Do you recall when Gretzky moved so easily on the ice and you said to yourself, ‘how does he do that?’ From Lemieux’s magic and Orr’s flying stride to Sawchuk’s ice mask, hockey’s pantheon is filled to the brim.
This quiz takes you back to those stories—Hull’s thunderous slapshot, Chelios’s ironman mentality, Bure’s blinding speed and MacKinnon’s snappiest of turns. A jersey number, a missing incisor or a playoff beard of wild profusion can be enough to get you reminiscing.
Lace up and give it a whirl. You might surprise yourself with how many names from frozen pond lore you can still rattle off.
[D] Terry Sawchuk | Stoic guardian who stopped pucks with battered limbs and four Stanley Cups, setting records between pain and pads.
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32. Who’s this NHL Player?
[B] Bobby Hull | Blond hair flying, the Golden Jet’s 118-mph slap-shot terrorized goalies and ushered in the curved-blade era.
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33. Who’s this NHL Player?
[C] Chris Chelios | Ageless warrior whose fire burned through three decades and two countries, winning Cups at 40 and still dropping gloves at 48.
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34. Who’s this NHL Player?
[A] Marcel Dionne | Tiny dynamo who piled up points in L.A. like Hollywood headlines, quietly out-scoring almost everyone in the 1980s.
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35. Who’s this NHL Player?
[D] Ron Francis | Gentle giant whose 200-foot vision and two-way grace delivered Hartford to Carolina and three rings to Pittsburgh.
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36. Who’s this NHL Player?
[C] Jari Kurri | Finnish finisher who rode Gretzky’s passes to 600 goals and five Cups, then proved he could lead without 99.
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37. Who’s this NHL Player?
[A] Bobby Clarke | Gapped-tooth grin and slashing stick defined Broad-Street bully leadership, hoisting two Cups and endless Philadelphia grit.
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38. Who’s this NHL Player?
[C] Pavel Datsyuk | Magic Man conjured take-away-to-breakaway artistry in Detroit, making defense look like ballet and the puck disappear.
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39. Who’s this NHL Player?
[B] Mats Sundin | Towering Swede carried Maple Leaf hopes on broad shoulders, scoring clutch goals and Olympic gold without ever quitting on Toronto.
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40. Who’s this NHL Player?
[A] Denis Savard | Spin-o-rama showman who danced through defenses, lighting Chicago nights with flash and 1,300 points.
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41. Who’s this NHL Player?
[A] Patrick Kane | American sniper whose silky mitts and OT Cup winner in Philly sparked Chicago’s modern three-Cup renaissance.
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42. Who’s this NHL Player?
[B] Grant Fuhr | Athletic anchor who backstopped the Oilers’ dynasty with acrobatics and a grin, winning five rings in the high-octane ’80s.
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43. Who’s this NHL Player?
[C] Mike Modano | Face of Lone-Star hockey, skating Texas to its first Cup with speed, style, and a record 500-plus goals for U.S.-born players.
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44. Who’s this NHL Player?
[A] Denis Potvin | Captain of the Islanders’ fortress, hammering slap-shots and opponents while lifting four straight Cups on Long Island.
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45. Who’s this NHL Player?
[C] Tony Esposito | Flexible “Tony O” flopped and stacked pads for Chicago, pioneering the butterfly and haunting shooters with his white mask.
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46. Who’s this NHL Player?
[A] Ted Lindsay | Ferocious sparkplug who fought owners for players’ rights as fiercely as he fought corner battles, riding shotgun to Gordie Howe.
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47. Who’s this NHL Player?
[D] Evgeni Malkin | Big, angry Russian bear who erupts for Art Ross trophies and Conn Smythe brilliance, proving Pittsburgh has two generational centers.
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48. Who’s this NHL Player?
[D] Al MacInnis | Cannon from the point that won a Conn Smythe and hardest-shot contests, echoing through Calgary and St. Louis for two decades.
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49. Who’s this NHL Player?
[A] Dale Hawerchuk | Teen phenom who danced into Winnipeg hearts, piling 500 goals with baby-faced poise and relentless drive.
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50. Who’s this NHL Player?
[B] Henrik Lundqvist | King Henrik’s royal posture and sprawling glove kept Broadway roaring for 15 years and a Vezina crown.
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51. Who’s this NHL Player?
[A] Luc Robitaille | Left-wing magician who turned late-round doubt into 668 goals and a Kings crown, smiling all the way.
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52. Who’s this NHL Player?
[B] Jarome Iginla | Power-forward prototype who wore the flaming C with class, scoring 600 goals and Olympic golden memories for Canada.
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53. Who’s this NHL Player?
[C] Pat LaFontaine | Skating smile from Long Island to Buffalo, dazzling defenses and raising money for hospitals as he tallied 1,000 points.
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54. Who’s this NHL Player?
[C] Doug Gilmour | “Killer” carved 1,400 points with relentless motor and playoff heroics that nearly stole a Cup for Toronto.
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55. Who’s this NHL Player?
[D] Henri Richard | Pocket Rocket skated circles around giants, winning an unsurpassed 11 Cups with Montreal’s relentless heartbeat.
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56. Who’s this NHL Player?
[B] Doug Harvey | Smooth-skating general who quarterbacked Montreal’s dynasty and invented the modern offensive defenseman.
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57. Who’s this NHL Player?
[C] Stan Mikita | Slovak-Canadian innovator who curved blades and won two MVPs while rewriting Chicago’s record books.
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58. Who’s this NHL Player?
[B] Brian Leetch | Balletic American blue-liner whose 1994 Conn Smythe and Norris Trophy ended New York’s 54-year Cup drought.
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59. Who’s this NHL Player?
[C] Johnny Bucyk | Gentle giant winger with a booming shot and bigger heart, captaining and community-building Boston for 21 seasons.
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60. Who’s this NHL Player?
[A] Scott Niedermayer | Effortless skater who glided through three Cup teams (Devils and Ducks) with Norris and Conn Smythe hardware in tow.