NHL HHOF Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 QUEBEC NORDIQUES HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1978 - Jacques Plante 02. 1988 - Guy Lafleur 03. 1993 - Guy Lapointe 04. 1998 - Michel Goulet 05. 1998 - Peter Stastny 06. 2012 - Joe Sakic 07. 2012 - Mats Sundin 08. 2014 - Peter Forsberg QUEBEC NORDIQUES U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1991 - Robbie Ftorek 02. 2003 - John Cunniff 03. 2007 - Aaron Broten 04. 2016 - Adam Deadmarsh 05. 2017 - Scott Young 06. 2018 - Paul Stewart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 (edited) QUEBEC NORDIQUES HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1978 - Jacques Plante 02. 1988 - Guy Lafleur 03. 1993 - Guy Lapointe 04. 1998 - Michel Goulet 05. 1998 - Peter Stastny 06. 2012 - Joe Sakic 07. 2012 - Mats Sundin 08. 2014 - Peter Forsberg QUEBEC NORDIQUES U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1991 - Robbie Ftorek 02. 2003 - John Cunniff 03. 2007 - Aaron Broten 04. 2016 - Adam Deadmarsh 05. 2017 - Scott Young 06. 2018 - Paul Stewart QUEBEC NORDIQUES WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 2010 - Serge Bernier 02. 2010 - Richard Brodeur 03. 2010 - Jacques Demers 04. 2010 - Real Cloutier 05. 2010 - Marc Tardif 06. 2010 - J. C. Tremblay 07. 2012 - Christian Bordeleau 08. 2012 - Rich LeDuc Edited October 26, 2022 by NHL HHOF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 QUEBEC NORDIQUES HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1978 - Jacques Plante 02. 1988 - Guy Lafleur 03. 1993 - Guy Lapointe 04. 1998 - Michel Goulet 05. 1998 - Peter Stastny 06. 2012 - Joe Sakic 07. 2012 - Mats Sundin 08. 2014 - Peter Forsberg QUEBEC NORDIQUES U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1991 - Robbie Ftorek 02. 2003 - John Cunniff 03. 2007 - Aaron Broten 04. 2016 - Adam Deadmarsh 05. 2017 - Scott Young 06. 2018 - Paul Stewart QUEBEC NORDIQUES AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 2010 - John Paddock 02. 2019 - John Anderson 03. 2020 - Robbie Ftorek QUEBEC NORDIQUES WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 2010 - Serge Bernier 02. 2010 - Richard Brodeur 03. 2010 - Jacques Demers 04. 2010 - Real Cloutier 05. 2010 - Robbie Ftorek 06. 2010 - Marc Tardif 07. 2010 - J. C. Tremblay 08. 2012 - Christian Bordeleau 09. 2012 - Michel Goulet 10. 2012 - Rich LeDuc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Lafleur definitely the best Nordique of all time and yeah really wish Quebec would get their team back one day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyJack Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Most name-recognizable Nordiques player on none of these lists: Dale Hunter About 15 years ago I wore my Nordiques T-Shirt to my DC-area gym and got a few comments like “yeah, bring ‘em back!” P.S. “I think I heard this: Most games played by an NHLer without a Stanley Cup: Dale Hunter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, SaucyJack said: Most name-recognizable Nordiques player on none of these lists: Dale Hunter About 15 years ago I wore my Nordiques T-Shirt to my DC-area gym and got a few comments like “yeah, bring ‘em back!” P.S. “I think I heard this: Most games played by an NHLer without a Stanley Cup: Dale Hunter Yes, I want Dale Hunter inducted. He is the only player in NHL history with over 1000 points, and over 3000 penalty minutes. Some say penalty minutes hurts your team, and that's why he shouldn't be inducted. Imagine if he had played one more season with Colorado, he would have won the Stanley Cup with Ray Bourque. Dale Hunter - 1407 Games Played; 323 Goals; 697 Assists; 1020 Points; 3565 Penalty Minutes J.C. Tremblay has to be inducted too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyJack Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 8 hours ago, NHL HHOF said: Yes, I want Dale Hunter inducted. That would impress/surprise me some. But really impressive would be his selection as president of the Pierre Turgeon Fan Club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NHL HHOF Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) SHOULD QUEBEC CITY GET AN NHL TEAM BEFORE HOUSTON OR ATLANTA? Adam Proteau says if the NHL expands to 34 teams, Houston would be a worthy choice, but Quebec City deserves a shot before Atlanta. https://thehockeynews.com/news/should-quebec-city-get-an-nhl-team-before-houston-or-atlanta The topic of NHL expansion is never left alone for very long. As the years have passed, hockey’s top league has consistently taken the “nothing to see here” route, yet as we’ve seen recently in Seattle and Vegas, there eventually are markets NHL brass wants to tap into, and the league inevitably grows. And so it didn’t surprise many people when recent expansion rumors arose, this time with ESPN personalities hinting this past week that the NHL is interested in bringing teams to Houston and Atlanta. And while we’re sure there are good reasons to expand to those two places, we can’t discuss expansion without spending time talking about Quebec City. That city has been without NHL hockey since the Nordiques departed for Colorado back in 1995, and while there are issues it has as an NHL market, Quebec City deserves a second chance as much, if not more than Atlanta does. Let’s talk about why that is. But before we do, we can acknowledge Houston is probably the front-runner for the next expansion city. There’s an NHL-caliber arena already in place there, and the owner of it – Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta, who also owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets – would likely love nothing more than to find a tenant to fill up the building 41 additional nights per year. Houston’s population of approximately 2.28 million people is bigger than that of five current NHL cities, and they have the business infrastructure that’s more powerful than Quebec City. That said, Quebec City also has a modern arena that needs a team to fill its seats, and we know full well that there’s a deeply-ingrained hockey culture there that would rush to support an NHL team. We also know that there’s an uphill climb for Quebec City when you strictly look at its population, as evidenced by the 2018 expansion-related comments of Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs. “Quebec is challenged, OK, I’m going to put it nicely,” Jacobs told reporters. “Look at the income base and the population base and there probably isn’t a smaller market, so they’re going to really have to distinguish themselves in some other way, I would think.” Jacobs is accurate – Quebec City’s city population of approximately 550,000 would be the smallest of any NHL market, while the metropolitan population of more than 800,000 would be the second smallest. However, has anyone been paying attention to the Arizona Coyotes? That team is in a 4,600-seat rink, albeit temporarily, but Quebec City is the problem? We don’t think so. Quebec is a smaller locale, but, like the Winnipeg Jets, they have a built-in, ready-to-go fan base that undoubtedly would have better attendance than many current NHL markets. And if Atlanta is back on the radar of NHL brass after the disastrous route that sent it to Winnipeg, Quebec City should be given a second chance before Atlanta gets one. Some might suggest a Quebec City NHL team would struggle because NHL players won’t want to play in a fishbowl market where many fans don’t speak English. We beg to differ. First of all, the NHL Players’ Association would happily welcome 23 more NHL jobs, regardless of the city those jobs are located in. Secondly, Montreal works just fine with a bilingual fan base. And for a long time, Quebec City worked well as an NHL town. A combination of economic factors was behind the Nordiques franchise’s move to Denver, but let’s not forget that Denver needed two chances at NHL hockey before it got it right. The prospect of 34 NHL teams may be too much for older hockey fans accustomed to a much smaller league, but as an entertainment entity, the NHL could continue to thrive with two more teams aboard. They’ve already got history in Quebec City and Atlanta, and there’s good reason to imagine Quebec City and Houston would be good for business. It’s going to take more lobbying and a smart business plan for Quebec City to wind up getting NHL hockey back, but the league is already supporting relatively small towns, and franchise values have done nothing but rise. When it comes to expansion, let’s give Quebec City another kick at the can. They’ve learned the hard way what it’s like when an NHL team departs, and they should have a chance to atone for that history. Edited March 9, 2023 by NHL HHOF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 QUEBEC NORDIQUES HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1961 - Maurice Richard 02. 1978 - Jacques Plante 03. 1988 - Guy Lafleur 04. 1993 - Guy Lapointe 05. 1998 - Michel Goulet 06. 1998 - Peter Stastny 07. 2012 - Joe Sakic 08. 2012 - Mats Sundin 09. 2014 - Peter Forsberg QUEBEC NORDIQUES U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1991 - Robbie Ftorek 02. 2003 - John Cunniff 03. 2007 - Aaron Broten 04. 2016 - Adam Deadmarsh 05. 2017 - Scott Young 06. 2018 - Paul Stewart QUEBEC NORDIQUES AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 2010 - John Paddock 02. 2019 - John Anderson 03. 2020 - Robbie Ftorek QUEBEC NORDIQUES WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 2010 - Serge Bernier 02. 2010 - Richard Brodeur 03. 2010 - Jacques Demers 04. 2010 - Real Cloutier 05. 2010 - Ron Grahame 06. 2010 - Robbie Ftorek 07. 2010 - Jacques Plante 08. 2010 - Marc Tardif 09. 2010 - J. C. Tremblay 10. 2012 - Christian Bordeleau 11. 2012 - Michel Goulet 12. 2012 - Rich LeDuc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 7:30 PM, NHL HHOF said: SHOULD QUEBEC CITY GET AN NHL TEAM BEFORE HOUSTON OR ATLANTA? Adam Proteau says if the NHL expands to 34 teams, Houston would be a worthy choice, but Quebec City deserves a shot before Atlanta. https://thehockeynews.com/news/should-quebec-city-get-an-nhl-team-before-houston-or-atlanta The topic of NHL expansion is never left alone for very long. As the years have passed, hockey’s top league has consistently taken the “nothing to see here” route, yet as we’ve seen recently in Seattle and Vegas, there eventually are markets NHL brass wants to tap into, and the league inevitably grows. And so it didn’t surprise many people when recent expansion rumors arose, this time with ESPN personalities hinting this past week that the NHL is interested in bringing teams to Houston and Atlanta. And while we’re sure there are good reasons to expand to those two places, we can’t discuss expansion without spending time talking about Quebec City. That city has been without NHL hockey since the Nordiques departed for Colorado back in 1995, and while there are issues it has as an NHL market, Quebec City deserves a second chance as much, if not more than Atlanta does. Let’s talk about why that is. But before we do, we can acknowledge Houston is probably the front-runner for the next expansion city. There’s an NHL-caliber arena already in place there, and the owner of it – Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta, who also owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets – would likely love nothing more than to find a tenant to fill up the building 41 additional nights per year. Houston’s population of approximately 2.28 million people is bigger than that of five current NHL cities, and they have the business infrastructure that’s more powerful than Quebec City. That said, Quebec City also has a modern arena that needs a team to fill its seats, and we know full well that there’s a deeply-ingrained hockey culture there that would rush to support an NHL team. We also know that there’s an uphill climb for Quebec City when you strictly look at its population, as evidenced by the 2018 expansion-related comments of Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs. “Quebec is challenged, OK, I’m going to put it nicely,” Jacobs told reporters. “Look at the income base and the population base and there probably isn’t a smaller market, so they’re going to really have to distinguish themselves in some other way, I would think.” Jacobs is accurate – Quebec City’s city population of approximately 550,000 would be the smallest of any NHL market, while the metropolitan population of more than 800,000 would be the second smallest. However, has anyone been paying attention to the Arizona Coyotes? That team is in a 4,600-seat rink, albeit temporarily, but Quebec City is the problem? We don’t think so. Quebec is a smaller locale, but, like the Winnipeg Jets, they have a built-in, ready-to-go fan base that undoubtedly would have better attendance than many current NHL markets. And if Atlanta is back on the radar of NHL brass after the disastrous route that sent it to Winnipeg, Quebec City should be given a second chance before Atlanta gets one. Some might suggest a Quebec City NHL team would struggle because NHL players won’t want to play in a fishbowl market where many fans don’t speak English. We beg to differ. First of all, the NHL Players’ Association would happily welcome 23 more NHL jobs, regardless of the city those jobs are located in. Secondly, Montreal works just fine with a bilingual fan base. And for a long time, Quebec City worked well as an NHL town. A combination of economic factors was behind the Nordiques franchise’s move to Denver, but let’s not forget that Denver needed two chances at NHL hockey before it got it right. The prospect of 34 NHL teams may be too much for older hockey fans accustomed to a much smaller league, but as an entertainment entity, the NHL could continue to thrive with two more teams aboard. They’ve already got history in Quebec City and Atlanta, and there’s good reason to imagine Quebec City and Houston would be good for business. It’s going to take more lobbying and a smart business plan for Quebec City to wind up getting NHL hockey back, but the league is already supporting relatively small towns, and franchise values have done nothing but rise. When it comes to expansion, let’s give Quebec City another kick at the can. They’ve learned the hard way what it’s like when an NHL team departs, and they should have a chance to atone for that history. You laid out many really good reasons for a team back in Quebec over Houston or Atlanta, but you left out the biggest reason why they won’t get a team. IMO Montreal will do everything they can to block an expansion team in Quebec. They just aren’t going to tolerate the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NHL HHOF Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 QUEBEC NORDIQUES HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1961 - Maurice Richard 02. 1978 - Jacques Plante 03. 1988 - Guy Lafleur 04. 1993 - Guy Lapointe 05. 1998 - Michel Goulet 06. 1998 - Peter Stastny 07. 2012 - Joe Sakic 08. 2012 - Mats Sundin 09. 2014 - Peter Forsberg 10. 2023 - Pierre Lacroix QUEBEC NORDIQUES U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 1991 - Robbie Ftorek 02. 2003 - John Cunniff 03. 2007 - Aaron Broten 04. 2016 - Adam Deadmarsh 05. 2017 - Scott Young 06. 2018 - Paul Stewart QUEBEC NORDIQUES AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 2010 - John Paddock 02. 2019 - John Anderson 03. 2020 - Robbie Ftorek QUEBEC NORDIQUES WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01. 2010 - Serge Bernier 02. 2010 - Richard Brodeur 03. 2010 - Jacques Demers 04. 2010 - Real Cloutier 05. 2010 - Ron Grahame 06. 2010 - Robbie Ftorek 07. 2010 - Jacques Plante 08. 2010 - Marc Tardif 09. 2010 - J. C. Tremblay 10. 2012 - Christian Bordeleau 11. 2012 - Michel Goulet 12. 2012 - Rich LeDuc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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