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He shoots! He scores! Can you too? See how well you remember these National Hockey League players from the 1980s by taking this quiz now! Don't land in the penalty box!
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Frank Nighbor
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky played twenty seasons in the NHL for four teams from 1979 to 1999. The four teams were the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers.
Dickie Boon
Mickey MacKay
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Lester Patrick
Peter Stastny
Peter Stastny's nicknames are "Peter the Great" and "Stosh." He played in the NHL from 1980 - 1995.
Barry Pederson
Frank Foyston
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Art Ross
Ken Linseman
Jari Kurri
Jari Kurri was born in Finland in 1960. He played in the NHL from 1977 - 1998 and won the Stanley Cup five times!
Herb Gardiner
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Denis Savard
Denis Savard was born on February 4, 1961 in Canada. He played from 1980 - 1997. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Dan Bain
Ray Bourque
Dave Taylor
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Moose Johnson
Frank Boucher
Alec Connell
Paul Coffey
Paul Coffey was born in 1961 in Ontario, Canada. He was known for his speed and scoring ability. He ranks second all-time among NHL defensemen in career goals, assists, and points.
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Doug Wilson
Dave Christian
King Clancy
Mark Messier
Mark Messier played in the NHL from 1979 - 2004. He played for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks.
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Cyclone Taylor
Harry Cameron
Dale Hawerchuk
Dale Hawerchuk was born on April 4, 1963 in Toronto, Canada. He played in the NHL from 1981 - 1997. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1982.
Reg Noble
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Michel Goulet
Michel Goulet played in the NHL from 1978 - 1994. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.
Bouse Hutton
Jack Ruttan
Phat Wilson
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Billy Burch
Bernie Federko
Bernard Allan "Bernie" Federko was born on May 12, 1956 in Canada. He played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1976 through 1990.
Henri Richard
Bobby Orr
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Bobby Hull
Tony Esposito
Marcel Dionne
Born in Drummondville, Canada, Marcel Elphège "Little Beaver" Dionne played for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers from 1971 - 1989.
Phil Esposito
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Allan Stanley
Sid Abel
Glenn Anderson
Glenn Anderson played in the NHL from 1980 - 1997. He was drafted 69th overall in 1979 by the Edmonton Oilers.
Hap Holmes
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Jack Marshall
Bill Mosienko
Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux was drafted 1st overall in 1984 by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played his entire NHL career in Pittsburgh from 1984 - 1997, then again from 2000 - 2006.
Ted Kennedy
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Elmer Lach
Roy Worters
Dave Babych
Bryan Trottier
Bryan John Trottier played 18 seasons in the NHL for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins. He won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders, two with the Penguins and one as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche.
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Mike Gartner
Mike Gartner was born in 1959 in Ottawa, Canada. He played right wing with six different teams during his career.
Tom Steen
George Hainsworth
Joe Hall
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Sylvio Mantha
Brian Bellows
Mike Bossy
Mike Bossy was born on January 22, 1957 in Montreal. He played for the New York Islanders for his entire 10-year career from 1977 - 1987.
Emile Bouchard
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Nicklas Lidstrom
Phil Housley
Bernie Nicholls
Bernie Nicholls was drafted 73rd overall in 1980 by the Los Angeles Kings. He played in the NHL for six different teams from 1981 - 1999.
Percy LeSueur
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Brian Propp
Brian Phillip Propp was born in 1969 in Lanigan, Candada. He played 15 seasons in the NHL from 1979 -1994.
Doug Wilson
Hughie Lehman
Frank Rankin
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Rick Middleton
Mark Howe
Bobby Smith
Robert David Smith was drafted 1st overall in 1978 by the Minnesota North Stars! He played in the NHL from 1978 - 1993.
George McNamara
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
John Tonelli
Ray Bourque
Raymond Jean "Ray" Bourque was born on December 28, 1960 in Saint-Laurent, Canada. He currently holds records for most career goals, assists, and points by a defenseman in the NHL.
Tiny Thompson
Jack Adams
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Shorty Green
Jack Laviolette
Dino Ciccarelli
Dino Ciccarelli was born in 960 in Sarnia, Canada. He played undrafted in the NHL from 1980 - 1999. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010.
Jack Ruttan
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Milt Schmidt
Sergei Fedorov
Ron Francis
Ron Francis played in the NHL from 1981 - 2004 for four different teams. He is the current general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes.
Angela Ruggiero
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Eric Lindros
Peter Forsberg
Cammi Granato
Dave Taylor
David Andrew Taylor played for the Los Angeles Kings from 1977 - 1994. He further served as the Kings' general manager from 1997 - 2006.
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Joe Mullen
Joe Mullen was born on February 26, 1957 in New York, New York. He played in the NHL from 1979 - 1997 with four different teams.
Igor Larionov
Ed Belfour
Joe Sakic
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Tommy Phillips
John Ogrodnick
John Ogrodnick played in the NHL from 1979 - 1993 with the Detroit Red Wings, Quebec Nordiques and New York Rangers. He played left wing and shot left.
Michel Goulet
Ron Francis
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Bullet Joe Simpson
Jack Darragh
Joe Primeau
Rick Vaive
Rick Vaive was drafted 5th overall in 1979 by the Vancouver Canucks. He played until 1992 and is best remembered as the first 50-goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs franchise history.
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Earl Seibert
Steve Yzerman
Steve Yzerman spent his entire NHL career from 1983 - 2006 playing for the Detroit Red Wings. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Doug Bentley
Adam Oates
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Mark Messier
Ron Francis
John Tonelli
John Tonelli was born in Milton, Canada in 1957. He played left wing from 1975 - 1992 for six different teams. He won the Stanley Cup four times.
Rob Blake
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Dick Duff
Luc Robitaille
Chris Chelios
Steve Larmer
Steve Larmer played in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers from 1980 - 1995. His position was right wing.
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Neal Broten
Neal Broten played in the NHL from 1980 - 1997 for four different teams: Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, and Los Angeles Kings. He was a member of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team.
Alex Delvecchio
Andy Bathgate
Tim Horton
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Stan Mikita
Paul MacLean
Paul MacLean was born on March 9, 1958 in Grostenquin, France! He played for the St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets and Detroit Red Wings from 1980 - 1991.
Jacques Lemaire
Phil Esposito
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Syd Howe
Mike Bullard
Mike Bullard was drafted 9th overall in 1980 by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played in the NHL from 1980 - 1992.
Bill Mosienko
Jack Marshall
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Phat Wilson
Bill Durnan
Doug Bentley
Dave Christian
Dave Christian was born in Warroad, Minnesota in 1959. He played in the NHL from 1980 - 1996 for five different teams.
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Anton Stastny
Anton Stastny played nine seasons with the Quebec Nordiques from 1980 - 1989. He was the first player born and trained in Slovakia to be drafted by an NHL team.
Alf Smith
Harry Cameron
Rusty Crawford
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Marty Walsh
Rat Westwick
Dale Hunter
Dale Hunter played center and shot left when he played in the NHL from 1980 - 1999. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Washington Capitals, and Colorado Avalanche.
Harry E. Watson
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Marty Barry
Bill Mosienko
Larry Murphy
Larry Murphy was drafted 4th overall in 1980 by the Los Angeles Kings. He played until 2001 for six different teams. He now serves as a studio analyst on the NHL Network.
Ray Bourque
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Barry Pederson
Barry Pederson was born on March 13, 1961 in Big River, Canada. He played 12 seasons in the NHL from 1980 - 1992. He won a Stanley Cup in 1991 with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Brian Propp
Mike Foligno
Moose Goheen
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Alec Connell
Tim Kerr
Tim Kerr played 13 seasons in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers and Hartford Whalers. He played right wing and shot right.
Mark Howe
Duke Keats
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Cy Denneny
Dennis Maruk
Dave Andreychuk
Rick Middleton
Rick Middleton was nicknamed "Nifty." He played from 1974 - 1988 for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins.
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Punch Broadbent
Doug Wilson
Doug Wilson was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1957. He played defense and shot left during his career from 1977 - 1993.
Steamer Maxwell
Harry Hyland
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Tom Johnson
Mats Näslund
Mats Näslund was born in Sweden in 1959. He was drafted 37th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1979. He played left wing.
Gordon Roberts
Busher Jackson
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Dave Keon
Bobby Clarke
Mike Foligno
Michael Anthony Foligno was born on January 29, 1959. He played right wing for 15 seasons from 1979 - 1994. He is currently a scout for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Serge Savard
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Eric Lindros
Brian Bellows
Brian Bellows was born in St. Catharines, Ontario in 1964. He was drafted 2nd overall in 1992 by the Minnesota North Stars. He played until 1999.
Rogie Vachon
Sergei Makarov
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Dominik Hasek
Sergei Fedorov
Mark Howe
Mark Howe was a left winger and then defenseman who played 16 seasons in the NHL. He played for the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Detroit Red Wings.
Mike Modano
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Angela James
Phil Housley
Phil Housley was drafted 6th overall in 1982 by the Buffalo Sabres. He played until 2003 for a total of eight different teams. He is the current head coach of the Buffalo Sabres.
Ed Belfour
Cammi Granato
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Leo Boivin
Serge Savard
Dave Babych
Dave Babych was drafted 2nd overall in 1980 by the Winnipeg Jets. He played in the NHL for 19 seasons from 1980 - 1999.
Dave Keon
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Which '80s NHL player is seen here?
Bernie Parent
Dave Andreychuk
Dave Andreychuk was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017. He is one of the highest scoring left wingers in NHL history and the league's all-time leader in power-play goals with 274.
Bert Olmstead
Gerry Cheevers
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