Should the Nordiques Return to Quebec?
October 13, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL, News, Rumors
Depending on how long you’ve been a hockey fan, you might remember a time when the Canadian province of Quebec had two hockey teams – the Montreal Canadiens and the Quebec Nordiques. Could the Battle of Quebec be returning to the NHL? I hope so!
image: TSN
As a native Montrealer, I was saddened when the Nordiques were sold in 1995 and became the Colorado Avalanche but that’s the nature of the game. With all of the controversy surrounding the bankruptcy and ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes, a lot of people have been saying that they’d like to see another team up in Canada and I actually agree. I don’t know if I want the Coyotes to move to Hamilton but a second team in Quebec or a new one in the prairies is worth a shot if California can have three clubs.
NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman, reportedly met with Quebec City mayor Regis Labeaume and former Nordiques owner Marcel Aubut. No concrete details have emerged but Labeaume did say that more information about the meeting, which took place in New York on Friday, will become available soon. There’s talk of a new arena being built in the city which, naturally, only fuels the speculation that the Nordiques are returning.
What do you think? Should the Nordiques return to the league?
I think Quebec Nordiques should Return so we could get Canadian Hockey Back in The NHL where it Belongs