OHL Alumni Central

Now for something a little different…

Just a little shameless self promotion to try and pay the bills to keep the site running. I write a series of hockey trivia articles at another site. I’d love it if you’d check them out. The articles, I feel, are pretty entertaining for the hockey fan and I can bring a very small amount of money whenever someone checks out an article – a win-win situation!

Here are ten of the thirty articles – from each there are links to the rest of the series.

Hockey Trivia Twenty-three – The OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs

Hockey Trivia Twenty-six – You Gotta Have Hart

Hockey Trivia Fourteen – NHL Single Season Mosts

Hockey Trivia Nine – Nashville Predators Firsts

Hockey Trivia Six – Boston Bruins Individual Player Records

Hockey Trivia One – The Stanley Cup

Hockey Trivia Nineteen – NHL Longevity

Hockey Trivia Twenty-two – The Keystone State

Hockey Trivia Eleven – Vancouver Canucks

Hockey Trivia Ten – Birth Countries of NHL Players

Don’t worry – tomorrow we’re back to checking in on the hockey lives of Ontario Hockey League alumni!

Here’s the answers from last week’s trivia quiz:

1. There are 7 current OHL teams that are in the same city and carry the same nickname as when they originally joined the league. Name them.

Belleville Bulls, Ottawa 67’s, Oshawa Generals, Brampton Battalion, Barrie Colts, Windsor Spitfires, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

2. The franchise that is the Peterborough Petes originated in what city?

Kitchener

3. Two current OHL franchises were at one point in their history called the Niagara Falls Flyers. Which are the two teams?

Sudbury Wolves and Saginaw Spirit

4. By way of Hamilton and Toronto, which current OHL franchise came into existence in 1937 and is the oldest existing franchise?

Guelph Storm

5. The Sarnia Sting are of what Royal descent?

Cornwall and Newmarket

6. The Kitchener Rangers franchise began play in 1947 in what rival city?

Guelph

7. The Erie Otters origins go back to 1953 when they joined the league with a team in Hamilton. That franchise had four different names while in Hamilton. Can you name them all?

Steelhawks, Fincups, Red Wings, Tiger Cubs

8. The London Knights franchise originated in London in 1965 but started out under a different name. What was the team called in the early days?

Nationals

9, What team is often mistaken as the descendant of a team that played out of Montreal but were in fact granted a brand new franchise in 1973?

Kingston Frontenacs

10. The current Sudbury Wolves originated in what city?

Barrie

Hint...

The end, or should I say the slowing down, of the hockey season is upon us. We thought we’d have a little fun and spring some OHL Trivia on you.

In this version of OHL Alumni Central trivia, there’s 10 questions on the

Another hint...

 origins and history of Ontario Hockey League franchises.

For our trivia purposes, the ‘OHL’ refers to the league that began in the 1930′s and not just from when the name change happened in 1980.

If you’re up to the challenge, put your answers in the comments section of this post and next Monday (May 31) we’ll post up the answers along with the top scores. This quiz should be fairly easy for true OHL fans.

At that point, if anyone wants to dispute or discuss any of the answers, you are more than welcome! (This website is not run by Gary Bettman – you are allowed to speak your mind!)

Okay. Facing forward, eyes on your own paper – here we go!

1. There are 7 current OHL teams that are in the same city and carry the same nickname as when they originally joined the league. Name them.

2. The franchise that is the Peterborough Petes originated in what city?

3. Two current OHL franchises were at one point in their history called the Niagara Falls Flyers. Which are the two teams?

4. By way of Hamilton and Toronto, which current OHL franchise came into existence in 1937 and is the oldest existing franchise?

5. The Sarnia Sting are of what Royal descent?

6. The Kitchener Rangers franchise began play in 1947 in what rival city?

7. The Erie Otters origins go back to 1953 when they joined the league with a team in Hamilton. That franchise had four different names while in Hamilton. Can you name them all?

8. The London Knights franchise originated in London in 1965 but started out under a different name. What was the team called in the early days?

9. What team is often mistaken as the descendant of a team that played out of Montreal but were in fact granted a brand new franchise in 1973?

10. The current Sudbury Wolves originated in what city?