NHL Quiz: Los Angeles Kings MCQ Trivia!

Dave Taylor was the third Los Angeles King to have his number retired by the club. This means that his jersey number was honored and will no longer be used by any player on the team. The question is asking for the player who received this recognition, and the correct answer is Dave Taylor.

When the Los Angeles Kings acquired Wayne Gretzky, they also obtained Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski.

Cristobal Huet is the correct answer because he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 2001 and competed in the Olympics the following year.

Wayne Gretzky said that his hat-trick game that sent the L.A. Kings to the finals in 1993 was his best ever.

Eddie Shack, also known as "The Entertainer", was the player who led the Los Angeles Kings with 22 goals in the 1969-70 season.

Juha Widing is the correct answer because he was the first Finnish-born NHL player and he led the L.A. Kings in scoring for three seasons. No other options provided fulfill both criteria.

Larry Robinson established an NHL record by playing in his 227th playoff game. This indicates that Robinson had a long and successful career in the NHL, as playoff games are typically only played by teams that have made it to the postseason. His record-breaking number of playoff games suggests that he was a valuable and consistent player for the Los Angeles Kings.

Bernie Nicholls is the correct answer because he is the only other Los Angeles King, besides Wayne Gretzky, to have scored 150 points in a season. Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne, and Luc Robitaille were all successful players for the Kings, but they did not achieve this milestone.

Mario Lessard led all NHL goalies with 35 wins in the 1980-81 season.

Charlie Simmer is the correct answer because he scored at least one goal in each of 13 straight games during the 1979-80 season. This achievement demonstrates his consistent scoring ability and impact on the Los Angeles Kings' offense during that time.

Wayne Gretzky, along with John Candy and Bruce McNall, purchased the Toronto Argonauts football team in 1991.

Ian Laperriere is the correct answer because he had seven consecutive seasons with over 100 penalty minutes, ending in 2002-03. This means that for seven seasons in a row, Laperriere accumulated more than 100 penalty minutes, indicating that he was frequently penalized during games. The other options, Sean O'Donnell, Rob Blake, and Stu Grimson, do not have the same consistent record of seven consecutive seasons with over 100 penalty minutes.

Patrick Roy winked at Tomas Sandstrom after stoning him in the 1993 Stanley Cup finals.

Glenn Healy is the correct answer because he had a 4.33 goals-against average over 83 games with the Los Angeles Kings. This statistic indicates the average number of goals that were scored against the team while he was in goal.

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