Heeeee Shoots And Scores!! Mystery Cache
jeffshly: Checked on this one and it's missing again. I'm not quite sure why, but I have a hunch the landscapers are taking these things. This was the fourth container to go missing, so it's time for this one to go. I hope to recreate this one in another location at a later time. Thanks to everyone who solved and found this one!
Heeeee Shoots And Scores!!
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The posted coordinates put you in the middle of Canonsburg Lake, an area where many young hockey players take their shovels and skates in the winter and learn how to skate, stickhandle, and shoot with dreams of, someday, wearing a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. Everytime the NHL plays an outdoor game like the Winter Classic, which the Penguins have played in twice, they speak of hockey going back to its outdoor roots. This is one place where those roots begin to grow.
This puzzle cache is Team Jeffshly's tribute to our favorite pro sports franchise, the five-time Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
This cache is a puzzle cache that will test your knowledge of Pittsburgh Penguins history. Answer the questions below to solve for the actual coordinates for the final container, which is a micro cache. This container contains only a log sheet and has no room for trade items. There is no need to remove this container from its hiding place.
For those of you who don't know Penguins history off the top of your head, we've listed a related web page above that should get you pointed in the right direction. Now that all that stuff is out of the way, onto the puzzle.
Question #1
Who scored the first goal in Pittsburgh Penguins history?
- Andy Bathgate (A=1)
- Ab McDonald (A=3)
- Les Binkley (A=2)
Question #2
The first trade in Pittsburgh Penguins history netted the Penguins Paul Andrea, Dunc McCallum, and George Konik from the New York Rangers in exchange for whom?
- Art Stratton (B=0)
- Wayne Hicks (B=1)
- Larry Jeffrey (B=6)
Question #3
Former Penguins winger Mike Rupp (2009-2011) isn't the only Rupp to play for the Penguins. What jersey number did "the other Rupp" wear?
- 2 (C=6)
- 25 (C=2)
- 17 (C=1)
Question #4
The Penguins' 1969-70 Rookie of the Year, Michel Briere, was killed in an automobile accident on May 15, 1970. His jersey number 21 was never issued again and was hung in the rafters of the Mellon Arena and the Consol Energy Center as one of only two retired numbers, the other being Mario Lemieux's number 66. How many years passed from the time of Briere's death to the day his number was officially retired by the team?
- Less than one year (D=2)
- Over 30 years (D=5)
- Five and a half years (D=8)
Question #5
Mario Lemieux was drafted first overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. However, he was only one of three players drafted by the Penguins in the first round of that draft. Which player was NOT a first round draft choice that year?
- Doug Bodger (E=9)
- Roger Belanger (E=5)
- Warren Young (E=2)
Question #6
Mario Lemieux has served as the Penguins' captain more than any other player in history. During the 1990-91 season, he missed 50 games with a back injury. During his absence, three players alternated wearing the captain's "C" on their jerseys. Who were they?
- Paul Coffey, Ron Francis, and Jaromir Jagr (F=2)
- No one, they used three alternate captains that wore the letter "A" on their jerseys (F=7)
- Paul Coffey, John Cullen, and Randy Hillier (F=9)
Question #7
Take your answer from Question #6 and add their jersey numbers from that year together.
- 111 (G=6)
- 0, since there was no captain (G=0)
- 154 (G=7)
Question #8
On January 30, 1980, the Penguins debuted black and gold jerseys, changing from the various blue and white jerseys they had worn since their inception, to keep with Pittsburgh's "City of Champions" theme (the Pirates and Steelers had just won the World Series and Super Bowl). What team filed an unsuccessful complaint with the NHL to stop this change?
- Quebec Nordiques (H=0)
- Philadelphia Flyers (H=6)
- Boston Bruins (H=2)
Question #9
On June 12, 2009, the Penguins won their third Stanley Cup, defeating the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Who scored both Penguins goals in that game?
- Max Talbot (I=2)
- Sidney Crosby (I=3)
- Evgeni Malkin (I=1)
Now that you've got the correct coordinates, you're off to grab the cache. It's located at
N 40 AB.CDE W 080 0F.GHI
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Congratulations to DresselDragons for earning the FTF and to chipper66 for the STF on this cache!!
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