Q 01/05

Which NHL trophy for perseverance honours a North Stars centre who died after hitting his head on the ice in 1968?

A) Vezina Trophy

B) King Clancy Trophy

C) Masterton Trophy

D) Lady Byng Trophy

Answer · why

C) Masterton Trophy

The Masterton Trophy remembers Bill Masterton, who like most players of his day wore no helmet; his death began a long debate that ended with the NHL ...

Q 02/05

Which failing franchise merged with the North Stars in 1978?

A) Cleveland Barons

B) Atlanta Flames

C) Kansas City Scouts

D) Colorado Rockies

Answer · why

A) Cleveland Barons

The Cleveland Barons' owners, the Gund brothers, ended up running the merged club, which kept the North Stars name and reached the Stanley Cup Final t...

Q 03/05

Blocked from moving the North Stars in 1990, the Gund brothers sold up and were awarded which expansion team instead?

A) Ottawa Senators

B) San Jose Sharks

C) Florida Panthers

D) Atlanta Thrashers

Answer · why

B) San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks started out in 1991 with the North Stars' general manager and several of their prospects, all part of the deal that kept Minnesota...

Q 04/05

Which team beat the North Stars in the 1991 Stanley Cup Final?

A) Edmonton Oilers

B) Boston Bruins

C) Pittsburgh Penguins

D) New York Islanders

Answer · why

C) Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins ended an unlikely run: Minnesota had a losing record in the regular season, yet knocked out the league's two best teams and th...

Q 05/05

Before choosing Dallas, Norm Green planned to move the North Stars to which city, until Disney claimed it for a team?

A) Orlando

B) San Diego

C) Phoenix

D) Anaheim

Answer · why

D) Anaheim

Anaheim was building a new arena, and Green meant to call his team the Los Angeles Stars; when the NHL asked him to step aside for Disney's Mighty Duc...