4 days ago · Fans in Quebec City have been deprived of a National Hockey League franchise for nearly 3 decades, ever since it was announced in 1995 that the Quebec Nordiques had been sold and would be relocated to Denver, Colorado. Since that time both the fans and the city itself have tried their best to get an ...

3 days ago · On Sunday, news began to leak out about a forthcoming announcement from Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer regarding the return of the National Hockey League to Quebec City.That news was confirmed on Monday when Andlauer and the Senators announced that they would hold part of their training camp in Quebec City and subsequently would play a pair of exhibition games there as well, just as ...

2 days ago · Quebec City's Videotron Centre, which last hosted an NHL regular-season game in 1995, hosted a PWHL for the first time on Jan. 19 and featured a sold-out crowd of 18,259 people.

3 days ago · This is the second year NHL teams scheduled pre-season games in Quebec City, which hasn't had an NHL franchise since the Nordiques relocated to Colorado in 1995.

3 days ago · NHL hockey returns to Quebec City with a visit from L.A. Kings. For some, the payoff is debatable Girard 'assumes full responsibility' for $7M plan to bring NHL pre-season games to Quebec City

Oct 15, 2024 · News that their beloved town would host an NHL pre-season game prior to the 2024-25 season sent hockey fans in Quebec City abuzz. For many, word of the possibility of NHL action coming back to Quebec was rekindling hope among those who have long dreamed of seeing the league make a permanent comeback to the city.

3 days ago · Quebec City, of course, has been seeking a new NHL team since the Nordiques moved to Colorado in 1995. Last fall, they paid the Los Angeles Kings up to $7 million in government subsidies to play ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Quebec City was the smallest market in the NHL, and the second smallest major-league city behind only Green Bay, Wisc., home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers. And when the NHL eventually expands ...

Jan 24, 2024 · Quebec City saw its bid for an expansion franchise "deferred" when the NHL gave the nod to the Vegas Golden Knights in 2016. The Seattle Kraken were awarded a team in 2019 and started play this...

Oct 19, 2024 · A Quebec City NHL franchise remains in doubt, leaving lots of other questions about what more the city could do to make its case. Today, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman holds tight to developing the sport in emerging American markets, with Salt Lake City being the latest team added.