Dallas (2000-02/2003-04) and 20 with Phoenix (2005-06). He had a total of 2 assists, was a -3 and had 34 PIM. *** Trivia question: In four junior seasons, he won the Memorial Cup three times, all with the same team. Who is he?
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 3, 2010 13:02:42 GMT -5
Answer: Darcy Tucker, Kamloops Blazers, 1992, 1994 and 1995. Also won the World Junior Hockey Championship in 1995. And his birthday is the day before mine! Hadn't noticed that before. Darcy now spends his time as a player agent with Turning Point Sports Management. He's also collecting $1 million US a season for the next three as part of the buyout offered to him by Brian Burke in 2008. Nice work if you can get it
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Post by Skilly on Dec 3, 2010 13:45:20 GMT -5
What former Hab is the only GM to draft both a father and his son in the Entry Draft?
Bonus points if you can name the players ... both taken in the sixth round, both never played a game in the NHL ....
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 7, 2010 20:30:19 GMT -5
What former Hab is the only GM to draft both a father and his son in the Entry Draft? Bonus points if you can name the players ... both taken in the sixth round, both never played a game in the NHL .... I'll take a stab at Serge Savard. No clue about the guys (yet), and looking is interrupting my game-watching, so I might go back to it later... |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 9, 2010 10:17:42 GMT -5
What former Hab is the only GM to draft both a father and his son in the Entry Draft? Bonus points if you can name the players ... both taken in the sixth round, both never played a game in the NHL .... I'll take a stab at Serge Savard. No clue about the guys (yet), and looking is interrupting my game-watching, so I might go back to it later... Hints: The GM is still active The players are Eastern European |
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 9, 2010 11:08:49 GMT -5
From the hints, I knew it had to be Glen Sather. So I did some digging on the web. Father and SonOnly one NHL general manager has ever drafted both a father and his son at the NHL Entry Draft, and it's current Rangers President and GM Glen Sather.
In the 1984 draft at Montreal, held while he was running the Edmonton Oilers as head coach and general manager, Sather selected a 22-year-old Czechoslovakian player named Ivan Dornic in the sixth round, No. 126 overall. It was pretty much a longshot, since not many players, including Dornic, were coming out of the formerly communist nation at that time.
Nineteen years later at Nashville, in his current position with the Rangers, Sather selected Ivan Dornic Jr. in the sixth round, No. 176 overall. Another sixth-round pick turned into another Dornic family member who never opted to play in North America.
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Post by Skilly on Dec 9, 2010 12:08:33 GMT -5
From the hints, I knew it had to be Glen Sather. So I did some digging on the web. Father and SonOnly one NHL general manager has ever drafted both a father and his son at the NHL Entry Draft, and it's current Rangers President and GM Glen Sather.
In the 1984 draft at Montreal, held while he was running the Edmonton Oilers as head coach and general manager, Sather selected a 22-year-old Czechoslovakian player named Ivan Dornic in the sixth round, No. 126 overall. It was pretty much a longshot, since not many players, including Dornic, were coming out of the formerly communist nation at that time.
Nineteen years later at Nashville, in his current position with the Rangers, Sather selected Ivan Dornic Jr. in the sixth round, No. 176 overall. Another sixth-round pick turned into another Dornic family member who never opted to play in North America.
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 9, 2010 18:59:54 GMT -5
From the hints, I knew it had to be Glen Sather. I had gotten as far as Sather, but that was it. Must second Skilly's well done to you! *** Trivia question: Before he became a Hab, his regular season point total was a scoring record for his team. |
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Post by GNick99 on Dec 10, 2010 7:28:36 GMT -5
Frank Mahovlich?
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Post by Skilly on Dec 10, 2010 8:20:59 GMT -5
Can't be the Big M ... he didn't get more points than Gordie But you have to learn to think like Val ..... she didn't say that the player led an NHL team in scoring, just led his team. Could be a junior team, or an AHL team .... also she didn't say when he lef his team, but I'm going on the assumption (trying to think like her and all), that he led the team the year prior to being a Hab. |
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Post by GNick99 on Dec 10, 2010 8:50:28 GMT -5
I meant Leafs not Wings.
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Post by Skilly on Dec 10, 2010 11:19:29 GMT -5
Ahhhh ... Mahovolich did hold the record with 84 points, got traded in 1970-71, the same season his record was broken by Norm Ullman |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 10, 2010 19:43:21 GMT -5
Can't be the Big M ... he didn't get more points than Gordie But you have to learn to think like Val ..... she didn't say that the player led an NHL team in scoring, just led his team. Could be a junior team, or an AHL team .... also she didn't say when he lef his team, but I'm going on the assumption (trying to think like her and all), that he led the team the year prior to being a Hab. 1) it was an NHL team. 2) it was the team he was with before he became a Hab. 3) it was NOT the year previous to his becoming a Hab, although he had a really good year that year too. |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 11, 2010 23:04:36 GMT -5
Can't be the Big M ... he didn't get more points than Gordie But you have to learn to think like Val ..... she didn't say that the player led an NHL team in scoring, just led his team. Could be a junior team, or an AHL team .... also she didn't say when he lef his team, but I'm going on the assumption (trying to think like her and all), that he led the team the year prior to being a Hab. 1) it was an NHL team. 2) it was the team he was with before he became a Hab. 3) it was NOT the year previous to his becoming a Hab, although he had a really good year that year too. Well that blows my Yannic Perreault idea out of the water ... I am sure there are many answers to this question (Mahovolich being one), but I am going to say, one of my all time fav Habs, Mark Recchi (who still holds the record for points in a season by a Flyers with 123) |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 13, 2010 13:55:40 GMT -5
I am sure there are many answers to this question (Mahovolich being one), but I am going to say, one of my all time fav Habs, Mark Recchi (who still holds the record for points in a season by a Flyers with 123) Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner! 53 goals, 70 assists for 123 pts The next hints were going to be: went back to that team after leaving us, still plays in the NHL, and is on my Yahoo hockey team (that clue only works for those in our league though). *** Trivia question: This articulate former Hab was Scott Russell's first tv interviewee. Hint: (because I know this could be impossible to find unless you read the same books I do) He has something to do with one of my favourite Q teams. |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 13, 2010 14:30:41 GMT -5
I am sure there are many answers to this question (Mahovolich being one), but I am going to say, one of my all time fav Habs, Mark Recchi (who still holds the record for points in a season by a Flyers with 123) Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner! 53 goals, 70 assists for 123 pts The next hints were going to be: went back to that team after leaving us, still plays in the NHL, and is on my Yahoo hockey team (that clue only works for those in our league though). *** Trivia question: This articulate former Hab was Scott Russell's first tv interviewee. Hint: (because I know this could be impossible to find unless you read the same books I do) He has something to do with one of my favourite Q teams. OK ... not sure if this is right or not, but I have a gut feeling. Here is my logic .... Russell worked in the Maritimes before joining HNIC. You are a Maritimer, so I am going to guess that the player is a Nova Scotian. Russell joined CBMT in 1988 and the only Nova Scotian that comes to my mind on THAT team is my all-time favourite hockey player (who just happens to own the Halifax Mooseheads) - Robert David SmithEDIT: I believe Mike McPhee is also a Martimer, but what does he have to do with the Q? Btw, "articulate" was what lead me down the Bobby Smith path.... |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Dec 13, 2010 19:41:07 GMT -5
Russell joined CBMT in 1988 and the only Nova Scotian that comes to my mind on THAT team is my all-time favourite hockey player (who just happens to own the Halifax Mooseheads) - Robert David SmithEDIT: I believe Mike McPhee is also a Martimer, but what does he have to do with the Q? Btw, "articulate" was what lead me down the Bobby Smith path.... It is indeed Bobby Smith. He is now the coach of the Mooseheads as well as the owner (he kept Cam Russell around as gm). Mr. Val, who works at Costco, met him one day as he was entering the store. Mr. Val: "Hey, you used to play for the Habs!". Bobby: "Yes." Scott Russell, in his book Ice Time: A Canadian Hockey Journey, says he picked Bobby as he knew he would make things easy because he was so articulate. *** Trivia question: Which former Hab once did a commercial for Norelco? |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 13, 2010 20:53:44 GMT -5
So you go from my all time favourite Hab .... to my all-time least favourite Hab .... PJ STOCK COMMERCIAL |
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Post by GNick99 on Dec 14, 2010 9:42:17 GMT -5
Are you on the Canadiens facebook trivia page Val?
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Post by Skilly on Dec 14, 2010 11:28:41 GMT -5
Are you on the Canadiens facebook trivia page Val? There's a Canadiens facebook trivia page? |
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might be hired on by the Devils organization. Rob had fine-tuned Claude's skates for 4 years while he was with the Avalanche, and he felt that he played better when Rob took care of sharpening his skates.
