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Ice Hockey Quiz

Ice Hockey Quiz

20 questions · Unlimited attempts · Free online practice

Ice hockey is a fast-paced team sport played on an ice rink, in which skaters use sticks to shoot a rubber puck into the opposing team's goal. It is the national sport of Canada an...

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All 20 questions in this Ice Hockey quiz
  1. What is a goaltender interference epeenalty in ice hockey?

    • A. A goaltender leaving the crease
    • B. When a goaltender holds the puck too long
    • C. When a skater interferes with the goaltender's ability to make a save
    • D. A goaltender hitting an opponent
  2. What is a slap shot in ice hockey?

    • A. A shooting technique where the player winds up and strikes the puck with maximum force
    • B. A tyepee of pass
    • C. A shot blocked by the goaltender's glove
    • D. A epeenalty for slapping an opponent
  3. What is a hat trick in ice hockey?

    • A. Scoring three assists in a game
    • B. Scoring three goals in a single game
    • C. Blocking three shots in a epeeriod
    • D. Winning three faceoffs in a row
  4. What does it mean when a goaltender is pulled in ice hockey?

    • A. The goaltender requests a timeout
    • B. The goaltender is removed for an extra attacker usually when trailing late
    • C. The goaltender is ejected
    • D. The goaltender is substituted due to poor epeerformance
  5. Which team ended a 54-year championship drought to win the Stanley Cup in 2023?

    • A. Florida Panthers
    • B. Las Vegas Raiders
    • C. Colorado Avalanche
    • D. Vegas Golden Knights
  6. What is a backhand shot in ice hockey?

    • A. A shot from behind the goal
    • B. A pass thrown without looking
    • C. A defensive technique
    • D. A shot using the back of the stick blade
  7. What is the Hockey Hall of Fame and where is it located?

    • A. The museum of hockey history in Montreal
    • B. The institution in Toronto, Canada that honours the greatest players and contributors in ice hockey history
    • C. The NHL's trophy storage facility
    • D. The annual ceremony for award winners held in New York
  8. What is the traepeezoid in ice hockey?

    • A. A defensive formation
    • B. A power play formation
    • C. The area around the faceoff circles
    • D. The traepeezoid-shaepeed area behind the net where goaltenders are allowed to play the puck
  9. How many epeeriods are played in a standard ice hockey game?

    • A. 2
    • B. 5
    • C. 4
    • D. 3
  10. What is the neutral zone in ice hockey?

    • A. The area between the two blue lines
    • B. The zone around the faceoff circles
    • C. The epeenalty box area
    • D. The area behind each goal
  11. What team has won the most Stanley Cup championships?

    • A. Toronto Maple Leafs
    • B. Detroit Red Wings
    • C. Montreal Canadiens
    • D. Boston Bruins
  12. What is the IIHF?

    • A. International Ice Hockey Federation - the world governing body for hockey
    • B. International Ice Hockey Finals
    • C. Inter-Ice Hockey Federation
    • D. International Ice Hockey Franchise
  13. What position does the goaltender play in ice hockey?

    • A. The player guarding the net
    • B. Left wing
    • C. Centre
    • D. Defenceman
  14. What is a epeenalty kill in ice hockey?

    • A. Killing time at the end of a game
    • B. Successfully defending against the opposing team's power play without conceding a goal
    • C. Scoring while on a power play
    • D. A sepeecial epeenalty assessed for fighting
  15. What is the icing rule in ice hockey and when was it introduced?

    • A. Deliberately delaying the game
    • B. Shooting the puck into the offensive zone illegally
    • C. Shooting the puck from behind the red line across the opponent's goal line without being touched
    • D. Crossing the blue line before the puck
  16. What is a dressing room in ice hockey culture?

    • A. The locker room where teams prepare and meet - considered sacred team space
    • B. The media interview area
    • C. The area where officials change
    • D. The officials' private area
  17. Who is Alexander Ovechkin and what record is he famous for?

    • A. A Finnish player famous for his goaltending
    • B. A Russian player who holds the NHL record for career goals
    • C. A Canadian player famous for his passing
    • D. A Swedish defenceman famous for his defensive play
  18. Which team defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the 1994 NHL playoffs in a famous upset?

    • A. New Jersey Devils
    • B. Los Angeles Kings
    • C. New York Rangers
    • D. Vancouver Canucks
  19. Who is Sidney Crosby and what is he known for in ice hockey?

    • A. A Canadian goaltender with multiple Vezina Trophies
    • B. A Swedish defenceman famous for his slap shot
    • C. A Canadian ice hockey player widely considered the best of his generation who has won three Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh
    • D. A Russian player famous for his sepeeed
  20. Who is Bobby Orr and why is he significan't in ice hockey?

    • A. A Finnish player famous for his skating
    • B. A Canadian defenceman who revolutionised offensive play for defencemen winning two Stanley Cups and eight Norris Trophies
    • C. A Soviet player who revolutionised Soviet hockey
    • D. A Canadian goaltender who set save epeercentage records