Quebec Nordiques

Quebec Nordiques
Nordiques de Québec
Founded1972
HistoryQuebec Nordiques
19721979 (WHA)
19791995 (NHL)
Colorado Avalanche
1995–present
Home arenaColisée de Québec
CityQuebec City, Quebec
Team coloursBlue, red, white
     
Stanley Cups0
Avco World Trophy1 (1976–77)
Conference championships0
Presidents' Trophy0
Division championships4 (1974–75, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1994–95)

The Quebec Nordiques (French: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced [nɔʁdzɪk] in Quebec French, /nɔːrˈdks/ nor-DEEKS in Canadian English; translated "Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) and the National Hockey League (1979–1995). The franchise was relocated to Denver in May 1995 and renamed the Colorado Avalanche.[1] They played their home games at the Colisée de Québec from 1972 to 1995.

The Nordiques were the only major professional sports team based in Quebec City in the modern era, and one of two ever; the other, the Quebec Bulldogs, played in the National Hockey Association (NHA) from 1910 to 1917 and one season in the NHL in 1919–20.

  1. ^ Gary Miles (May 26, 1995). "Nhl's Nordiques Sold, Moving West To Denver Comsat Entertainment Group Bought The Team. Quebec Had Refused To Fund A New Hockey Arena". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014.