The Stanley Cup playoffs are underway, so this is a good good time to test your knowledge of Lord Stanley's Jug. and the history surrounding it. Are you ready? Get set and good luck!
1. The Vancouver Canucks have never won a Stanley Cup. However, a team based in Vancouver did win he Stanley Cup in 1915. Here is the team's logo. What was the name of that team?
A. The Vancouver Canadians
B. The Vancouver Voyageurs
C. The Vancouver Millionaires
D. The Vancouver Miners
E. The Vancouver Lions
2. Who has won the most Stanley Cups as a player?
A. Maurice "Rocket" Richard
B. Henri Richard
C. Gordie Howe
D. George Armstrong
E. Guy Lafleur
3. What was the first American-based team to win the Stanley Cup?
A. The Boston Bruins
B. The New York Rangers
C. The New York Americans
D. The Seattle Metropolitans
E. The Chicago Blackhawks
4. When did the Boston Bruins win their first Stanley Cup?
A. 1932
B. 1929
C. 1933
D. 1938
E. 1928
5. Why was the Stanley Cup halted in 1919?
A. A labour dispute
B. Too many players had not returned from World War I. Many of those who had returned were not ready to play.
C. Lack of funds to hold the event due the costs of World War I.
D. The Spanish Flu
E. The Stanley Cup championship was not halted in 1919.
6. Who started the ritual of players skating around with the Stanley Cup over their head?
A. Jean Beliveau
B. George Armstrong
C. Ted Lindsay
D. Wayne Gretzky
E. Phil Esposito
7. Who was Lord Stanley of Preston, for whom the Stanley Cup is named?
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| Lord Stanley of Preston |
A. Governor General of Canada
B. A British prime minister
C. A British banker
D. A Canadian prime minister
E. The British High Commissioner to Canada
8. How many times have the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 14
E. 13
9. Who was the youngest NHL captain to win the Stanley Cup?
A. Wayne Gretzky
B. Sidney Crosby
C. Jean Beliveau
D. Connor McDavid
E. Maurice "Rocket" Richard
10. Who has captained the most NHL Stanley Cup teams?
A. George Armstrong
B. Jean Beliveau
C. Wayne Gretzky
D. Maurice "Rocket" Richard
E. Sidney Crosby
11. How many times have the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup?
A. 8 times
B. 7 times
C. 4 times
D. 6 times
E. 9 times
ANSWERS
1. C
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| 1915 Vancouver Millionaires |
The Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) won the Stanley Cup on March 26, 1915. They defeated the National Hockey Association's Ottawa Senators in a best-of-five series. It was the first Stanley Cup championship approved by the Cup's trustees and played under a new agreement between National Hockey Association (NHA) the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. To date, this is the only Stanley Cup victory for the city of Vancouver.
2. B
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| Henri Richard |
Henri Richard of the Montreal Canadiens won an impressive 11 Stanley Cups, starting from the 1955-1956 season and continuing through the 1972-1973 season. Known as the Pocket Rocket, Henri was the brother of Maurice Richard.
3. D
The first American-based team to win the Stanley Cup was the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL). They defeated the famed Montreal Canadiens to capture the best-of- five series in four games.
The New York Rangers became the first NHL team to win the Stanley Cup in 1928.
4. B
In 1929, the Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers to win their first Stanley Cup. They did not win again until a decade later, in 1939. The Bruins have won a total of six Stanley Cups. They also won in 1941, 1970, 1972 and 2011.
5. D
The Stanley Cup competition was halted in 1919 due to the Spanish Flu pandemic. The series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans was tied at two games each, but it was never completed. The Stanley Cup was also cancelled in 2005 due to a lockout.
6, C
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| Lindsay with Stanley Cup in 1950 |
The ritual of skating around with the Stanley Cup began in 1950, when Ted Lindsay, captain of the Detroit Red Wings, who won the Cup that year, skated around the rink, holding the Cup over his head.
7. A
Frederick Arthur Stanley, Baron Stanley of Preston (1841-1908) was the Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. In 1892, he donated the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup with a message stating the following: "I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held from year to year by the champion hockey team in the Dominion of Canada."
8. E
The Toronto Maple Leafs have won the Stanley Cup 13 times in their stored history, in 1918, 1922, 1932, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. Only the Montreal Canadiens have won more Cups. They have won the championship 24 times.
9. B
Sidney Crosby became the youngest NHL captain to win the Stanley Cup when he led the Pittsburgh Penguins to victory in 2009. Crosby, born August 7, 1987, was 21 years, 10 months at the time. The youngest captain to lead his team to a Stanley Cup in the history of the trophy was Mike Grant of the 1895 Montreal Victorias, who was 21 years, two months at the time.
10. B
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| Jean Beliveau |
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| Maurice Richard |
Maurice "Rocket" Richard won eight Stanley Cup championships (four as captain) during his career with the Montreal Canadiens. Richard 18 seasons in the National Hockey league for Montreal beginning his career in the 1942-1943 season. When he entered his 15th NHL season in 1956-57, his teammates named him captain. As captain, he led the Canadiens to four of the five Stanley Cups that Montreal won between 1956 and 1960.
George Armstrong won four Stanley Cups in 12 years as captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wayne Gretzky also won four Stanley Cups as the captain of the Edmonton Oilers during the 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87 and 1987-1988 seasons. Sydney Crosby has won three Stanley Cups as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins - 2008-2009, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. As of this writing, Connor McDavid has yet to win a Stanley Cup as captain of the Edmonton Oilers.
11. D
The Chicago Blackhawks have won the Stanley Cup six times in their history as a franchise - 1933, 1937, 1961, 2010, 2013 and 2015.
- Joanne
