World Class Hockey Trivia

by Don Weekes

Overview

Hockey isn’t just a Canadian obsession — the sport boasts fans from around the globe, and it has been played extensively at the international level. Whether at the Olympics, the World Juniors, or special games like the infamous 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union, international hockey has a rich history, and plenty of trivia for die-hard fans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781926812366
Publisher:	Greystone Books
Publication date:	11/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Don Weekes is an award-winning television producer for CTV in Montreal. He has written seventeen books on hockey trivia and unusual NHL records including The Big Book of Hockey Trivia, and his work has been widely used on television, radio, the Internet, and in print. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Hockey Night on Planet Earth 3

Answers 8

Game 1 The Triple Gold Club 24

2 Summit Showdown 25

Answers 31

Game 2 Summit Series Sayings 50

3 An Ideal of Greatness 51

Answers 55

Game 3 Twist of Fate 72

4 Champions of The World 73

Answers 77

Game 4 The Granites, Mercurys and Smoke Eaters 93

5 The March West 94

Answers 98

Game 5 Storming the NHL 112

6 The Olympians 113

Answers 119

Game 6 Olympic Mettle 137

Solutions to Games 138

Acknowledgements 140

Photo Credits 142