QUÉBEC — NHL hockey is back in Quebec City this week, but the Los Angeles Kings aren't the team that fans of the long-departed Quebec Nordiques have longed to see.
QUÉBEC — NHL hockey is back in Quebec City this week, but the Los Angeles Kings aren't the team that fans of the long-departed Quebec Nordiques have longed to see.
Decades later, Marcil and many other Nordiques fans will be filling the stands this week as the L.A. Kings play two pre-season games in Quebec City, beginning Thursday night against the Boston Bruins. But while Marcil is looking forward to the games, he and other Nordiques fans are skeptical the Kings' trip could lead to their team's return.
While he'd love to see a team return, he doesn't believe the NHL wants to support new franchises in Canada, and knows the cost of one — often estimated at around $1 billion — is out of reach."I'm a finance guy, so I understand the reality," Leclerc said. Lander says the city’s name is “dangled” by the league as a possible expansion site as a way of creating a sense of competition and pressuring other cities to pony up more money.
"It’s a like a return to childhood," said Loyer, who grew up in Quebec City."I’m excited, I’m eager, I really have butterflies in my stomach."
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