Hockey

What first name is shared by the active NHL leader in playoff goals (72), the active leader in playoff overtime goals (5), and the all-time leader in playoff minutes? (Please note the bolded sections: The answer requires a first name only, and the first two leaders listed are among active players only.)

Patrick (Marleau, Kane, and Roy)

Games

“This is fantastic, it really is, perfectly now…drop this in…pink to black then…is there anything this young man can’t do? Judd Trump!”

In the quote above, transcribed from the end of a 2020 YouTube clip, a feat has just been achieved that can be described best by which number? (Note: Your answer must be a number.)

147

Obscure

The thing with single-division NCAA sports is that sometimes even though all the schools are technically “on the same level”... they aren’t on the same level. This is most definitely true in one particular single-division sport. D1 schools from the state of California absolutely dominate the sport, accounting for every single national champion and runner-up in the sport’s NCAA Championship on both the men’s and women’s sides. The non-California schools are (with some exceptions) not that competitive. This situation can be seen in the membership of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation on the men’s side. The West division consists of UCLA, Stanford, USC, and Cal, while the East consists of Augustana, Austin College, Penn State Behrend, Washington & Jefferson, and Wheaton. In 2024, Augustana, the best East team, played Cal, the worst West team, and Cal won 23-8. Name this California-dominated sport.

Water Polo