Darryl Sittler is one of the greatest legends in the history
of the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs. Sittler is a Hockey Hall
of Fame member that has certainly left his mark on the game. His record of ten
points in a single game that was set in 1976 against the Boston Bruins still
stands today. Test and expand your hockey knowledge with the following four
hockey trivia questions and answers.
Q. When Darryl Sittler was traded from the Philadelphia Flyers to the
Detroit Red Wings for the start of the 1984-85 season, what player, who would
play over 1,000 career NHL games, went in the other direction?
A. Sittler was
traded to Detroit for an unproven youngster named Murray Craven. Philadelphia
got the best of the deal with Sittler playing just 61 games with Detroit before
retiring. Craven played 1,071 regular season NHL games with the Red Wings,
Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose
Sharks.
Joe Paterson also went to the Flyers in the deal. Joe played
just six games for Philadelphia in 1984-85 and five more with the club in
1985-86 before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings. Paterson, who played his
junior hockey for the same OHL team as Sittler, appeared in 291 NHL regular
season games between 1980-81 and 1988-89 with the Red Wings, Flyers, Kings and
New York Rangers.
Q. In 1977-78, Darryl Sittler finished third in the race for the Art
Ross Trophy with 117 points. Who finished first in the NHL that season?
A. Guy Lafleur of
the Montreal Canadiens won the Art Ross
Trophy with 132 points. Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders took
second spot with 123 points. The three were the only ones to surpass the 100
point plateau that season.
It was the second and last time Darryl would reach the 100
point plateau. He totalled exactly 100 in 1975-76 over 79 games with the Maple
Leafs. The 100 points placed him ninth in the race for the Art Ross Trophy.
Q. With what OHA team did Darryl Sittler record 99 points for in
1968-69?
A. Darryl was a
member of the London Knights for three years from 1967-68 to 1969-70. 99 points
was his highest single season total in the junior league and was accomplished
over 53 games on 34 goals and 65 assists. He finished third in the OHA that
season behind only Rejean Houle of the Montreal Junior Canadiens and Marcel
Dionne of the St. Catherines Black Hawks.
In his third and final year with London, Sittler scored 42
and assisted on 48 for 90 points over 54 regular season games. He was the team’s
leader by far with 24 more points than Dan Maloney. He tied Bobby Lalonde of
the Montreal Junior Canadiens for sixth in goal scoring. Darryl was also tied
for seventh in assists and held the sixth spot for total points.
Q. In what year was Darryl Sittler inducted into the Hockey Hall of
Fame?
A. Sittler
entered the Hall of Fame in 1989. The only other two players to be inducted
that season were Herbie Lewis, a member of the Detroit Cougars / Falcons / Red
Wings in the late 1920’s and 1930’s and Vladislav Tretiak, the great Russian
goaltender.
