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Q1 Which of the
following are not founders of the
modern era Ottawa
Senators?
Randy Sexton
Bruce Firestone
King Clancy
Cyril Leeder
Answer:
Q2 When did the
modern era Senators start playing again in the NHL?
1927
1987
1992
1995
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Q3 Who is the longest
serving captain of the modern era Ottawa
Senators up to the end of the 2016/17 season?
Jason Spezza
Erik Karlsson
Daniel Afredsson
Alexei Yashin
Answer:
Q4 When was the last
time an Ottawa Senators team won the Stanley Cup?
2007
1927
2017
Never
Answer:
Q5 What was the
original name of the Canadian Tire Centre?
Scotiabank
Place
Corel Centre
The Palladium
Ottawa
Civic Centre
Answer:
Q6 How much did the
Canadian Tire Centre cost to build?
$240 million
$340 million
$440 million
More than the SkyDome’s $650 million
Answer:
Q7 What was the
expansion franchise fee paid in 1990 by the Ottawa Senators to the National Hockey
League?
$500 million USD (US dollars)
$35 million USD
$50 million USD
$200 million USD
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Q8 What was the other
team admitted to the NHL at the same time as the Ottawa Senators?
Nashville
Predators
Anaheim
Mighty Ducks
Florida
Panthers
Tampa
Bay Lightning
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Q9 Against which team
did the Ottawa
Senators play their first game in the modern era?
Montreal
Canadiens
Toronto
Maple Leafs
Hamilton
Tigers
Tampa
Bay Lightning
Answer:
Q10 And what was the
score in that game?
5-3 Sens win
3-5 Sens loss
5-0 Sens win
0-5 Sens loss
Answer:
Q11 How many points
did the Senators get in their first campaign—1992/93?
21
22
23
24
Answer:
Q12 What’s the name of
the NHL team that had the lowest ever points total?
Washington Capitals 21 points
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 21 points
San Jose
Sharks 21 points
Florida Panthers 21 points
Answer:
Q13 What is the name
of the Ottawa
Senators’ mascot?
Spartacus
Lion King
Gladiator
Spartacat
Answer:
Q14 How does the Ottawa Senators’ mascot
sign his name?
He prints his name
He writes his name
He uses a paw print
He spells his name
Answer:
Q15 When was the NHL
first formed?
1907
1917
1927
1967
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Q16 Which club was
not an original member of the NHL in 1917?
Montreal
Canadiens
Montreal
Wanderers
Ottawa
Senators
New York
Rangers
Toronto
Arenas/Toronto Hockey Club
Vancouver
Millionaires
Answer:
Q17 The Canadian Tire
Centre is modeled after which arena?
The Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit
First Ontario Centre in Hamilton
Madison Square Garden
in Manhattan
American Airlines Center
in Dallas
Answer:
Q18 What other trophy
did a team named “Ottawa
Senators” win?
The Super Bowl
The Grey Cup
The Memorial Cup
The World Championship
Answer:
Q19 What was the Sens
first choice for mascot but turned out to be unavailable due to copyright and
intellectual property rights?
Bugs Bunny
Marvin the Martian
Homer Simpson
Fred Flintstone
Answer:
Q20 Who led the Hamilton expansion bid in
1990 when the Sens were also campaigning to get an expansion franchise from the
NHL?
Sheila Copps (the original name for the Hamilton arena was the “Copps Coliseum,”
named after her father)
Ron Joyce (Hamilton-based co-founder with NHL defenseman Tim
Horton of the donut chain that bears his name)
Rod Bryden (SC Stormont Inc chair)
Pierre Trudeau (former prime minister)
Answer:
Q21 What was the name
of the first parent company of the Ottawa
Senators?
Plasco Energy Group
Terrace Investments Limited
Ottawa
Sports and Entertainment Group
Minto Group
Answer:
Q22 What is the name
of the winning bid for redevelopment of LeBreton Flats and the construction of
a new downtown arena for the Sens?
Zibi
RendezVous LeBreton group
Wilderness Tours
Devcore Canderel DLS group
Answer:
Q23 Which Ottawa Senators player won
the Calder Memorial trophy as rookie of the year?
Alexandre Daigle
Erik Karlsson
Daniel Afredsson
Chris Phillips
Answer:
Q24 How many seasons
did it take for the expansion Sens to make the playoffs for the first time?
3 years
5 years
7 years
Never
Answer:
Q25 Which team did
the Sens beat in the last regular season game to qualify for the playoffs for
the first time?
The Maple Leafs
The Sabres
The Islanders
The Bruins
Answer:
Q26 Who was in nets
for that opposing team?
Johnny Bower
Dominik Hasek
Billy Smith
Gerry Cheevers
Answer:
Q27 Which two
Canadian cities lost their NHL franchises (relocated to the US) around the time that the Sens
began play?
Montreal
Maroons
Quebec
Nordiques
Saskatoon
Blades
Winnipeg
Jets
Answer:
Q28 Recently the Los
Vegas Knights were granted an expansion franchise. Their franchise fee paid to
the NHL was—
$50 million USD
$120 million USD
$500 million USD
$650 million USD
Answer:
Q29 What was the
slogan that the Sens used during their campaign to acquire an NHL expansion
franchise?
Peace, order, and good government
Pursuit of happiness
Bring back the Senators
Don’t back down
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Q30 After the Montreal Canadiens (with the most Stanley
Cups) and the Toronto
Maple Leafs with second most, which NHL squad ranks third?
New York
Rangers
Chicago
Blackhawks
Ottawa
Senators
Boston
Bruins
Answer:
Q31 Who was
president/commissioner of the NHL when the Sens expansion franchise was awarded
on December 6th 1990?
John Ziegler
Bowie
Kuhn
Gary Bettman
Howard Cosell
Answer:
Q32 Who said, “Just
win, baby?”
Former Oakland Raider owner Al Davis
Former Chicago Blackhawk owner Bill Wirtz
Former Ottawa Senator captain Laurie Boschman
Former Montreal Canadiens defenseman PK Subban
Answer:
Q33 Which city was
not a bidder in 1990 for an NHL expansion team when Ottawa also applied?
Milwaukee
Seattle
Portland
Tampa
Mexico City
St Petersburg
Houston
Hamilton
Answer:
Q34 Who sued the NHL
(unsuccessfully) so that he could move the Phoenix
Coyotes to Hamilton?
Jim Balsillie, co-founder of Blackberry
Bob Morrow, former mayor of Hamilton
Bob Rae, former Ontario
premier
Kathleen Wynne, current Ontario premier
Answer:
Q35 The vote by then
21 members of the NHL’s board of governors to admit the Ottawa Senators to the league in December
1990 was carried—
20-1
Unanimously
14-7
11-10
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Q36 The last
surviving member of the 1927 Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup-winning team who also
helped land the expansion franchise in 1990 and whose jersey and number are
retired at Canadian Tire Centre was—
Jack Adams
Hec Kilrea
Frank Nighbor
Cy Denneny
Frank Finnigan
Answer:
Q37 Approximately how
many vehicles can park at Canadian Tire Centre?
3,000
5,000
7,000
9,000
Answer:
Q37 Approximately how
many people can Canadian Tire Centre hold for hockey?
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
Answer:
Q38 Who gave the
first ever concert at Canadian Tire Centre?
Gordon Lightfoot
Bryan Adams
Katy Perry
The Tragically Hip
Answer:
Q39 Who scored the
first ever goal in modern Sens history?
Brad Marsh
Neil Brady
Peter Sidorkiewicz
Norm Maciver
Answer:
Q40 In 2007, who
scored the GWG (game winning goal) against the Buffalo
Sabres in overtime to put the Sens into the Stanley Cup final for the first time in their
modern history?
Anton Volchenkov
Mike Comrie
Daniel Alfredsson
Mike Fisher
Answer:
BONUS QUESTION A: Who
scored the GWG in the last game of season 5 to put the Sens in the playoffs for
the first time? Hint: it was assisted by Alexei Yashin…
Wade Redden
Steve Duchesne
Alexandre Daigle
Jason York
Answer:
BONUS QUESTION B: Which two, first-year Sens coaches (head coach and assistant coach) ended up years later working together for the New York Rangers, except this time, the assistant coach became head coach and the former Ottawa head coach became his assistant?
Jacques Martin and Roger Neilson
Rick Bowness and EJ “Doc” McGuire
Bryan Murray and Eugene Melnyk
Rick Bowness and Alain Vigneault
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BONUS QUESTION C:
Which two, first-year Sens executives (later president of the team and CFO)
ended up years later working as competitors–one running the Sens and Senators Sports and Entertainment, the other, OSEG (Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group), Lansdowne Live, TD Place, and the Redblacks?
Cyril Leeder and Randy Sexton
Cyril Leeder and Bernie Ashe
Cyril Leeder and Marc Bonneau
Cyril Leeder and Roy Mlakar
Answer:
Quiz prepared by:
Bruce M Firestone, B Eng (civil), M Eng-Sci, PhD
ROYAL LePAGE Performance Realty broker
Ottawa Senators founder
Real Estate Investment and Business coach
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