Quebec City trying to keep the flame alive

[GordonGraham]

They annonced today that they will be hosting the Los Angeles kings training camp oct 2-3-4-5-6 including 2 games vs the Bruins(3rd) and Panthers (5th) giving them a 5m-7M subsidy for doing so

and the economy minister will once again meet Gary Bettman at the end of November in NYC

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[NextBigThing]

You people in Quebec need to move on. It’s never going to happen.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

They just got hustled by NHL. SMH.

 

[Ernie]

They just got hustled by NHL. SMH.

Did they though? NHL was always very tepid on the whole idea.

 

[joelef]

Do they have an ownership that can pay near two billion for a franchise ?

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Did they though? NHL was always very tepid on the whole idea.

Does any other cities pay to host preseason games?

 

[Ernie]

Does any other cities pay to host preseason games?

What other cities host NHL camps and preseason games?

 

[Jets4Life]

They annonced today that they will be hosting the Los Angeles kings training camp oct 2-3-4-5-6 including 2 games vs the Bruins(3rd) and Panthers (5th) giving them a 5m-7M subsidy for doing so

and the economy minister will once again meet Gary Bettman at the end of November in NYC

The people of Quebec are not going to like shelling out $5-7 million dollars for a few exhibition games involving teams that have literally no connection to the Quebec City area.

 

[awfulwaffle]

What other cities host NHL camps and preseason games?

Coyotes and Blues played in Wichita, Kansas....

 

[Final Baton]

I have zero hopes of having a team back here; the current BOG doesn't believe Québec is a worthwhile addition. So that's that.

And yes : Eric Girard has another in-person meeting with Bettman at the end of November, but it'll only be a courtesy meeting as usual.

 

[LPHabsFan]

Reports have come out that the Habs offered to play two games there next pre-season without subsidies and we're told "no thank you"

Don't think for a second that this has anything to do with the NHL. This is local politics.

 

[Ernie]

what team do people in QC usually cheer for?

 

[NextBigThing]

what team do people in QC usually cheer for?

None. Almost no one even follows the NHL anymore. Soccer is the number 1 sport here now.

 

[Andreas Ferrari]

You people in Quebec need to move on. It’s never going to happen.

They said the same thing about Winnipeg.


I for one want to see Quebec get a team again.

The 'Battle of Quebec' games against the Canadiens were even better then the 'Battle of Alberta' games.

 

[StreetHawk]

They said the same thing about Winnipeg.


I for one want to see Quebec get a team again.

The 'Battle of Quebec' games against the Canadiens were even better then the 'Battle of Alberta' games.

Unless the stars align for a relocation, I don't see the NHL returning to QC. In 2011, no other city stepped up to take ATL, not Houston, not Portland, not Utah.

 

[MXD]

There's a 4-letter French word used to describe how our provincial government acted there. That word is "Cocu". The English equivalent is 7-letter long.

 

[Moose Head]

Toronto will be in the NFL and Vancouver and Montreal will be in the NBA before the NHL ever gives Quebec an expansion team. There best bet is buying an existing struggling team and moving it like Winnipeg did with Atlanta.

 

[HisIceness]

What other cities host NHL camps and preseason games?

I don't know about camps but Wichita, Salt Lake City, Orlando, Kansas City, and Boise are among the cities that have recently hosted preseason games.

 

[WeaponOfChoice]

Toronto will be in the NFL and Vancouver and Montreal will be in the NBA before the NHL ever gives Quebec an expansion team. There best bet is buying an existing struggling team and moving it like Winnipeg did with Atlanta.

Atlanta 3.0 to QC (e5)

 

[Headshot77]

I think on a long enough timeline, Quebec will get a team. Not anytime soon though

 

[Albatros]

I think on a long enough timeline, Quebec will get a team. Not anytime soon though

Not so sure if time is on their side either, it's the slowest growing of the 20 largest metropolitan areas in Canada.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Toronto will be in the NFL and Vancouver and Montreal will be in the NBA before the NHL ever gives Quebec an expansion team. There best bet is buying an existing struggling team and moving it like Winnipeg did with Atlanta.

Quebec just have to hope that a person who likes Quebec becomes commissioner after Bettman dies.

 

[Salsero1]

Quebec just have to hope that a person who likes Quebec becomes commissioner after Bettman dies.

The commissioner works for the owners. If the owners don't see any value in QC then it's not going to happen, it doesn't matter what a new commissioner thinks and i doubt they're going to hire a traditionalist anyway if they're smart. The NHL has done fine without it.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Jeremy Jacobs clearly said a few years ago that Quebec will never get an expansion team.

 

[LeafalCrusader]