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The team was named the Quebec Nordiques because they were one of the northernmost teams in professional sports in North America. Quebec City is located at 47 degrees north latitude; Nordiques translated from French to English means "Northerners" or "Northmen." The only WHA teams located farther north were the Alberta Oilers, who changed their ...
Team City Existed Calder Cups Notes Montreal Voyageurs: Montreal: 1971–1972: 0: Became the Nova Scotia Voyagers in 1972 Quebec Aces: Quebec City: 1959–1971: 0: Member of the Quebec Senior Hockey League and Quebec Hockey League from 1944 to 1959 Quebec Citadelles: Quebec City: 1999–2002: 0: Previously the Fredericton Canadiens; Merged with ...
Big-league hockey would not return to Quebec City until the Quebec Nordiques were founded in 1972 as part of the new World Hockey Association. They joined the NHL in 1979. However, as with the Bulldogs, they found the going difficult playing in the league's smallest market. They moved to Denver in 1995 as the Colorado Avalanche. A potential ...
The Aces turned professional the following season, joining the Quebec Senior Hockey League (1944–1953), Quebec Hockey League (1953–1959) and American Hockey League (1959–1971). [citation needed] The Aces were league champions of the Quebec Hockey League in 1953–54 and 1956–57, winning the Thomas O'Connell Memorial Trophy.
Map of relocated NHL teams before 2024. The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional men's ice hockey league, founded in 1917. [1] The NHL Board of Governors review and approve the relocation of any member club. [2] Each team appoints an individual or individuals to represent their team on the Board of Governors. [3]
This is a list of the seasons of the Quebec Nordiques team, which competed in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1979 and National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to 1995. The Nordiques relocated to Colorado after the 1994–95 NHL season to become the Colorado Avalanche.
Colisée de Québec (later known as Colisée Pepsi, meaning "Pepsi Coliseum") is a defunct multi-purpose arena located in Quebec City, Quebec. [5] It was the home of the Quebec Nordiques from 1972 to 1995, during their time in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League.
The current Remparts franchise was granted for the 1990–91 season and was known as the Beauport Harfangs, a suburb in the Quebec City metropolitan area. In 1997 the team moved to Quebec City, playing two seasons at PEPS on the campus of Laval University between 1997 and 1999. In 1999 the team moved into the Colisée de Québec. [citation needed]