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Which European league was founded in 2008 as a successor to the Russian Superleague?
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What is the exact maximum curvature permitted on an NHL stick blade since the 1970 rule?
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Which franchise name was officially revived in 2011 for the relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers?
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What is the line at center ice called that divides the rink?
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Which goalie earned the first credited goal in NHL history when a delayed penalty own goal occurred in 1979?
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In which year did the NHL abolish the two line offside pass to open up offense?
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What do you call playing with one extra skater due to an opponent penalty?
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Which team did Alex Ovechkin captain to the 2018 Stanley Cup?
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What trophy is awarded to the NHL's top goal scorer each season since 1999?
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Which season recorded the lowest goals per game average of the dead puck era at roughly 5.14?
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Who scored 92 goals in a single NHL season in 1981-82?
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Which franchise relocated to Arizona in 1996?
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Which player is the only goaltender to win the Conn Smythe Trophy before winning the Calder Trophy the following season?
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What is the name of the penalty for shooting the puck over the glass from the defensive zone without a deflection?
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Which video game first popularized the one timer mechanic for millions of fans?
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What is the ice surface area of an NHL rink in square feet?
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What is the restricted puck handling area behind the net for goalies called?
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Which Canadian city was home to the original Jets from 1972 to 1996?
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What is the championship trophy awarded to the NHL playoff winner called?
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Which team ended a long championship drought by winning the 2010 Stanley Cup?
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What is the penalty for too many players on the ice?
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Which referee signal uses both arms crossed above the head to indicate a major penalty?
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Which player became the NHL's first black player on January 18 1958?
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What is the standard width of an NHL goal opening in feet?
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Who was the first goalie to wear any face protection in an NHL game doing so in 1929 with a leather mask?
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What is the exact diameter of an NHL puck in inches?
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What color are the blue lines on an NHL rink?
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What is the official weight of the Stanley Cup in pounds?
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Which anthem singer gained fame for a soaring O Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics opening hockey session?
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What was the exact initial NHL salary cap figure set for the 2005-06 season in millions of dollars?
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What is the yearly award given to the NHL most valuable player?
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What is the blue painted area in front of the net called?
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Which player won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2003 while on the losing team in the Final?
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Who first wore a modern fiberglass goalie mask full time in an NHL game on November 1 1959?
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Which superstar scored the gold medal winning goal in the 2010 Vancouver men's final in overtime?
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Who is widely known as the Keeper of the Cup traveling with the trophy to events worldwide?
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Which player defected from the Soviet Union in 1989 to join the Buffalo Sabres and quickly became a star?
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Which franchise drafted Jaromir Jagr fifth overall in 1990?
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In a shootout a player begins with the puck where?
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Which player is credited with the first known spinorama move in NHL play in the 1950s?
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Which player finished a season with 472 penalty minutes in 1974-75 the highest single season total?
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What is the standard thickness of NHL ice at the start of a game in inches?
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In what year did NHL regular season overtime become three on three?
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Which city hosted the first Heritage Classic outdoor NHL game in 2003?
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Which Florida Panthers superstition began in 1995 when Scott Mellanby killed a locker room rat?
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What is the exact height of an NHL goal crossbar from the ice in inches?
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What is the two minute punishment called when a player trips an opponent?
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Which two languages appear on the current Stanley Cup inscriptions?
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Which NHL team uses a spoked B logo?
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Which team did Sidney Crosby captain to a 2009 Stanley Cup title?
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How many periods does a standard NHL game have?
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Which NHL team name was used for the last time in 1942 when the league contracted to the Original Six?
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The Detroit tradition of throwing octopus onto the ice dates to which year?
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Which NHL season introduced the shootout to decide regular season games?
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How many skaters per side are on the ice during even strength play excluding goalies?
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Which goalie was the last to play without a helmet retiring in 1997?
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Which NHL team is based in Montreal?
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Which arena hosted the first NHL game played on artificial ice in 1911?
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What does NHL stand for?
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Which club played home games at the tiny Montreal Forum first in 1926 after moving from the Mount Royal Arena?
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Which NHL team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden?
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Which city hosted the first World Junior Championship officially recognized by the IIHF in 1977?
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What do players try to shoot into the net to score in hockey?
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Which club was the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup taking it in 1974?
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Which country won the Olympic men's ice hockey gold medal at the 1980 Lake Placid Games?
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Which rink introduced the first practical Zamboni in 1949 on a Model A machine?
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Which country is home to the Hockey Hall of Fame?
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Which team's signature crowd tradition is the Whiteout begun in 1987 playoffs?
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Which NHL All Star Skills event record did Zdeno Chara set at 108.8 miles per hour in 2012?
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Who composed the classic 1968 theme for Hockey Night in Canada?
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Which city hosts the team nicknamed the Red Wings?
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Which song became the Boston goal celebration beginning in 1995?
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Which team relocated to Denver in 1995 and won the Stanley Cup the next season?
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Which position wears the largest protective equipment and can legally use hands in the crease?
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What line does the puck need to cross to complete an icing play?
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What material is an official NHL puck made of?
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Which team plays home games at Scotiabank Arena?
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What was the first NHL season completely canceled due to a labor stoppage?
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Which club won the very first NHL game played on December 19 1917 by a score of 10 to 9?
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Which skater won the first NHL All Star Game MVP in 1962?
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What is the term for sending the puck the length of the ice while short handed to waste time?
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Which number is engraved the most times on the Stanley Cup for a single player with 12 inscriptions as coach and executive?
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Which player scored the quickest two goals by one player in an NHL game in four seconds in 1995?
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Who holds the NHL record for most points by a defenseman with 1579?
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Which nation won the first Olympic women's ice hockey gold in 1998 at Nagano?
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In what year was the National Hockey League formed?
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Which team scored the only penalty shot goal in a Stanley Cup Final Game Seven as of 2011?
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Which nation captured the first Olympic ice hockey gold at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp?
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Which song was the Hartford Whalers' signature arena theme throughout the 1980s?
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Which player position usually takes faceoffs at center ice to start periods?
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What statistic is credited to a player who passes the puck to the goal scorer?
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Which legend recorded the first 50 goals in 50 games in the 1944-45 season?
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Who became NHL commissioner on February 1 1993?
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Which player is the only defenseman to win the Art Ross scoring title twice?
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Which US college won the first NCAA men's ice hockey championship in 1948?
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Which anthem by Stompin' Tom Connors became a beloved rink sing along in Canada?
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Who was the first European born captain to lift the Stanley Cup doing so in 2008?
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Who wrote the classic hockey memoir The Game published in 1983?
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Which film about a rough minor league club starring Paul Newman premiered in 1977?
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Which franchise once had its name engraved on the Stanley Cup with a Q replacing an O in 1972?
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Which team unveiled the mascot Gritty in 2018 to instant viral fame?
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Who was the first European born player selected first overall in the NHL Draft in 1989?
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What do you call a player scoring three goals in one game?
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What exact year did the forward pass become legal in the offensive zone in the NHL?
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Which Canadian TV program first aired nationally in 1952 and became a weekly hockey ritual?
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What nickname is Wayne Gretzky famously known by?
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Which individual coached the most NHL games with 2141 behind the bench?
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Which team moved into Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville in 1998?
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Who scored the winning shootout goal in the inaugural NHL Winter Classic in 2008 at Orchard Park?
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Who was the first NHL goaltender to be credited with a goal by shooting the puck into the net?
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What is the call when a pass goes to a teammate who entered the zone before the puck?
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Which game is recognized as the longest in NHL history lasting six overtimes on March 24 1936?
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What year saw the NHL introduce the salary cap era with a limit of 39 million dollars?
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Which US city is home to the Blackhawks?
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Which franchise staged the first Pride Night in the NHL back in 2013?
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What is the maximum number of names a team can engrave on the Stanley Cup since the 1998 rule update?
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Which player recorded 215 points in the 1985-86 NHL season?
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Which player recorded the fastest hat trick in NHL history with three goals in 21 seconds in 1952?
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Which referee had number two and worked a record 261 playoff games before retiring in 2010?
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What is the standard length of an NHL rink in feet?
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Which club won the first Stanley Cup under the name Toronto Maple Leafs after a mid season rebrand in 1927?
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