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5 unusual facts about Quebec Nordiques


Alain Beaulé

Alain Beaulé (born April 7, 1946) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 183 games in the World Hockey Association for the Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques.

Flag of Quebec

The flag of Quebec was the basis for the jerseys of the Quebec Nordiques, which included the same colour blue, the fleurs-de-lis, and white stripes.

Ken Desjardine

Ken Desjardine (Born April 23, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 154 games in the World Hockey Association for the Indianapolis Racers, Calgary Cowboys, and Quebec Nordiques.

Norm Descoteaux

Norm Descoteaux (born January 3, 1948 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 37 games in the World Hockey Association for the Quebec Nordiques.

Pro Sport Hockey

The game uses teams that are now obsolete in the NHL, like the Minnesota North Stars, the Quebec Nordiques and the Hartford Whalers, for example.


1986 Stanley Cup playoffs

This would happen again the following year and in 1999, by which time 3 of those teams had moved, the Quebec Nordiques to Denver, the Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix, and the Hartford Whalers to Raleigh, North Carolina.

Christopher Gillis

His brother, Jere Gillis, played professional hockey from 1977 to 1987 for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, Buffalo Sabres, and the Philadelphia Flyers.

Dave Poulin

During Game 6 of the Wales Conference Finals at the Spectrum, Poulin scored a memorable two-man disadvantage short-handed goal which helped close out the Quebec Nordiques.

Jacques Demers

Two of the franchises Demers coached in the WHA were the Chicago Cougars and the Quebec Nordiques.

New Quebec City Amphitheatre

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new arena was held on September 3, 2012, attended by Quebecor Chairman Pierre-Karl Péladeau, then-Premier of Quebec Jean Charest, and former Quebec Nordiques players Michel Goulet, Peter Stastny and Alain Côté.

Paul Stastny

Of Slovak lineage, Stastny is the son of Hockey Hall of Famer Peter Šťastný, who played for the Avalanche's predecessor, the Quebec Nordiques.

Shawn Cronin

Upon scoring his first goal (against the Quebec Nordiques in November 1990), McDonald's commemorated the feat by donating $44,000 to the Winnipeg Jets Goals for Kids Charity.


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Peter Šťastný

Peter is the father of Yan Stastny, who made his NHL debut in 2005–06 with the Edmonton Oilers and is currently playing in Nuremberg, Germany, and Paul Stastny, who began his career with the Colorado Avalanche (the same franchise as the Quebec Nordiques, Peter's first NHL team) in 2006–07 and wears the same number (#26).