This little nugget made me chuckle:
As for a team in Quebec City, he says it would help local players get a better shot at the NHL. In particular, it would mean more jobs for the muckers and grinders who are often overlooked and wind up playing in Europe.
Lord forbid that those 3 or 4 guys had to leave Quebec for europe
I did find his "fact" that a third of NHL teams not having scouts in quebec interesting.
I'd love to see Quebec have it's own entry in the WJHC - they'd likely win 37-0 agaisnt the Swiss, but then be morally and physically crushed 3-1 by TC.
Not being french or a very good hockey player - it is hard to know what really goes on the the NHL - I'd like to think that if a player is good enough, he'll be in the NHL even if he is from Mars....
i'd also like to see some hard evidence for him to back up his claims about francophones not making as much or having shorter careers.
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