Daily Hockey Trivia – Mats Sundin, St. Louis Blues & Fictional Players – Hockey Writers – Hockey History

Welcome to Daily Hockey Trivia for August 4, 2024. This is a daily series that will test and challenge your knowledge of modern and historical aspects of NHL hockey. Each day will have three multiple choice questions with an answer key at the bottom of the page.

Each question will be more difficult than the last, so think of it as an easy, medium, and hard question. Leave your results in the comments, and track how well you're doing throughout the series!

Question 1:
Despite Being Known As A Maple Leafs Legend, Which Team Drafted Mats Sundin First Overall?

a) The Hartford Whalers
b) Vancouver Canucks
c) Winnipeg Jets
d) Quebec Nordiques

Question 2:
Who is the all-time scoring leader for St. Louis Blues?

a) Bernie Federko
b) Brett Hull
c) Brian Sutter
d) Garry Unger

Question 3:
The Buffalo Sabers One Draft Player Was Writing, What Was The Player's Name?

a) Aito Iguchi
b) Taro Tsujimoto
c) Yu Sato
d) Haruka Toko

Answer Key

Q1 Answer: d) Quebec Nordiques – The Quebec Nordiques had the first pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, and selected Mats Sundin. He played for the Nordiques for four seasons before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a blockbuster trade.

Related: Revisiting the Wendel Clark Mats Sundin Trade

Q2 Answer: a) Bernie Federko – All-time leader of St. Louis Blues by score, and games played and assists, by Bernie Federko. With 352 goals and 721 assists, Federko is the only player to reach 1,000 points with the Blues, and his 1,073 points are the most in franchise history.

Q3 Answer: b) Taro Tsujimoto – During the 1974 NHL Draft, Buffalo Sabers general manager George Imlach was tired of the boring process the NHL had with their draft process and decided to have fun with it. In the 11th round of that draft, he selected Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Katanas, and the league registered the pick. Unknown to the NHL at the time, Tsujimoto was a fully formed player, and the name was released from a local store called “Tsujimoto's Garden and Gifts”.

Leave your results in the comments, and come back tomorrow for the next edition of Daily Hockey Trivia!