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65+ Best NHL Trivia Questions with Answers[Playoffs Season Stanley Cup][Updated]

Posted on the 15 June 2022 by Smithonepa

National Hockey League (NHL) is one of the most popular Leagues in the world, especially in USA and Canada. Most people in the USA love to watch the NHL matches which are normally played between May and June. In this post, we are writing some NHL trivia questions which increase your knowledge about NHL. We also crafted different types of sports trivia like baseball, basketball, football, and cricket. So if you are interested in those posts, you can visit our sports trivia category.

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NHL trivia

1. In NHL season Joe Nieuwendyk scored how many goals?

Show Answer51 goals till the date (11.08.2019)

2. In NHL 97-98 season the goalkeeper Rick DiPietro used which brand stick?

Show AnswerKoho

3. How many times Marcel Dionne scored over 100 points?

Show Answer8 times

4. During which season Marcel Dionne won NHL scoring title?

Show AnswerDuring 1979-80 season with 137 points

5. Who was the last goalie to play NHL game without wearing a mask?

Show AnswerAndy Brown

6. The 2005 NHL season was canceled. What was the reason behind this cancellation?

Show AnswerDue to the 2004-2005 NHL Lockout

7. How many years Gordie Howe play pro hockey?

Show AnswerApproximately 50 years

8. Which team initially start wearing white pants?

Show AnswerWashington Capitals

9. Currently how many teams are the part of NHL till the date?

Show Answer31 teams 24 teams from USA and 7 from Canada

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NHL trivia questions with answers

10. Which trophy awarded to the playoff winner of NHL season?

Show AnswerStanley Cup

11. In 1917 NHL consist of how many teams?

Show AnswerInitially, NHL has 4 teams all from Canada

12. Boston Bruins from the USA first time join NHL in which year?

Show AnswerIn 1924

13. The current headquarter of NHL located at which city of the USA?

Show AnswerNew York

14. Which team was the winner of 2015 NHL season?

Show AnswerChicago Blackhawks

15. What was the name of the coach Chicago Blackhawks team during 2014-15 season?

Show AnswerJoel Quenneville

16. Who was the Captain of Chicago Blackhawks team during 2014-15 NHL season?

Show AnswerJonathan Toews

17. Which player got the most valuable player award in NHL season 2015?

Show AnswerDuncan Keith

18. Which team was the winner of NHL 2004 season?

Show AnswerTampa Bay Lightning

19. After winning 2004 final, how many times Tampa Bay Lightning appear in NHL season final?

Show Answer2 times

20. In 2015 NHL season who was the goalie of Tampa Bay Lightning team?

Show AnswerBen Bishop

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21. In 2015 NHL season Tampa Bay picked up the defenseman Anton Stralman from which team?

Show AnswerNew York Rangers

22. Which is the only team in NHL history who face an Original 6 teams at every stage of the playoffs?

Show AnswerTampa Bay Lightning

23. The NHL season 2015 Stanley Cup presented to Jonathan Toews by who?

Show AnswerNHL Commissioner Gary Bettman

24. What was the score of both teams in the final match of Stanley Cup 2015?

Show AnswerChicago Blackhawks scored 2 goals while Tampa Bay Lightning score 0 goal

25. Which team consecutively wins Stanley Cup from the 1955-56 season to 1959-60 season?

Show AnswerMontreal Canadians

26. What was the first player to score more than 60 times in one season?

Show AnswerPhil Esposito

27. In NHL regular season which trophy awarded to the leading scorer?

Show AnswerRoss Trophy

28. The culture of Ross Trophy in NHL started in which year?

Show AnswerIn 1948

29. During the 1990s who was the first US player who awarded Conn Smythe Trophy?

Show AnswerBrian Leetch

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NHL trivia questions

30. On March 21st, 1991 a match was played between Nordiques vs Bruins what was the final score at the end of the game?

Show AnswerNordiques 3 and Bruins 3

31. Which Russian born player drafted number 1 by an NHL team?

Show AnswerIlya Kovalchuk drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2001

32. Markus Naslund, Daniel Sedin, Peter Forsberg, Henrik Sedin these 4 players belongs from which town of Sweden?

Show AnswerThey all belong from Ornskoldsvik

33. San Jose Sharks join NHL in which year?

Show AnswerIn 1991-92

34. Adam Oates initially played in which team of NHL?

Show AnswerDetroit Red Wings

35. Ottawa Franchise win their first Stanley Cup in which season?

Show Answer1902-03

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36. What trophy will be given to the best defenseman in NHL?

Show AnswerNorris Trophy

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37. Norris Trophy was given first time to a player in which year?

Show AnswerIn 1954

38. The famous player Matthew Barnaby born in which city?

Show AnswerOttawa

39. In one year what was the highest number of goals Alexander Mogilny scored for the Buffalo Sabres?

Show Answer76 goals

40. During Larry Murphy tenor with Pittsburgh how many times they won Stanley Cup?

Show Answer2 times

41. Which team was the winner of Stanley Cup 2016?

Show AnswerPittsburgh Penguins

42. Who was the captain of the team during Stanley Cup 2016 season?

Show AnswerSidney Crosby

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43. Which player got Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in NHL 2016 season?

Show AnswerSidney Crosby

44. The ice hockey team Pittsburgh Penguins appeared in Stanley Cup final how many times?

Show Answer5 times

Easy NHL trivia

45. During NHL season 2016 which 2 players play as a forward for Pittsburgh Penguins team?

Show AnswerPhil Kessel and Nick Bonino

46. On which date the general manager of Pittsburgh Penguins fire the head coach Mike Johnston after the poor performance of the team?

Show AnswerDecember 12, 2015

47. In playoff season of NHL 2016, which team eliminated the New York Rangers?

Show AnswerPittsburgh Penguins

48. After 25 years of hard work in which season San Jose Sharks finally reached in final of NHL?

Show AnswerIn 2015-2016 season

49. Which team got the title of the champion in NHL season 2017-18?

Show AnswerWashington Capitals

50. Who was the runner up team in NHL Playoff Season 2017-18?

Show AnswerVegas Golden Knights

51. True or false: After 44 years of struggle Washington Capitals won their first championship title in 2017-18 season.

Show AnswerTrue

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65+ Best NHL Trivia Questions with Answers[Playoffs Season Stanley Cup][Updated]

52. Which player was the most valuable player of the NHL year 2017-18?

Show AnswerAlexander Ovechkin

53. What was the total points of Washington Capitals in NHL regular season 2017-18?

Show Answer105 points

54. Who was the head coach of Vegas Golden Knights during the season 2017-18?

Show AnswerGerard Gallant

55. What was the duration of Stanley Cup season 2017-18?

Show AnswerMay 28 – June 7

56. Which team got the Stanley Cup in NHL 2018-19 season?

Show AnswerSt. Louis Blues

57. How many times Boston Bruins appeared in Stanley Cup final?

Show Answer20 times till date(13.08.2019)

58. Who was the coach of Boston Bruins during the 2018-19 season of NHL?

Show AnswerBruce Cassidy

59. The duration of NHL season 2018-19 was?

Show AnswerMay 27 – June 12

60. Who was the captain of St. Louis Blues during 2018-19 NHL season?

Show AnswerAlex Pietrangelo

61. Who was the captain of Boston Bruins during season 2018-19?

Show AnswerZdeno Chara

62. When the 2020 Stanley Cup playoff started?

Show AnswerAugust 11, 2020

63. Who was the 2020 Stanley Cup Champion?

Show AnswerTampa Bay Lightning

64. Who was the runner-up team of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs of NHL?

Show AnswerMontreal Canadiens

65. Where the Stanley Cup playoffs will held in 2022?

Show AnswerNorth America

66. How many teams are there who never won the Stanley Cup?

Show AnswerEleven

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