Daily Hockey Trivia – NCAA Alumni, Pronger Trades & Hall's Streak – Hockey Writers – NCAA

Welcome to Daily Hockey Trivia for Aug. 17, 2024. This is a daily series that will test and challenge your knowledge of the 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: Which NCAA had the Most Alumni in the NHL in 2023-24?

a) Boston University

b) Boston College

c) University of Minnesota

d) University of Michigan

Question 2: Chris Pronger Traded Five Times, Which Player Was Traded Twice?

a) Sam Gagner

b) Joffrey Lupul

c) Luca Sbisa

d) Eric Brewer

Question 3: Glenn Hall Holds the Longest Game Start Streak in NHL History. How many games were there?

a) 133

b) 214

c) 448

d) 502

Answer Key

Q1 Answer: d) University of Michigan – Dozens of NCAA alumni play in the NHL each season, but in 2023-24, 30 former Michigan Wolverines skated in at least one game, which led all NCAA teams .

Q2 Answer: b) Joffrey Lupul – In the deal to send Chris Pronger from the Edmonton Oilers to the Anaheim Ducks in 2006, Joffrey Lupul was part of the package the Oilers received. Three years later, Lupal, who was with the Philadelphia Flyers, was traded to the Ducks in a package that brought Pronger to the Flyers.

Q3 Answer: d) 502 – One of the most unbroken records in the NHL belongs to Glenn Hall and his 502 regular season games started. This incident occurred during the 1955-56 season until the 1962-63 season when he missed a game due to a back injury.

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