Posts About "Quebec City"
Details on NHL Expansion Draft
March 16th, 2016 All 30 of the NHL's general managers are in Florida for their annual meetings with the league. Of the many topics being discussed, one that has many fans and teams interested is that of expansion. With it looking likely that the league will be expanding to at least Las Vegas, and possibly Quebec City, in the near future, details...
NHL Denies Expansion Reports
March 7th, 2016 There hasn't been talk surrounding league expansion, rumors have been spreading regarding the current stage process. After a report surfaced that claimed Quebec City was eliminated from consideration by the league, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly released a statement denying that any sort of decision has been made regarding the...
Las Vegas, Quebec City Make Formal NHL Expansion Bids
September 29th, 2015 The fate of the Las Vegas and Quebec City bids to gain entry into the National Hockey League now rest in the hands of 10 men. On Tuesday, the Bill Foley-led group as well as Quebecor made their final pitches to the NHL's Executive Committee on Tuesday to bring their respective cities to the NHL as the 31st and 32nd teams in the...
Hockey News: Quebec City Isn't in the Clear Yet; Hurricanes Sale Lingers
August 27th, 2015 Here are your NHL headlines for Aug. 27, 2015: Although Quebec City is in Phase III of receiving an expansion team, the city cannot be considered a slam dunk. With Quebec City wanting a team, Carolina hockey fans may want to be watching their backs. https://twitter.com/GlobeKPD/status/636885973427589120 The ever-changing...
Quebec City and Las Vegas Enter NHL Expansion Final Stage
August 25th, 2015 The hopeful NHL expansion team cities Las Vegas and Quebec City have both entered into Phase Three of the official process. In a nutshell, Phase Three means that each prospective city’s organizing group must file their last formal submissions by early September, at which point the selection procedure takes on a more interactive turn...
NHL Expansion Process Moves Forward
August 21st, 2015 Get ready hockey fans because league expansion is getting even closer, and both of the primary candidates are moving forward in the process. It was revealed on Friday that both Quebec City and Las Vegas have moved on to Phase III of the expansion process after both potential ownership groups' markets and arena plans were approved by...
The Best NHL Realignment: No Divisions or Conferences
July 28th, 2015 There has been a lot of talk lately, deservedly so, about realignment as a result of impending expansion in the NHL. Let's assume that you are a hockey fan reading this right now and you agree that the Stanley Cup Playoffs is the best postseason in professional sports. Now what if we told you that we could make the NHL postseason and the...
How the NHL Can Revive the Expansion Process
July 27th, 2015 The market's stinging rebuke of the NHL's early-stage expansion process was surprising, to say the least. No Seattle. No Hamilton. No Portland. No second Toronto franchise. Of the whopping 16 groups invited to the party, only two decided to put on their dancing shoes and send in applications: Las Vegas and Quebec City. Not...
Hockey News: NHL May Consider Putting Quebec Team in West
July 27th, 2015 More rumblings about the future expansion of the NHL. This and more in today's hockey news: The NHL is considering placing a future Quebec City team in the Western Conference. Should the NHL split into two separate leagues? Eric Nystrom may not be a regular in the Predators' lineup. Lou Lamoriello publicly thanked Devils...
Quebec City Making Poor Case For NHL Return
May 29th, 2015 There is no way to sugarcoat this — Quebec City does not deserve an NHL team. Not after its lack of support for the ongoing Memorial Cup. A sparse, make that shameful crowd of 6,533 showed up to watch the host Quebec Remparts battle their arch-rival Rimouski Oceanic in a tiebreaker elimination game on Thursday. That should...
Does Your City Deserve an NHL Team?
September 1st, 2014 Whether it's in the near or distant future, NHL expansion is not a matter of "if," but "when." Now that that is established, the real inquiry is, which cities are most deserving? Does a city like Quebec City warrant a second chance? Or is it more advantageous to explore new frontiers? Does your city deserve an NHL team? It's time to be...
3 Huge Problems With Reports of NHL Expansion
August 27th, 2014 Over the past 24 hours, the NHL community has been sent into a frenzy with reports that Gary Bettman is looking to expand the NHL. The first report says that a team in Las Vegas is all but a guarantee, and that frequent activity in Seattle means another team is likely on the way there as well. That would leave the NHL at 32 teams, 16 in...
Las Vegas, Nevada: A Prime Spot For NHL Expansion
August 12th, 2013 Expansion. It's a word that is consistently floated about the NHL community. Just last week, Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy reported that Gary Bettman was pushing to expand the NHL to Seattle as early as 2014-15. Whether the rumor is true is yet to be determined, but it is likely that the Emerald City will have a hockey team that...
