Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Hockey Quiz No. 3

I've got to hand it to my fellow Florida hounding buddy Moody, he knew nearly all of the answers to Hockey Quiz No. 2. I'm a bit concerned, though, that he was the only person to take part. I mean, this isn't work. It's supposed to be fun.

I've had several people tell me they look forward to these Hockey Quiz postings, but the participation is minimal, at best. And with the full hounding season only a few days away, I'm going to put my time into projects that garner more interest.

All I ask for, folks, is a few minutes of your time. Participating in projects lets me know that my efforts are not all for naught. I don't want to waste your time, and I sure as heck won't waste mine.

Having said that, let's see how many people can provide the correct answers, posted within a comment, to these hockey brainteasers:

Name this logo

While last month's Name this Logo contest carried the hint that the selection was drawn from a professional league in North America, all I'll say is a worldwide search would prove pretty darn useful for this one.

Hockey Word Association:

Def Leppard =
Bobby Ryan =
Gary Bettman =
Joe Thornton =
Stanley Cup champion =

Hockey, scrambled

Catpire Regnorbe =
Tarksifne Lekrabe =
Godu Ghitwe =
Trenb Nrubs =
Uthmaie Cherdines =

Hockey math

Wally Wristshot scored 37 goals while taking 405 shots, and logged 88 points in 78 games played. What is Wally's shooting percentage and points-per-game average?

A.) 9.2 shooting percentage, 1.15 points per game
B.) 8.9 shooting percentage, 1.07 points per game
C.) 9.1 shooting percentage, 1.13 points per game
D.) 8.5 shooting percentage, 0.98 points per game

Answers to Hockey Quiz No. 2:

Name that logo: Bakersfield (Calif.) Condors of the East Coast Hockey League
Hockey, scrambled: Ilya Bryzgalov, Brian Rolston, Scott Niedermayer, Shawn Horcoff and Pavel Kubina
Hockey math: A. Billy Blocker had a 2.81 GAA and a .913 SP

4 comments:

  1. My bad for missing the last one. Here goes:

    Logo:
    KHL - HC Spartak Moscow

    Word Association:
    Def Leppard = soccer would suit them better
    Bobby Ryan = if he is traded, could be a breakout year
    Gary Bettman = under the radar
    Joe Thornton = great player...in the regular season
    Stanley Cup champion = if they can stay healthy...Philadelphia

    Unscrambled:
    Patrice Bergeron
    Frantisek Kaberle
    Doug Weight
    Brent Burns
    Mathieu Schneider

    Hockey Math:
    C - 9.1 shooting percentage, 1.13 points per game

    Thanks again for the fun.
    Brett

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  2. Logo: H C Spartak Moscow

    Word Assoc:
    Jacques Martin
    Baby Duck
    Dissapointment
    Belongs in Beantown
    Buffalo (of course)

    Scramble

    patrice bergeron
    Frantisek Kaberle
    Doug Weight
    Brent Burns
    Mathieu Schnieder

    C

    How did I do?

    later Ronnie!!!

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  3. Brett:

    Hey, man, good to see you. Drop me an e-mail.

    Chris:

    Very good. I'm impressed.

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