Sabres New Year's Eve trivia — 19 questions for 2018

[Stoner]

Just so you know, you have no business getting more than 15 of these. Answers at end.

 

1. The first four New Year's Eve games in Sabres history were played where?

A. The Aud

B. On the road

C. Madison Square Garden

D. Marine Midland Arena

2. What future Sabres broadcaster tallied a hat trick for the Sabres in a 6-5 win at Detroit on New Year's Eve 1973?

A. Jim Lorentz

B. Mike Robitaille

C. Pat Hannigan

D. Larry Playfair

3. In the first New Year's Eve game at home, in 1978, the Sabres lost to the dastardly Bruins, 7-3. What Bruin beat Donny Edwards three times?

A. Wayne Cashman

B. John Wensink

C. Rick Middleton

D. Brad Park

4. That 1978 New Year's Eve game at the Aud was the first of how many consecutive home games on December 31?

A. 10

B. 19

C. 25

D. 6

5. On New Year's Eve 1979 at Memorial Auditorium, Danny Gare lit up what Winnipeg goaltender for a hat trick in a Sabres rout?

A. Lindsey Middlebrook

B. Lindy Middlebrook

C. Lindey Middlebrook

D. Lindsay Middlebrook

6. On December 31, 1987, the Sabres traded Paul Cyr to the Rangers for Mike Donnelly and a fifth-round draft pick in 1988 that they would use to select what player?

A. Rob Ray

B. Alexander Mogilny

C. Derek Plante

D. Donald Audette

7. What future Sabre scored a hat trick on December 31, 1989 in the Islanders' 4-2 win at the Aud?

A. Pat LaFontaine

B. Randy Wood

C. Randy Hillier

D. Mikko Makela

8. When Yuri Khmylev scored his third goal of the night to give Buffalo an 11-6 lead over the Rangers on New Year's Eve 1992 at the Aud, Rick Jeanneret exclaimed, "Holy Mackerel, it's _____ time!"

A. Martini

B. Perreault

C. Russia

D. Hat drop

9. How many assists did Pat LaFontaine record against the Rangers in 1992, tying a team record that still stands?

A. 4

B. 5

C. 6

D. 7

10. For years, the Sabres promoted their New Year's Eve home game with what catchy slogan?

A. Tux and Pucks

B. Mucks and Pucks

C. Pucks and Tucks

D. Drown Your Disappointment

11. What New Jersey Devil beat Dominik Hasek three times in 1996, in the first home game on New Year's Eve in the new MMA, a game that the Sabres won anyway?

A. Dave Andreychuk

B. Bill Guerin

C. Brian Rolston

D. Ron Rolston

12. What feat did Michael Peca accomplish on New Year's Eve 1997 in a 3-0 win over Ottawa at home?

A. Blocked 11 shots, most in franchise history to date

B. Recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick

C. Scored two shorthanded goals

D. Shot four cans of tuna into a shopping cart in an intermission promotion for Tops

13. Also in that 1997 game, Dom Hasek stopped all 36 Senator shots. How many shutouts did that make for The Dominator in December of that year?

A. 7

B. 5

C. 4

D. 6

14. What was the score going into overtime on December 31, 2002?

A. Sabres 4, Islanders 4

B. Sabres 8, Islanders 8

C. Sabres 0, Islanders 0

D. Sabres 6, Islanders 6

15. In an incredible about-face from the previous New Year's Eve game, what two Sabres had hat tricks in a 7-1 win over Washington at home in 2003?

A. Maxim Afinogenov and Miroslav Satan

B. Daniel Briere and Chris Drury

C. Ales Kotalik and Jason Pominville

D. Eric Boulton and Andrew Peters

16. How many goals have the Sabres scored in five New Year's Eve games under the ownership of one Terrence M. Pegula?

A. 2

B. 9

C. 5

D. 22

17. What team have the Sabres played the most on New Year's Eve (six times)?

A. Rangers

B. Bruins

C. Penguins

D. Islanders

18. Which of the following teams has never faced the Sabres on New Year's Eve?

A. Canadiens

B. Devils

C. Lightning

D. Flyers

19. What indignation did PA's seven-year-old niece suffer on December 31, 1983 at the Aud?

A. Had to watch the dastardly Bruins beat the Sabres

B. Was sickened by spoiled nacho cheese

C. Was chastised by Chet and Muffy's grandparents in the upper golds for kicking the back of their seat

D. Had to witness her uncle's shock upon seeing Milt Ellis smoking a cigarette in the corridor

 

Thank God it wasn't 20 questions. I am spent. Maybe Uncle Miltie has a spare smoke. Answers below. Report your score and Happy New Year!

 

Answers

1. B (At the Igloo in Pittsburgh, Chicago Stadium, the Olympia in Detroit and Madison Square Garden.)

2. A

3. A

4. B (There was no game in 1994 due to a lockout.)

5. D (Suck it up, snowflake.)

6. B

7. A

8. C (Alex Mogilny had completed his own hat trick earlier.)

9. B

10. A

11. B

12. C

13. D

14. C (Jason Blake won it for the Isles.)

15. A

16. C

17. D (Who else? Who else?)

18. A

19. C

Edited December 31, 2018 by PASabreFan

[Eleven]

I looked through the first five and I have no hope of answering correctly without cheating.  But I think this is AWESOME!

 

PS:  5B is incorrect.  No-one named Lindy could do anything wrong.

Edited December 31, 2018 by Eleven

[pi2000]

8

[North Buffalo]

2 or 3 not sure.

No 3 probably Middleton, but couldve have been Park though a D

11. Pretty sure it was Bill Guerin

12. Is Peca had two shorties, not sure why but seem to remember that one.

Ok that is it from me...

[Stoner]

7 hours ago, pi2000 said:

8

That's respectable.

[Taro T]

Tough quiz.  Only got 14; 2 of which had it down to 2 answers & guessed wrong & a 3rd, didn't think about long enough - should have had it.

[mphs mike]

I decided not to cheat and got 8. Most importantly I got #19 correct!

[Stoner]

37 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Tough quiz.  Only got 14; 2 of which had it down to 2 answers & guessed wrong & a 3rd, didn't think about long enough - should have had it.

The clubhouse leader.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

First of all ... full marks for the use of dastardly in question #3 ...

10.

[Stoner]

5 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

First of all ... full marks for the use of dastardly in question #3 ...

10.

I think that's about how many I would have gotten.