Q 01/05

Under what name was the Devils franchise founded in 1974?

A) Kansas City Scouts

B) Kansas City Blues

C) Kansas City Rangers

D) Denver Spurs

Answer · why

A) Kansas City Scouts

Kansas City Scouts was the second choice: the owners wanted Mohawks, Chicago's Black Hawks objected, and the team took its name from The Scout, a stat...

Q 02/05

Between Kansas City and New Jersey, the franchise spent six seasons in Denver under which name?

A) Denver Nuggets

B) Colorado Rockies

C) Colorado Avalanche

D) Colorado Flames

Answer · why

B) Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies was the name for six losing seasons in Denver: the team made the playoffs once, with just 19 wins in 1977-78, and was sold and moved ...

Q 03/05

The Devils' name comes from a legendary creature said to haunt which New Jersey region?

A) The Meadowlands marshes

B) The Pine Barrens

C) The Palisades

D) The Delaware Water Gap

Answer · why

B) The Pine Barrens

The Pine Barrens of South Jersey are home to the Jersey Devil, said in the legend to be the cursed thirteenth child of a local woman named Mrs Leeds, ...

Q 04/05

Which colourful coach did the Devils' Denver forerunners hire in 1979, only to fire him after a last-place season?

A) Pat Quinn

B) Scotty Bowman

C) Don Cherry

D) Fred Shero

Answer · why

C) Don Cherry

Don Cherry won just 19 of 80 games in his only Denver season and never coached in the NHL again, becoming one of Canada's best-known hockey broadcaste...

Q 05/05

Which Devils defenseman won the 2004 Norris Trophy as the NHL's best at his position?

A) Brian Rafalski

B) Scott Niedermayer

C) Ken Daneyko

D) Colin White

Answer · why

B) Scott Niedermayer

Scott Niedermayer took over as captain when a concussion ended Scott Stevens' season that January, and his 54 points from the blue line won him the No...