Quench Your Hockey Thirst

So I think to be a hockey fan it is important not just to follow your favorite team, but to know a lot about the sport itself. I've given you the basic history before and even the origins of the team names. Now I just want to give you some fun facts and important information I feel as a hockey fan you should know. 

-The NHL was founded on November 22, 1917. 

-The Montreal Canadiens have won the most Stanley Cups in league history with 23. 

-The fastest recorded slapshot was by Bobby Hull at 118 miles per hour.

-The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario.

-Hockey pucks are frozen before games to keep them from bouncing on the ice.

-Regulation hockey nets are 6 feet wide and 4 feet tall. 

-The Stanley Cup got its name after a former Governor General, Lord Stanley of Preston donated the trophy in 1893. 

-The "Original Six" hockey teams are the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks.

-In 1919 the Stanley Cup was not awarded to any teams because the final two teams, Montreal Canadiens and Seattle Metropolitans had several players hospitalized for the Spanish influenza. One player, Joe Hall died from the illness.

-In 1971, Bobby Orr signed the first million dollar NHL contract with the Boston Bruins. The contract was for $200,000 a season for five years. 

-The true Stanley Cup is not located in the Hall of Fame. To know if it is the real Stanley Cup you can look at the bottom of the cup and if there is a Hall of Fame seal, it is the real cup. 

-Forward passing was approved in the attacking zone during the 1929-30 season. The move that was originally not allowed was implemented to increase scoring. 

-Longest name in NHL history is Jarome Iginla who still plays today for the Boston Bruins. His full name is Jarome Arthur Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla. 

-Mario Lemieux scored on the first shot he ever took in an NHL game.

-A Gordie Howe hat trick is when a player gets a goal, assist and a fight in the same game. 

-In a single game Mario Lemieux holds the record for scoring a goal five different ways in one game. He scored at even strength, shorthanded, on powerplay, on a penalty shot and an empty net. 

These are just a short list of the crazy, interesting, unbelievable fun facts in hockey history. 

I must give credit to the two sites who helped me compile my short list of important facts including:

OneMillionSkates.com and Bleacher Report. 

Keep Calm and always have your Hockey knowledge On :)