Dallas Stars: An Ultimate Trivia Test For Ultimate Fans
By Josh Clark
With school either already started or just around the corner for many students, why not take a little Dallas Stars test for fun? How well do you truly know the Stars organization and history?
The offseason is nearing its end, and that means hockey is within reach. In one month and one day, the World Cup of Hockey kicks off in Toronto and hockey is officially back.
This season is promising to be a thrilling one, especially for the Dallas Stars. After winning the Central Division with a stunning record of 50-23-9 with 109 points, the Stars made a sturdy charge through the postseason before being knocked out in seven games in the second round.
Some significant changes occurred over this past offseason that could either significantly hurt or help the Stars in 2016-17. The opportunities are wide open, and we really can’t estimate what will happen until the season gets underway and we see what Dallas is prepared for.
So we still have some free time between now and the World Cup, as well as training camp and the preseason. Why not spend the day by taking a fun little quiz to test your knowledge of the Dallas Stars? I know the people that have already returned to school are probably trying to avoid all the exams they can, but we promise this one will be a fun one.
Sorry also to all of the short-term memory folks who can’t remember what they ate for dinner yesterday. This might not be the test for you.
What we have below is 30 different questions pertaining to the Dallas Stars and the history of their franchise. Your job is to try and answer as many correct as possible to prove your dedication to victory green. Go ahead and grab a piece of paper and pen if you want, I’ll give you a minute.
The questions are all in a row, with the answers to each corresponding question listed at the bottom of the article. I tried to keep the majority of the questions pertaining to the last four years of Stars history, but there are a couple of prehistoric ones for all the oldies but goodies. The questions follow an easy-to-hard pattern for the most part, starting with one being the easiest.
And absolutely NO cheating. I’ll find you if you do. Maybe. Actually I probably won’t. I have to get back to school myself.
So without further ado, here is a hefty Dallas Stars examination. Good luck.
1. What is the specific name of the color of the Dallas Stars home jersey?
2. In what year did the Dallas Stars appoint Jamie Benn to captain, hire Lindy Ruff, and trade for Tyler Seguin?
3. How many seasons did the Stars go without a playoff berth before finally securing one in 2014?
4. Which Stars player scored his first NHL goal on his first NHL shot on opening night this past season?
5. Which team did Antoine Roussel score his first NHL goal against in his NHL debut back in the lockout season of 2013?
6. Who was the Stars’ general manager before Jim Nill was hired?
7. Which four players have their numbers retired in the rafters of the AAC for the Stars?
8. Name the two players who held the title of captain before Benn.
9. Who did the Stars trade to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Cody Eakin in 2012?
10. How many points did Jamie Benn tally in 2014-15 on his way to winning the Art Ross Trophy? (bonus point if you remember how many of them were goals and how many were assists)
11. What number did Patrik Nemeth wear before switching to #15?
12. How many left-handed defensemen did the Dallas Stars have on their blue line in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs? 2, 4, or 6?
13. Which team did Jamie Benn score his first hat trick against?
14. What year did the Stars win the Stanley Cup and which team did they defeat in the Finals?
15. Who played backup to Kari Lehtonen in the first half of the 2013-14 season?
16. When did Johnny Oduya sign with the Stars?
17. Who were the alternate captains for Dallas this past year?
18. What round was Radek Faksa drafted in by the Stars in the 2012 NHL entry draft?
19. How many banners will the Stars add to their rafters this coming season?
20. Which team do the Dallas Stars currently carry a ten game winning streak against?
21. Who is the Stars’ president and CEO?
22. What was the Stars’ goals for per game average this past season?
23. Which team knocked the Stars out of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs?
24. Which team did the Stars face in the first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs?
25. Which two players did the Stars trade away in exchange for Patrick Sharp and Stephen Johns in 2015?
26. What country do Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen hail from?
27. How many players from the Stars will participate in the World Cup of Hockey in September?
28. How many American born players are on the Dallas Stars roster? (bonus point if you can name the player(s))
29. How many goals did Dallas score against the Chicago Blackhawks this past season?
30. How many hat tricks has Tyler Seguin tallied since joining the Dallas Stars? Can you name all of the teams he has scored one against? Or at least half of them?
Answers can be found below.
1. Victory green
2. 2013
3. Five seasons
5. Arizona Coyotes
7. Bill Goldsworthy, Neal Broten, Mike Modano, Bill Masterton
8. Brenden Morrow and Mike Modano
9. Mike Ribeiro
10. 87 points (35 goals, 52 assists)
11. #37
12. 6 (Trevor Daley, Alex Goligoski, Sergei Gonchar, Brenden Dillon, Jordie Benn, Patrik Nemeth)
13. St. Louis Blues
14. 1999, Buffalo Sabres
15. Dan Ellis
16. July 15, 2015
17. Vernon Fiddler and Alex Goligoski
18. 1st round (13th overall)
19. Two (Central Division champions and Western Conference regular season champions)
20. Vancouver Canucks
21. Jim Lites
22. 3.23
23. Detroit Red Wings
24. Anaheim Ducks
25. Trevor Daley and Ryan Garbutt
26. Finland
27. Five
28. One (Stephen Johns)
29. 20
30. Six (Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins)
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How did you do? Hopefully you at least did somewhat decently on the test. I thought it would be helpful to break people up into different categories based on how you scored. Where are you on the list?
27-30 Dallas Stars fan legend
24-26 Diehard Stars fan
21-23 Dedicated Stars follower
18-20 Decent, but could do better
15-17 You need to watch some more games this year
12-14 Do you even know who the Dallas Stars are?
9-11 Get off the Stars’ bandwagon like now
<9 Go back to Chicago
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I hope this has been somewhat educating and/or entertaining for you on this fine Tuesday morning. The offseason is a month from ceasing to exist, and it can’t get here fast enough. Keep your heads on tight and keep looking forward.