Your goal: Score big on our hockey quiz
1) How many periods are in a hockey game, and how long is each period?
2) What team has won the most Stanley Cups?
3) Who is the Stanley Cup named after?
4) What year were the New York Islanders founded?
5) When a hockey player scores three goals in one game, what is it called?
6) How many teams are in the NHL?
7) Name the original six NHL teams.
8) Who won the 2013 Stanley Cup?
9) How many players per team are allowed on the ice at a time?
10) How big is a hockey rink?
ANSWERS:
1) Three periods, 20 minutes long, 2) Montreal Canadiens with 23, 3) Lord Stanley of Preston (he was governor general of Canada), 4) 1972, 5) Hat trick, 6) 30, 7) Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins, 8) Chicago Blackhawks, 9) Six (usually three forwards, two defensemen, one goalie), 10) 200 feet long and 85 feet wide