Q 01/05

Which of these teams joined the NHL after its 'Original Six' era?

A) Toronto Maple Leafs

B) Boston Bruins

C) Philadelphia Flyers

D) Detroit Red Wings

Answer · why

C) Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers arrived in the expansion that doubled the league, and within seven seasons beat one of the old six, Boston, in the Final to become...

Q 02/05

In 2024–25 the NHL had 32 teams, matching which other North American league?

A) NFL

B) NBA

C) MLB

D) MLS

Answer · why

A) NFL

NFL teams have numbered 32 since 2002; the NHL matched it in 2021–22 after adding two clubs, in 2017 and 2021, whose owners paid entry fees of $500 mi...

Q 03/05

Which Connecticut-based NHL team relocated in 1997 to become the Carolina Hurricanes?

A) Nordiques

B) Rockies

C) Golden Seals

D) Whalers

Answer · why

D) Whalers

Whalers owner Peter Karmanos pulled the team out of Hartford in 1997 after talks on a new arena collapsed; it spent two seasons in Greensboro before i...

Q 04/05

What are the NHL's two conferences called?

A) Eastern and Western

B) American and National

C) Atlantic and Pacific

D) North and South

Answer · why

A) Eastern and Western

Eastern and Western have been the names only since 1993; before that the conferences were called Wales and Campbell, after a prince's trophy and a lea...

Q 05/05

Which NHL team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden?

A) New York Islanders

B) New York Rangers

C) New Jersey Devils

D) Buffalo Sabres

Answer · why

B) New York Rangers

New York Rangers home ice has sat on top of Penn Station since 1968; the outcry over demolishing the old station to build the arena led the city to cr...