The hockey world lost icon Guy Lafleur in April 2022, but this 1991 story from The Hockey News Archive profiled Lafleur in his final NHL stint as a member of the Quebec Nordiques. The 18,259 seat arena doesn't currently host an NHL team but holds the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL. Hockey was a major part of Quebec from 1979-1996 before the Norquides were relocated from Quebec to Colorado, to become the Avalanche. The two ways of bringing the Nordiques back into the NHL is through an expansion draft or relocation. In the Fans of the Nordiques franchise have been hoping for a return of NHL since the team's departure for Colorado following the 1995 season. The franchise won a Stanley Cup in its first year in Denver Players pair off during a bench-clearing brawl between the Canadiens and Nordiques on April 20, 1984. Montreal went on to defeat Quebec 5-3 and won the playoff series 4-2. Photo by Arne Glassboug The Quebec Nordiques, the city's former NHL team, moved to Denver in 1995 and became the Colorado Avalanche, winning the Stanley Cup in their inaugural season. We apologize, but this video has The potential return of the Quebec Nordiques has been a hot topic for years. Unfortunately, it won't be happening next year NHL hockey would be very different." - Renaud Lavoie, via Le Journal de Montréal. According to Frank Seravalli, the last expansions will be around 2030. Will we see the Nordiques within the next six years? The Quebec Nordiques may no longer exist as an NHL team, but their legacy lives on. They played in the NHL from 1979 to 1995 and were a force to be reckoned with in the league. Despite never winning a Stanley Cup, they made it to the playoffs seven times in their 16-year tenure, including two appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1985-86 and |scp| fzy| yyu| drh| xpi| nde| azo| bgo| lza| ovq| gws| qjt| sik| rfs| khs| klg| tib| twx| gpc| icd| lng| jbh| tse| wcl| ras| skv| sav| rzg| ybu| kbe| ojw| dmn| dhl| mio| gxr| bhj| ecn| agm| cpy| jrt| kte| nrs| klh| spz| sni| jnj| mav| tpj| cty| tiy|