03-11-2014, 11:01 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Brian Mulroney leads push to bring back Quebec Nordiques
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/...bec-nordiques/
Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume spoke of Mulroney’s involvement on Monday as he reacted to news that Peladeau, former head of Quebecor Inc., is running for the Parti Quebecois in the April 7 election.
Mulroney, who is vice-chairman of the Quebecor board, has been involved in the hockey file right from the beginning and he and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman share a mutual respect, Labeaume said.
“Commissioner Bettman and (ex-)prime minister Mulroney have spoken directly for quite some time, without intermediaries,” Labeaume said.
The mayor said the eventual decision on whether Quebec City will get an NHL team will depend not on politics but on the benefits it provides the league.
Last edited by troutman; 03-11-2014 at 11:04 AM.
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09-09-2014, 11:16 AM
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#362
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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If you build it, they will come?
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09-09-2014, 11:43 AM
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#363
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: too far from Calgary
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Or not:
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09-09-2014, 11:57 AM
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#365
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Shame that beauty of an arena has neither a NBA or NHL tenant currently.
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01-13-2015, 02:07 PM
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#367
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First Line Centre
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I almost laughed when someone said they are under budget. I'm sorry but that's just not how things work in Quebec. Either they are hiding something or the walls are hollow.
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01-13-2015, 02:12 PM
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#368
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DJones
I almost laughed when someone said they are under budget. I'm sorry but that's just not how things work in Quebec. Either they are hiding something or the walls are hollow.
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The walls aren't hollow, they're filled with bodies
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01-13-2015, 02:12 PM
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#369
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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Getting pretty close... kind of a boring design
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01-13-2015, 02:24 PM
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#370
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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It'll be a great facility, but yeah, really boring exterior design.
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01-13-2015, 04:40 PM
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#371
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In the Sin Bin
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It'll be the best junior arena in the CHL though.
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01-13-2015, 07:04 PM
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#372
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary
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Je veut les Nordiques, une autre équipe canadien!
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01-13-2015, 07:21 PM
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#373
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Lifetime Suspension
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i would love to see Quebec City get a NHL team. They certainly deserve one.
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01-13-2015, 08:09 PM
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#374
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In the Sin Bin
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It's hard to believe that they would build that without a handshake deal for a team. This isn't 1985 anymore where a city (Hamilton) builds a rink like that on a wing and a prayer.
At the same time, Kansas City is still waiting for the NBA, and the tanking Loonie could well change the NHL's immediate plans.
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01-14-2015, 10:00 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Resolute 14
It's hard to believe that they would build that without a handshake deal for a team. This isn't 1985 anymore where a city (Hamilton) builds a rink like that on a wing and a prayer.
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This is Quebec remember. The government is known for wasting money. If I was the NHL I wouldn't be in a hurry to move a team to Quebec unless they were really desperate. Having a team in Quebec doesn't grow the league, while a team in Las Vegas would bring in a lot less revenue but would bring more people not already watching the NHL into the fold.
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01-14-2015, 12:53 PM
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#376
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jets4Life
i would love to see Quebec City get a NHL team. They certainly deserve one.
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I think some larger cities like Toronto and Edmonton might want one first.
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01-14-2015, 12:57 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Montreal
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"Growing the league" is such a fallacy and does nothing to help the Flames.
The league was much better imo when we had 21 or less teams....who cares about growing the league in stupid southern markets....sure it helps the game outside of Canada....but who cares about that.
Having less teams and only strong interest in Canada and Northern US doesn't lessen my love of the sport....in fact having these stupid teams in Florida and Tennessee, etc actually lessens my enthusiasm and waters down the talent.
I hope Quebec gets a team....at the expense of some non-hockey market.
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01-14-2015, 01:35 PM
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#378
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Resolute 14
It's hard to believe that they would build that without a handshake deal for a team. This isn't 1985 anymore where a city (Hamilton) builds a rink like that on a wing and a prayer.
At the same time, Kansas City is still waiting for the NBA, and the tanking Loonie could well change the NHL's immediate plans.
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QC revenue even at 80% of the US dollar is still going to beat any other market they can move it.
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01-14-2015, 02:45 PM
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#379
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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Shouldn't this thread title now be "Rapporter Les (Pas Bon) Nordiques"?
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01-14-2015, 02:48 PM
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#380
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Les Habitants c'est ne pas bon. Les Nordiques, c'est magnifique!
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