Hockey Trivia 11 – Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks began life in 1970-71 along with expansion mates, Buffalo Sabres. Test and expand your knowledge of the Vancouver Canucks with this hockey trivia.
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The Vancouver Canucks entered the National Hockey League for the 1970-71 season along with the Buffalo Sabres. In the team’s thirty year history, the Canucks have made it to the Stanley Cup finals on two occasions. Vancouver lost to the New York Islanders in the 1981-82 final and lost to the New York Rangers in the 1993-94 final.
This is your opportunity to test and expand your knowledge of the Vancouver Canucks with the following four trivia questions.
Q. Gino Odjick is the Canucks all-time leader in what category?
A. Odjick is Vancouver’s all-time leader in regular season penalty minutes. Gino sat in the sin bin for 2127 minutes while wearing a Canucks jersey.
Q. What brothers were the number 2 and number 3 picks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft?
A. Daniel and Henrick Sedin. Because they insisted on playing together, Atlanta passed up the Sedin twins and instead selected Patrik Stefan first overall in 1999. Vancouver traded up to ensure they had the second and third pick in order to get both Sedins.
Q. Number 12 hangs from the rafters at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The number is retired for what former Canuck?
A. Stan Smyl played thirteen seasons in the NHL, all with the Vancouver Canucks. Smyl was the team’s captain for a number of seasons and at retirement held most of the team’s career scoring records. He was the first player to have his number retired by the Canucks.
Q. Who was the first ever player drafted by the Vancouver Canucks?
A. Dale Tallon was drafted second overall behind Gilbert Perreault who went to the Buffalo Sabres. Tallon played three seasons with the Canucks before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks. He retired with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1979-80.
Feel the need for more hockey trivia? Check out the previous articles in this series:
Hockey Trivia Ten – Birth Countries of NHL Players
Hockey Trivia Nine – Nashville Predators Firsts
Hockey Trivia Eight – Montreal Canadiens Hockey Nicknames
Hockey Trivia Seven – Current NHL Hockey Arenas
Hockey Trivia Six – Boston Bruins Individual Player Records
Hockey Trivia Five – Nicknames of Long Gone NHL Teams
Hockey Trivia Four – Retired Numbers of The Los Angeles Kings
Hockey Trivia Three – Before The NHL Became The Original Six
