Biased, as I live in QC - but from an urban perspective Quebec City can offer a lot more than a number of other NHL cities. Personally, I would choose Quebec City over Edmonton (duh), Winnipeg, Buffalo, Phoenix, Dallas, Raleigh, and maybe others.
Quebec City has soul. The girls are beautiful and most people speak English (just not as their first language). The city is dense and walkable with beautiful architecture, great food and culture. They will have a passionate fan base and the media will leave you alone (unless you are francophone). If you can ignore the politics and swallow the higher taxes, it is a great place to live. For me, the only issue is that it is quite isolated, but as an NHLer, you are on the road half the season and can live wherever you want in the summer.
On a side note, every time I am in Quebec City for work, I meet a tonne of Americans there as tourists or for work; typically they rave about the place and how it is so different than anywhere else in N.A. I think this would also appeal to many (not all) NHLers.
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