Hello and welcome to the first trivia results of S68. Here were the correct answers:
1. Who was the first American inducted into the Hall of Fame?
Mike Szatkowski, proudly representing the stars and stripes, retired in S10 and was promptly inducted right after that in S11. Of the previous 12 inductees, not one was from the US, including Scotty Campbell (Swiss) and Alex McNeil (Canadian). The other option on the poll, Mike's longtime linemate Brannan Anthony, was a fellow American but despite retiring earlier, was not inducted into the HOF until S12.
Side note: As someone asked if question meant players from the USA or players who played for New York, as clarified it was US Americans rather than NY Americans. Notably, NYA didn't come into existence until S7 and the first NY player inducted was Alexander Beketov (by virtue of spending the start of S7 with NY after their move from Hamilton and before his own move to Vasteras).
2. Who was the first player to win the Brett Slobodzian Trophy for a season in which they were traded midway through? (Credit and 1 uncapped TPE to @Phil)
It was the man who asked the question - Phil Rafter, who split S32 between Davos and Helsinki. It was also the first season that the Slobo Trophy became the 'most outstanding' rather than 'most valuable', which makes sense as it would be odd to award MVP to someone who was traded midway through the season. Even so, it's still a rare occurrence but Lindberg (S40) and Jarvi (S53) are two players who followed Rafter's lead since.
2 capped TPE goes to:
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1 capped TPE goes to:
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