Q 01/05

Which other expansion team joined the NHL alongside the Canucks in 1970?

A) New York Islanders

B) Washington Capitals

C) Buffalo Sabres

D) Atlanta Flames

Answer · why

C) Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres joined with Vancouver, and as of 2026 the twins of 1970 share a fate: five trips to the Final between them and no Stanley Cup for e...

Q 02/05

Which Vancouver club won the Stanley Cup in 1915, the first West Coast team to do so?

A) Rosebuds

B) Metropolitans

C) Aristocrats

D) Millionaires

Answer · why

D) Millionaires

The Millionaires swept Ottawa in three straight games at the Denman Arena, which the Patrick brothers had built for them as the largest arena in Canad...

Q 03/05

Toronto and Montreal resisted Vancouver's 1967 NHL bid because they didn't want to split what three ways?

A) Gate receipts

B) Television revenue

C) Territorial draft rights

D) Playoff bonus money

Answer · why

B) Television revenue

Television revenue from hockey broadcasts was the prize; a year later the league blocked a plan to move the Oakland Seals to Vancouver but promised th...

Q 04/05

Which future Hall of Famer went first overall in 1970 after the Canucks lost a roulette-wheel spin for the pick?

A) Darryl Sittler

B) Dale Tallon

C) Gilbert Perreault

D) Rick MacLeish

Answer · why

C) Gilbert Perreault

Gilbert Perreault went to the other new club when the wheel stopped on 11; the league president first misread it and began congratulating Vancouver, w...

Q 05/05

Who was the Canucks' first captain?

A) Pat Quinn

B) Orland Kurtenbach

C) Rosaire Paiement

D) Andre Boudrias

Answer · why

B) Orland Kurtenbach

Orland Kurtenbach captained the team until he retired in 1974, then came back two years later as its head coach.