For the first time in 112 years, the Canadiens will play without a Quebec-born player

[Press Level]

Thoughts and prayers to all Habs fans.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Press Level

Thoughts and prayers to all Habs fans.

Let's not forget they "won" a boatload of Cups when they had a virtual monopoly over players from Quebec.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

Alex Balzile is keeping the streak alive.

Who dafuq is dat?

[iLoveLamp]

Damn, y'all are petty lol

[P-DAZZLE]

Originally Posted by troutman

Let's not forget they "won" a boatload of Cups when they had a virtual monopoly over players from Quebec.

This is a false narrative. https://thehockeywriters.com/habs-french-canadian-rule/

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by P-DAZZLE

This is a false narrative. https://thehockeywriters.com/habs-french-canadian-rule/

I don't know. Despite that article's obvious bias, it seems apparent that the Habs had a number of unfair advantages in addition to the French Canadian option. The few facts given go directly against the narrative.

And the article doesn't even mention the 50 mile rule, which gave Montreal a huge advantage over teams like Detroit and Chicago.

[hwy19man]

The Habs were winning Stanley Cups with plenty of players from the province of Ontario.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

It's not too surprising - Quebec has really fallen off the map in terms of producing hockey players.

Here are the provinces by the percentage of their population that are NHLers:
PEI: 0.0025%
Manitoba: 0.0022%
Saskatchewan: 0.0023%
Ontario: 0.0013%
Alberta: 0.0013%
British Columbia: 0.0009%
Nova Scotia: 0.0008%
Quebec: 0.0007%
Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.0004%
New Brunswick: 0.0003%

So Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and PEI all produce 2-3 times more players. Even Minnesota produces more NHLers per capita than Quebec.

The British Columbian players have scored about as many total points as the Quebecer players, despite only have about 60% of the population. So for them, it's quality over quantity.

Even for the draft this year, Zachary Bolduc might be the only Quebec born player drafted in the first round. And he might not go in the top 20.

By the way, I don't think the Flames (including Atlanta) have ever had a roster that didn't include an Albertan-born player. I might be wrong on this.

I’m not sure why percentage of population is particularly relevant. The fact is, Quebec produces more players than every province in Canada save Ontario.

Quebec has 59 vs. 4 for PEI.


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[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

I’m not sure why percentage of population is particularly relevant. The fact is, Quebec produces more players than every province in Canada save Ontario.

Quebec has 59 vs. 4 for PEI.


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Its fairly relevant when comparing those two provinces I would say.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

Its fairly relevant when comparing those two provinces I would say.

The premise of the thread is that the lack of Quebec born players is the reason why Montreal has so few Quebec players.

Quebec contributes more players to the NHL than every other province except for Ontario.

Looking at the per capita to answer that question isn’t useful. Sure PEI may do better on a per capita basis, but that’s 4 players.


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