Hockey Trivia 44 – Canadian Hockey League Goal Scoring Records
The Canadian Hockey League is much tamer today, offense wise, than it was in the 1980’s. Do you know the astronomical scoring records that were set almost 30 years ago?
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The 1970’s and 1980’s brought some incredible offensive numbers to the Canadian Hockey League. The three major junior hockey leagues across Canada that make up the CHL all had their individual regular season goal scoring records set in the 1980’s.
With the Western Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s goal records set in 1983-84 and the Ontario Hockey League’s set in 1980-81, it has been nearly 30 years since a new standard has been achieved in this category.
Test and expand your hockey trivia knowledge of single season individual goal scoring records with these four trivia questions.
Q. With 133 goals in 1983-84, which Hockey Hall of Famer owns the CHL record for most goals in a regular season?
A. Mario Lemieuxset the QMJHL on fire with the Laval Voisins that year, adding 149 assists to those 133 goals for a total of 282 points in 70 games. The point total is also a CHL record. Super Mario added another 29 goals and 52 points in just 14 playoff games that season.
Q. The WHL’s goal scoring record was set in 1983-84, as well. Which player notched 108 goals in 72 games that season?
A. Ray Ferraroof the Brandon Wheat Kings exploded that season and totaled 192 points. Ferraro, although having enjoyed a respectable NHL career, never surpassed 41 goals in a single season again. Ferraro retired with 408 regular season goals in 1,258 NHL games with the Hartford Whalers, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers and St. Louis Blues.
Q. The OHL record for most goals in a single regular season is much tamer. Who scored 87 to set the mark in 1980-81?
A.Ernie Godden popped in 87 for the mediocre Windsor Spitfires that season.
Q. The previous CHL record, before the arrival of Mario Lemieux, was 130 but in just 62 games during the 1970-71 season. Which Hall of Famer set the mark?
A. Guy Lafleurscored 233 goals over his two seasons with the Quebec Ramparts. In 1969-70, Guy scored 103 in just 56 games and 130 the following season. Lafleur’s scoring prowess continued in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, leading the league in scoring on three occasions.
Need more hockey trivia? Check out these previous articles in the hockey trivia series:
Hockey Trivia Forty-three – The Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League
Hockey Trivia Forty-two – New York Rangers Trivia
Hockey Trivia Forty-one – London Knights History
Hockey Trivia Forty – Washington Capitals Retired Numbers
Hockey Trivia Thirty-nine – Retired numbers of the Vancouver Canucks
Hockey Trivia Thirty-eight – London Knights OHL Award Winners
Hockey Trivia Thirty-seven – London Knights CHL Award Winners
Hockey Trivia Thirty-six – WHA Amateur Draft
Hockey Trivia Thirty-five – Buffalo Sabres
Hockey Trivia Thirty-four – The OHA’s Niagara Falls Flyers, Part 2
