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Some say Martin Maguire and Danny Dubé. My favorite Nordiques guy and I would like them to bring back was the guy that did the PBP after Alain Crête. He was the voice of the Nords for so many years. And he's not that old.
Remember Bergeron? He was the best coach the Nords ever had, a legend up here. And you call yourself a Nords fan?
People over here want a coach with a pulse. We want a rivalry with the Habs.
Just by reading your comment, I know we don't have the same age. I watched the Nords winning the Avco cup in 76.
Do not think they will be competitive in the first seasons. Need NHL experience coach. Roy don't have it. You want to blew him with a weak offensive team? Name him coach right now.
Why do you want him to be the coach as he is always making sceptical comments on the NHL in Qc city?
Nobody is entitled to judge of the fan degree of somebody else young man.
Passion for hockey glows
But is Quebec City ready for NHL's return?
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A spokesman for Quebecor declined comment on the company's potential NHL involvement. "We want to maintain a low profile," he said. "We don't discuss our business plans."
As far as the market goes, what's changed in Quebec City from 1995 when they couldn't hang onto the Nordiques and lost them to Colorado?
The Canadian dollar for one thing. It's helped all the Canadian teams and has helped drive the league's revenues to record heights.
"This is also the city with the second-lowest unemployment in Canada. The economy is good here," Bedard said. "We did not feel the recession of 2008 here. It's like we're in a bubble here. The economy now is much better than it was."
Comparisons with Winnipeg will be inevitable. What the fans have done for the Jets there was remarkable.
But in terms of market size, Quebec has the upper hand. The two cities are comparable as far as metropolitan population goes, but drive for an hour outside of the Manitoba capital and you're counting acres, not people.
There are another million people living within a hour's drive of Quebec City.
Supporters of Quebec's NHL bid will also point out Winnipeg might have the Manitoba market to itself, but the just released Canadian census had the population of Manitoba at 1.2 million. The new Nordiques will be in a potential provincial market of 7.9 million, many -- like in the case of the Jets -- already with an allegiance to the Nords from the last go-round.
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The feeling here is Quebec's NHL ship will come in, again.
It's not a matter of if, but when.
Passion for hockey glows
But is Quebec City ready for NHL's return?
Good read, and good point about the differences between QC and Winnipeg. If Winnipeg is suitable for an NHL team given that there's nothing around it, then QC definitely is as well with the million people living within an hour of the metro area.
Guys let say we dont get the Phoenix Coyotes, what team you think we will get, if we get one?
The Islanders, if they don't switch to the proposed NBA/NHL arena.. else, it's a good guess. Even though there's a bunch of teams in the red, I really think that the Coyotes and the Islanders are the only two teams that will relocate in the future.
