Summer 2006: Week 5, Round 6
: Ice Hockey: Individual Performances
1. Who was the first NHL player to win all three of the Hart, the Lady Byng, and the Art Ross trophies
in the same season--a feat he accomplished twice, in back-to-back seasons in the mid 1960s?
A: Stan Mikita
2. Many players have won the Hart Trophy (for most valuable player) in two consecutive years. Who was
the first player to win it three times in a row?
A: Bobby Orr
3. What is the record for consecutive years winning the Hart Trophy? That is, not who holds the
record, but how many consecutive years did he win the trophy?
A: (Wayne Gretzky won it) eight times (between 1980 and 1987)
4. Who was the first player to win the Art Ross Trophy (for scoring leader) more than two years in a
row?
A: Gordie Howe (won it four times between 1951 and 1954)
5. Who won the Frank Selke Trophy (for best defensive forward) the first four times it was presented?
A: Bob Gainey
6. Bobby Orr won the Norris Trophy (for best defenseman) eight times in a row. Before him, however, a
player had won it seven times over an eight-year span. Who accomplished that feat?
A: Doug Harvey
7. Only one player has ever won the Vezina Trophy (for best goaltender) in five consecutive years. Who
holds that record?
A: Jacques Plante
8. In the first eleven years in which it was awarded, the Conn Smythe Trophy (for most valuable player
in the playoffs) it went to a goalkeeper five times. During that time, moreover, one goalkeeper won it
in back-to-back seasons. Who was he?
A: Bernie Parent
9. What is the Jack Adams Trophy awarded for?
A: coach of the year
10. What is the Calder Trophy awarded for?
A: rookie of the year