Samuel Rothschild.Complete this list:
First black player in the NHL---Willie O'Ree
First Indigenous player in the NHL--Fred Saskamoose
First Asian player in the NHL--Larry Kwong
First Jewish player in the NHL--??????????
Samuel Rothschild.Complete this list:
First black player in the NHL---Willie O'Ree
First Indigenous player in the NHL--Fred Saskamoose
First Asian player in the NHL--Larry Kwong
First Jewish player in the NHL--??????????
Correct!!!!Samuel Rothschild.
He married a Jewish girl, so he converted?Correct!!!!
Along the same lines, here's an interesting tidbit. Former St.Louis Blues player, the late Bob Plager is listed as being Jewish. However, his two brothers, Bill and Barclay, who also played in the NHL are not. What is the reason for this?
Correct, he converted. I didn't know it was because he married a Jewish girl. What we won't do for women.He married a Jewish girl, so he converted?
TBH, I was just guessing, so I don't know for sure. But it seems the most likely scenario.Correct, he converted. I didn't know it was because he married a Jewish girl. What we won't do for women.
I think you're bang on.TBH, I was just guessing, so I don't know for sure. But it seems the most likely scenario.
I think that it's somebody very recent.Who was first the Jewish player to be selected #1 in NHL draft?
Correct!I think that it's somebody very recent.
I guess that it's J'accuse (aka Jack Hughes).
Tom Glavine?What former MLB pitcher finished 2nd in the Hobey Baker award voting when he played hockey in college. He was drafted by an NHL team, but never played in the NHL.
Paul KariyaWho is the only Hobey Baker award winner to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Kirk McCaskill...good Canadian boy.What former MLB pitcher finished 2nd in the Hobey Baker award voting when he played hockey in college. He was drafted by an NHL team, but never played in the NHL.
Correct!!! The pride of Kapuskasing. He finished second in the Hobey Baker vote in 1982, behind George McPhee. He was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets, but never played for them. He did play one year for their AHL team. His Father was a professional hockey player, but only played 4 games in the NHL.Kirk McCaskill...good Canadian boy.
Who is the only Hobey Baker award winner to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Correct!Paul Kariya
Jacques Kallis?Which Cricketer had:
a) More than 250 Wickets taken as a bowler in each of Test and One Day International, (ODI), Cricket, and
b) More than 40 100's in an Innings as a Test batsman, and
c) More than 100 catches as a fielder in ODI, and
d) Exactly 200 catches as a fielder in Test Cricket, and
e) A Test average above 50 per Innings and above 40 per innings in ODI as a batman?