15 NHL trivia questions about the 1970s.
Bobby Orr's famous flying Cup-winning goal came against which team?
St. Louis Blues (1970)
The overtime goal finished a Bruins sweep.
Who scored 76 goals in 1970-71, the record before Gretzky?
Phil Esposito (1971)
He played for Boston.
Bobby Hull jumped to the WHA in 1972 to sign with which team?
Winnipeg Jets (1972)
His $1 million deal gave the new league instant credibility.
Who scored the winning goal of the 1972 Summit Series?
Paul Henderson (1972)
Canada beat the Soviet Union with 34 seconds left in Game 8.
Which Flyers goalie won back-to-back Conn Smythes in 1974 and 1975?
Bernie Parent (1975)
The Broad Street Bullies won both Cups.
How many Norris Trophies did Bobby Orr win?
8 (1975)
He won eight in a row from 1968 to 1975.
What number did Bobby Orr wear?
4 (1975)
Boston retired it in 1979.
Darryl Sittler set an NHL record with how many points in one game in 1976?
10 (1976)
He had six goals and four assists for Toronto against Boston.
Wayne Gretzky's first pro team was which WHA club?
Indianapolis Racers (1978)
The Racers sold him to Edmonton after eight games.
Helmets became mandatory for new NHL players in which year?
1979 (1979)
Craig MacTavish was the last player to play without one, in 1997.
The Blues reached their first three Stanley Cup Finals from 1968 to 1970. How many games did they win?
0 (1970)
They were swept all three times.
Bobby Orr set the NHL single-season plus-minus record in 1970-71. What was it?
+124 (1971)
Orr is the only defenseman to win the scoring title, doing it twice.
Gordie Howe came out of retirement to play with his sons on which WHA team?
Houston Aeros (1974)
Gordie, Mark and Marty Howe later played together for the Hartford Whalers.
The 1975 Final's Fog Game was played in which city?
Buffalo (1975)
Heat and humidity created fog over the ice at the Memorial Auditorium.
The Cleveland Barons merged in 1978 with which team?
Minnesota North Stars (1978)
The Barons were originally the California Golden Seals.