35 easy NHL trivia questions. A good warm-up for any fan.
Who coached the US team in the 1980 Miracle on Ice?
Herb Brooks (1980)
Brooks was a St. Paul native, and much of the roster came from Minnesota.
What was the score of the Miracle on Ice?
USA 4, USSR 3 (1980)
Mike Eruzione scored the winner.
Who said Do you believe in miracles? Yes!
Al Michaels (1980)
He called the game for ABC.
Which team won four straight Stanley Cups from 1980 to 1983?
New York Islanders (1983)
They also won a record 19 straight playoff series.
Wayne Gretzky was traded from Edmonton in 1988 to which team?
Los Angeles Kings (1988)
The deal is simply called The Trade in Canada.
How many Stanley Cups have the Montreal Canadiens won?
24 (1993)
Their most recent came in 1993. No team has more.
The Minnesota North Stars relocated in 1993 to become which team?
Dallas Stars (1993)
The Avalanche came from Quebec, the Coyotes from Winnipeg and the Hurricanes from Hartford.
Which company founded the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim?
Disney (1993)
The name came from the 1992 movie.
Mark Messier guaranteed a Game 6 win in 1994 against which team?
New Jersey Devils (1994)
He then scored a hat-trick to deliver on it.
Which Canucks star was known as the Russian Rocket?
Pavel Bure (1994)
Bure scored 60 goals twice for Vancouver.
What number did Mario Lemieux wear?
66 (1997)
It's an upside-down 99.
How many career points did Wayne Gretzky record?
2,857 (1999)
His assists alone would make him the career points leader.
Who am I? Turned pro in the WHA at 17, traded to LA in 1988, my number is retired league-wide.
Wayne Gretzky (1999)
Gretzky holds 61 NHL records.
The number 99 was retired league-wide in honor of which player?
Wayne Gretzky (2000)
It was retired in 2000.
In which season did the Minnesota Wild play their first game?
2000-01 (2001)
The Wild arrived seven years after the North Stars left.
Alex Ovechkin was drafted first overall in which year?
2004 (2004)
Sidney Crosby went first one year later, in 2005.
Which NHL star grew up in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia?
Sidney Crosby (2005)
So did Nathan MacKinnon, from the same town.
Sidney Crosby's 2010 Olympic golden goal came against which country?
United States (2010)
It won gold in overtime in Vancouver.
Boston won the 2011 Stanley Cup against which team?
Vancouver Canucks (2011)
Goalie Tim Thomas won the Conn Smythe.
Which twin brothers starred together for the Canucks?
Daniel and Henrik Sedin (2011)
Both had their numbers retired by Vancouver on the same night.
T.J. Oshie's famous Olympic shootout performance in 2014 came against which country?
Russia (2014)
He went 4 for 6 in the shootout in Sochi.
How many Stanley Cups did the Blackhawks win in the 2010s?
3 (2015)
They won in 2010, 2013 and 2015.
Which team drafted Auston Matthews first overall in 2016?
Toronto Maple Leafs (2016)
He scored four goals in his NHL debut.
Who won the Conn Smythe in both 2016 and 2017?
Sidney Crosby (2017)
He's one of only three players to win it in back-to-back years.
In which year did Connor McDavid win his first Hart Trophy?
2017 (2017)
He also won the scoring title with 100 points.
The Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup in 2018 against which team?
Vegas Golden Knights (2018)
Vegas reached the Final in its very first season.
Who won the 2018 Conn Smythe?
Alex Ovechkin (2018)
Washington won its first Cup.
Leon Draisaitl is from which country?
Germany (2020)
He won the Hart Trophy in 2020.
Which expansion team began play in 2021-22?
Seattle Kraken (2022)
Seattle was the NHL's 32nd team.
Who did Vegas beat for its first Stanley Cup in 2023?
Florida Panthers (2023)
Jonathan Marchessault won the Conn Smythe.
Which team drafted Connor Bedard first overall in 2023?
Chicago Blackhawks (2023)
He won the Calder Trophy as a rookie.
Who passed Wayne Gretzky's career goals record in 2025?
Alex Ovechkin (2025)
Ovechkin scored number 895 on April 6, 2025.
Florida beat which team in both the 2024 and 2025 Stanley Cup Finals?
Edmonton Oilers (2025)
Sam Bennett won the 2025 Conn Smythe.
Who am I? I was drafted first overall in 2004. I scored 65 goals in 2007-08. I passed Gretzky's goal record in 2025.
Alex Ovechkin (2025)
He won the Cup with Washington in 2018.
Which team won the 2026 Stanley Cup?
Carolina Hurricanes (2026)
Carolina beat Vegas in six games for its second Cup, 20 years after the first.