The Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver to become the Colorado Avalanche before the 1995-96 season. The primary reason was financial. The Canadian dollar was only worth about 0.70 US so the salaries were very expensive since they are in American dollars. In addition, Quebec City, though very loyal to hockey, is quite small. Not sure what the populations at the time are but Quebec City is currently 500,000 while Denver has 5,500,000. That is 11 times the population of Quebec City. So even if the population is not as fanatic, even if they are even 20% of the popularity of Quebec City, that would still be more than double the number of fans. Hands down the best opion!
The Canadian province of Quebec was the home of the Quebec Nordiques from 1972 until 1995. In 1995, the Quebec Nordiques team was sold and moved to the US state of Colorado where the name was changed to the Colorado Avalanche.
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The Canadian province of Quebec was the home of the Quebec Nordiques from 1972 until 1995. In 1995, the Quebec Nordiques team was sold and moved to the US state of Colorado where the name was changed to the Colorado Avalanche.
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Some notable players of the Quebec Nordiques include John Anderson, Paul Baxter and Don Barber. You can find a complete list at the Wikipedia. Once on the website, type "Quebec Nordiques Players" into the search field at the top of the page and press enter to bring up the list.
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