How Simple Economics KILLED The Quebec Nordiques

In 1979, the Quebec Nordiques - the proverbial little brothers of Quebec hockey - became an NHL franchise. And, mon dieu, what a run they had. Between their epic battles with Montreal, the brilliance of the Stastny Brothers, and, of course, L’affaire Lindros, the Nordiques were consistently one the NHL’s most compelling teams. That is, until their bitter end...
Written & Narrated by: Jonah Birenbaum (@Birenball | X)
Produced & Edited by: James Balutan (@jamesbalutan | Instagram)
Filmed by: Zack Underhill (@ZackUnderhill | Instagram)
Thumbnail Design by: Justin Shipley (@shipleysportstudio | Instagram)
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[@todddefilippi4328]

How this guy's voice KILLED this video

[@nick7343]

just came to the comments to say this and im glad its already been said. BRUTAL

[@jasonmelendez5216]

Agreed

[@johnybbadd7475]

Damn i couldn't continue watching this

[@BackPorchCountryPodcast]

He's still waiting for his nuts to drop apparently.

[@TheGregsponge]

I just came down to see if anyone else was thinking the same thing I was, or if I was just being finicky. I can't keep watching because of that annoying voice.

[@puckrocker854]

The narration sounds like a 20 minute long promo for a Disney Channel show.

[@dendyxyz]

I knoooowww I'm going crazy

[@TheDudeAbides024]

Its like they got his nuts in a vice grip...

[@AndreLePuck]

The real crime here is that this is not a single guy's youtube channel, but it was a team of people from a pretty successful sports network that made this decision to let this poor guy behind the wheel... why? There's got to be a good story behind this

[@MrBayAreaRealEstate]

Narration is the worst

[@MosierSocialSolutions]

Imagine being put down simply bc your voice whilst people ignore the stellar research and effort you put into your video…….

[@robertonievecimamontana7065]

I soooooooooooooooooooo miss having the Nordiques in Quebec... never cheered for them... never cheered against them... loved to have them in Quebec. (Whaler fan here)

[@LeoWhalen1933]

Me too. Bruins fan.

[@FrancoisBert]

How much I miss them! Habs’ fan.

[@clee666]

I miss the Nordiques and the Whalers

[@JanNozewski]

There’s no way this guy talks like that

[@chadgrov]

When the camera cuts he sighs and goes for a smoke

[@MrOctober44]

In real life he speaks like Sam Elliot

[@DavidEspinoza-r4p]

😂😂

[@enregalia]

It was 6 AM halfway through the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998 and I was walking to my homestay after a long night, I was just about to begin walking up a steep set of stairs near one of the shrines when I look up and walking down are Eric Lindros and his father Carl...if you recall, Carl acted as his son's agent during the prolonged negotiations while he sat out a year and finally settled in Philadelphia... this is a rare occasion where I had maybe 15 seconds to say something in passing without being annoying by stopping their journey with an autograph ask or anything similar... I think I have a great little comment to reflect my hockey knowledge..."hey, you know if you had signed with the Nordique, you'd have already won a Cup with Colorado?"... Without missing a beat, Carl replies "If we had signed with the Nordiques, they'd never have left Quebec"... I was happily stunned...

[@wizzardgame8343]

what could have been man

[@LeGreat123]

Quebec City has grown a lot. I’m from Montreal, live in Seattle. Have seen a historic franchise and the impact on a city, creation of a new franchise and the hordes of new hockey fans and am now hoping to see the rebirth of a once great franchise that will appeal to a much larger market nowadays

[@TheGodYouWishYouKnew]

May I ask why you moved from Montreal to Seattle? I think Montreal is better overall.

[@paulevans8348]

@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew Yeah, cuz they handled covid so well, right?

[@TheGodYouWishYouKnew]

@@paulevans8348 Is that the only thing that matters?

[@CyberKaz]

montreal will soon be a shithole like seattle

[@rabeechowdhury]

​@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew yes. That is the only thing that matters.

[@sjdrifter72]

Why can't he speak like a normal human being instead of a cartoon character?

[@subnormality.]

I love how you think it's normal to insult strangers but not normal to speak a certain way. YOU"RE SO NORMAL

[@johndickey2224]

He sound like Ronald McDonald 😂

[@traci635]

That's his normal voice.....

[@DeadAir21]

@@traci635 wow…😮

[@kevnoxious]

Totally if you sat down with this guy most hockey fans would school him on players stats etc. Guys weak

[@MalWave]

I am so hoping this is becoming a series. I adore defunct NHL teams

[@malakaspawt3190]

You're hoping for a Seals video, or hoping that the Seals return in the NHL? If it is the latter, I'd say I hope not, because California has enough teams.

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

Ah yes, the White Skates. The Golden Seals! What happened to them? I'm getting too old to remember things, like I used to. LoL Did they become, the Cleveland Barons and then merge with the North Stars?? I know the other ones, without trouble. The Kandad city Scouts became the Colorado Rockies and then The New Jersey devils. I think it's time to check my Guide and Record book. Or I could use the internet.....Hmmm! Cheers from Montreal Quebec Canada

[@MalWave]

@@malakaspawt3190 seals video. Lol I like em but there are enough teams in the California area that they aren't needed back.....unless San Jose did something like Carolina and had a Seals night 🤔

[@stumpsfan2020]

@@Pocketrocket-pj1us yes they did become cleveland and merge with minnesota, and then the sharks took half the north stars staff and players basically splitting the team in half

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@malakaspawt3190Canada has enough teams.

[@thomasshortis5562]

5:00 seeing the sabres in first place is a crazy sight to behold😂

[@TheMick126]

The lindros trade was like the hershel walker trade

[@Jgilbzs]

except Lindros ended up being a hall of famer for Philly while Walker flamed out spectacularly for the Vikings

[@michaelkeller5927]

My dude you talk like a Dora the Explorer character

[@WilliamL19224]

💀💀💀💀

[@jqight740]

lol 😂

[@camselle]

Still remember that celebration in Quebec City when the Avs won in 96 ⚜️🍻❄️

[@paisan8766]

Is the snowflake for actual snow, or? Lol

[@aubsta1]

Yeah, that was pathetic

[@TheGodYouWishYouKnew]

Why would they celebrate? Seems weird.

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@aubsta1 Lol kinda.

[@shaunjensen571]

If the Nordiques would have stayed in Quebec, they would have never won the cup in 96 because there is no way in Hell the Canadiens would have traded Roy to a provincial rival.

[@TheGodYouWishYouKnew]

It was still a great team. They may have gotten a different goalie to be able push them over the top.

[@jordanrilett8382]

That team was stacked for sure even without roy​@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@TheGodYouWishYouKnewRoy is not replaceable.

[@TheGodYouWishYouKnew]

@@mr.brenman2132 Funny. How did anyone beat him in his career then?

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew So you think the greatest players ever at their position are replaceable? Interesting.

[@dfoleyusa]

Quebec City deserves another shot. There is no doubt in the modern era of the NHL it likely works - while not a huge city there is established base and solid hockey tradition. Such a shame the team relocated with that insane roster - it was absurd how well the Nordiques drafted even with Lindross refusing to play. I’m guessing it’s a decision he probably regrets having never won the cup. While it’s hard to predict the odds are high he does if he doesn’t hold out.

[@sampicano]

#BringbacktheNordiques #QuebecNordiques #NHLQuebecCity

[@ostarakonrad9907]

Yeah lindros really missed out, along with the city of quebec. All it took was one more star player, as patrick roy would eventually prove....

[@maxbolton5227]

Canadian dollar will devalue in the coming years. Still doesn't make economic sense if other larger American markets are out there

[@sampicano]

​@@maxbolton5227 turns out you are wrong... NHL teams that lose the most money from 2013-2022: - Phoenix (relocated) - Miami - Raleigh-Durham - Anaheim South South South and South Atlanta set the record for most money lost by any NHL team (130 million in losses from 2005 to 2010) Winnipeg, and Edmonton, Ottawa, and Buffalo and Pittsburgh ALL GENERATE MORE MONEY FOR THE LEAGUE THAN THE PANTHERS, HURRICANES, DUCKS, AND COYOTES Winnipeg has 835 thousand people and generates more money for the NHL than Miami, Atlanta, Phoenix or Anaheim....

[@DeadAir21]

Quebec will never get an expansion team. Adding a team there adds noting to the overall leagues value. The only way they’ll get a team in the same way Winnipeg got a team back, a team has no better options available.

[@rocky1d]

I’m surprised this guy didn’t pull out a Dr. Seuss book and start reading it to us

[@tbz1551]

Great piece, great visuals, love the old school look. The narration is ridiculous, no need to match the voice to the styling. It's not an actual kids info video from the 90's, you're just borrowing the stylistic appeal. He could have talked normally.

[@oldmanspidey]

Agree. I really wanted to enjoy the video, but it was so hard to finish it because of the narration/his voice. I'm not sure if he actually talks like that or if it's just his voice. I don't want to shade him personally because I know your voice isn't something you can really change. Not everyone has a good natural narration voice, and that's okay.

[@ajpdeschenes]

@@oldmanspidey That's not his normal tone. I remember seeing some bloopers of him and his voice is really different. It seems like he (or the production team) thinks he has to alway talk with high enthusiasm, high pitch, to keep it intersesting.

[@cheynecameron]

i lasted six minutes with this voice. jesus

[@DaringChinchilla]

Same. I just couldn't listen to it. Gives me anxiety.

[@herschelwright4663]

I’m still old enough to briefly remember the Nordiques.

[@Hoovie9596]

I miss the Nords. Best uniforms ever. Except for the Whalers

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

They are both great to me but since the Quebec one, is similar to our provincial flag, I must stand on guard for Les Nordiques! Like I said though, it's very close and it's one of the reasons I collect older Hockey cards. I Love my PSA 9 Ron Francis RC but my 8.5 Peter Stastny, from the previous years set, is very nice, as well. If you like defunct teams, you can't go wrong with the 72-73 OPC set. It has 40 or 50 WHA cards. So you get to see Players from the New England Whalers, Alberta Oilers, a variation on the Nordiques Insignia and even the First Jets Logo! Come to think of it. Those cards, are mostly airbrushed, Close up shots but each card has the new team Logo, including Bobby Hull, with the Winnipeg Jets. Hull has a great smile, most likely because he had just finished signing a contract for, 1 Million Dollars , becoming the first Hockey player to make that much! Later on in the decade, O-Pee-Chee would release 4 sets, featuring only players from the Upstart league. (A better chance to see the different Jerseys!! Must have been a great decade to be a fan. I wish I could have been old enough to enjoy the 67 expansion, up until the 1980's. In the 12 or 13 years, of 1968 to 80. Montreal won 8 Cups!!! (Including 4 in a row, at the end! Now, in 2024. I get to celebrate 31 years without a cup and 30 for Canada, depensing on the Canucks, or the Oilers. I'm pulling for a Florida Vs Vancouver final. That would guarantee a team that has never won, will Finally do their fans proud. Who are You guys pulling for? LMK if you get the chance :) Peace and Love, from La Belle Province. To be More specific, Cheers from Montreal Quebec Canada.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

​@@Pocketrocket-pj1usmy brother kept a whole stash of WHA hockey cards since he was a kid decades ago. Teams such as the Cleveland Barons,California Golden Seals, you name it. They're certainly interesting. I agree that the Nordiques jersey is the best of the lot. Cheers

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@havierbardem820Yeah just present your sujective opinion as fact you British cigarette. The Whalers were around longer the Nordiques. The Carolina hurricanes have a Whalers night every year. We get that you're a Canuck but you don't need to inject that into every opinion that you have.

[@MoeHamHead-bx7og]

Red Wings have the best uniforms ever.

[@joeynova9896]

Both great jerseys. I have a Nordiques jersey but for me the Canucks flying skate jersey is the best especially in white!

[@lhistoirenousledira]

Wonderful video ! What a great work !!!

[@nathanbabiuk6286]

Except for the guys voice

[@traci635]

The move to Denver most likely save this franchise. It's always sad when teams leave their fans😢

[@dangerpea108]

Maybe if the voice was slowed down a bit it'd be easier on the ears

[@jubusam5597]

:/ yes

[@robinchase2141]

Quebec City's metro area is about 800,000 people, so it's not a small town. Furthermore, the Nords were not a separatist team. They were just a hockey team. Their fanbase deserves another team.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

that’s pretty small by pro sports standards. here’s some similar US metros: dayton, little rock and des moines. good minor league cities but definitely aren’t big enough for a major professional team.

[@TheSens_]

800k is small. Ottawa is considered one of the smallest market in the NHL and has a metro population of 1.6 millions. Litterally double.

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

Winnipeg is similar in size to Quebec but the Jets lose $20-30 million a year. Only works because the owner is one of the richest Canadian

[@robinchase2141]

@@UserName-ts3sp Yeah, but the United States has 10 times the population of Canada. In this country, Quebec City is the 8th largest metro area. It would be like saying that Washington D.C., a metro area of 7 million people, doesn't deserve a hockey team. Also, this is where hockey was born. It's natural that smaller cities in Canada can support professional hockey. They don't have anything else to compete with it. Quebec City even has a relatively new arena that can seat 18,000 and was built in 2015. When it comes to other sports, obviously Quebec City wouldn't have a team. But for hockey, Quebec City's metro area is the size of Winnipeg. Does Green Bay not deserve a football team because it's not a large city? Of course they do. Their team is consistently good too. What good is a big city if they have no hockey fans? Atlanta had 2 teams and they both ended up in Canada, in much smaller cities, that support them really well. I hope they get a 3rd chance. If they do, that team will probably end up in Quebec City.

[@Habebandebardown]

​@@TribuneoftheplebsYeah but Manitoba has a pop of 1.3M Qc has 9M not even taking in considaration the maritimes provinces who would get a team closer to them

[@CantGetHandle8]

Just love the blue sky, blue water and sound of your dipping paddle, Daryl. Very curious : you didn’t comment on the vast number of trees in the water - it looked like you were paddling in the Louisiana Bayou or the Florida Everglades (I’ve kayaked through tree’s in the latter). Do you know the explanation for the high water /flooding in this area this year? Certainly can’t be snow melt! Let me know your thoughts. Cheers! RC

[@JustaComment93]

Man I have such great memories of playing hockey out in the front of my house in NYC growing up. My friends that taught me how to play hockey and introduced me to hockey were really good and I used to play goaltender for them. Their dad was an electrician that did some work on Wayne Gretzky house and they had a signed stick by Wayne Gretzky I would always see when I would go to their house. The video in the begin thrust reminded me of being a kid for a second. Very nice video.

[@TheBigBoyBrian]

My mom worked in the hotel where the Oilers were staying and in the morning Gretzky signed the cheque for his room, my momm & her colleagues photocopied the cheque for me & my brother! That was way back in 83 - God only knows what happened to that photocopied cheque!

[@TheBigBoyBrian]

* in Toronto

[@blackiestallion6109]

Game 6 of the 1984 Canadiens-Nordiques series; the score was not 4-0 for the Habs, it was 5-3.

[@ZeeSensfan93]

Alright everyone calm down, if yotuve been watching thescore for the last 5 years you will know its just what this guy sounds like. If its not your cup of tea, just leage it alone. Stop looking for likes for putting someone down.

[@jp783]

Look, I think this video is pretty good, but this narrator is just not fit for speaking longer than 2 minutes. You can't have a speaking voice that sounds like Mickey Mouse's second cousin and expect me or any listener to hang in past the 6- or 7-minute mark. It's just not playable. Find another narrator.

[@Richard-od7yd]

What could be more Canadian than good teams in Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa and Toronto ?

[@josephjones3525]

Teams also in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary

[@josephjones3525]

And Winnipeg

[@williamford9564]

The issues still remain. Small market. Weak Canadian dollar. High provincial taxes. In the case of the first two, Winnipeg is facing the same issues and it is possible they may relocate within the next ten years. No one with sense would take the financial risk to make a team work in that city. It would be a money pit and I think Bettman and the other owners know this. But of course they have to put on a happy face for the media.

[@user-sy8pl3fv6c]

Miss the Nordiques and le Colisée. I'm a Jets fan but have to admit the Nordiques had one of the best jerseys in the league. Especially the home whites.

[@philsidock]

This was a high-quality, well-produced video that was also very informative. But like others have said, is the voice real? Maybe slowing down might help, because it sounds very shrill...

[@marcus813]

The final season the Nordiques spent in Québec City (1994-95), they had the East's No. 1 seed. The No. 8 Rangers stunned them by advancing past the first round in 6 games. Not the best way to go out. Getting back to the present day, there's a lot of talk of Québec City getting another shot at the NHL, but I'm not sure how viable that would be. The present-day Jets (FKA the Atlanta Thrashers), who are in a similarly sized market, have had attendance issues in recent years partially because of the composition of their season ticket base. While the other 6 Canadian clubs enjoy robust corporate support regarding season tickets, the Jets don't have it like that because about 85% of their season ticket base consists of personal accounts and that's unsustainable, especially considering the state of Winnipeg's economy. How big is the Québec City market's corporate base? A ton of corporate support is mandatory, especially with a weak Canadian dollar and player salaries having to be paid in American dollars.

[@TheAlfrulz]

Thank you. It's not just the fan bases that support these teams, but corporations that provide critical funding.

[@jonmccormick8683]

NHL has profit sharing. So Quebec is sort of like Green Bay in the NFL.

[@marcus813]

@@jonmccormick8683 The Packers are publicly owned, so nobody is like them. Also, they're in the NFL, which is a whole different ballgame financially from the NHL. Also, the Nordiques' fanbase wasn't anywhere near as big as the Packers' fanbase is. The Packers have Milwaukee as an extra primary market (their radio and preseason TV flagship stations are based there) due to how small a market the Green Bay/Appleton DMA is. QC's situation is much closer to Winnipeg's than it is to Green Bay's.

[@michaellewter8671]

The only thing I could never understand is when when they realigned the divisions they didn't put Toronto in the Adams Division along with Boston, Buffalo, Hartford, Montreal and Quebec.

[@Actionronnie]

Probably had allot to do with backroom deals and concessions. Did they want an equal number of original 6 teams in each conference? Tor/Mtl might say were not going in to the others arena on a sat night, not losing their traditional home sat game. Other teams might balk at it like Chicago and Detroit, this was the first year of playing your division teams 7/8 times a season. So divisions now meant something, before it was really 4 div champs and 12 wild card teams. You would never get a Toronto Montreal finals. It was the Harold Ballard era 😂 Vancouver is the reason they played each team 4 times before this, they didn't want to lose dates to the eastern Canadian teams. Winnipeg got some concessions to move back to the Smythe after one season, but can't remember what it was right now. Always backroom deals or bribes 😂 to get things done.

[@joshmeads]

What a gut punch for the team to win the cup the very same year they leave.

[@onyxinvestments8367]

Very interesting. I forgot all about the Nordiques. Where was their home arena? Quebec City? What city did the Nordiques eventually move to?

[@matthewdavid6729]

Lay off the helium buddy

[@toptenguy1]

I was a die-hard Quebec fan, and I never ONCE blamed Gary Bettman. It was just unsustainable without a new arena.

[@oddballskull1941]

Whalers fan here. Do us next if you haven't

[@MontrealJunior]

I miss the Whalers, the whole Adam's division. Fun memories. Who was your favorite? I will do a small tribute piece on Kevin Dineen soon. Met him a couple times recently. My favorite Whalers 1 Dineen 2 Francis 3 Luit.

[@oddballskull1941]

Cassels, primeau, I was really young when they left Hartford so I don't remember too much of it, I just remember we could root for anybody but the Bruins after that lol

[@MontrealJunior]

@oddballskull1941 Yeah, too bad they left. Kevin Dineen came back to Hartford as the team captain, scored the last goal in Hartford franchise, and then first goal when in Carolina. And for Cassels and Primeau, interestingly, both have sons that reached the pro level and were AHL rivals in the same division.

[@jacquesveilleux7788]

Le club de hockey Le Canadien de Montréal ne voulait pas des Nordiques de Québec...

[@Tjd1982]

As a Wings I always laugh it was Detroit who chased Roy from the net. Causing the trade to Colorado in that first Season. Then beating the Wings in the Conference Finals.

[@TheDudeAbides024]

They need to get the team back. I'm a Ranger fan and no one I knew at the time was happy about that move. They were also my team on NES NHL94 !! Sundin,Sakic,Owen, Ricci, Kamensky ,Hextall....I was unstoppable!! 😂

[@MosierSocialSolutions]

All the people chirping the voice haven’t listened to the content. This is a Stellar video (regardless of Mickey Mouse narrating it)

[@Abognvm]

Avs should do a game out in Quebec during the regular season in the new arena

[@muyeikasamurabi1602]

In vintage WHA Jerseys to boot!

[@mrchopsticks3]

I remember hearing the first announcement on the radio that the Nordiques were moving to Denver. They announced that the team would be called the "Rocky Mountain Avalanche". Was that the original name or did the station just have the wrong information?

[@nathanbabiuk6286]

I almost came that close to stop watching because of this guy's voice but I suffered through it

[@danny9405]

As an islander fan, I find it incredible that the team still exists in New York. If it weren’t for those 4 cups, I’m certain the team would be playing elsewhere.

[@MrOctober44]

Isles fan as well. Yes, teams who have won a championship almost never move in any sport. The Islanders had a dynasty. It would be a huge black eye for them to leave. Plus, they're a New York team. No league wants to admit that a New York team can't survive

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@MrOctober44The Islanders got a 1 billion dollar arena/entertainment district and their own train station. The people wanted them in Long Island. That's why they are still there.

[@TAWS-wq3hx]

No, NY was late to the game already by the 70s to add them in. NY is a market of cross town rivals, its in your tradition. Same for the Nets now being in Brooklyn

[@MrOctober44]

@@mr.brenman2132 lol. You do realize that they couldn't actually stay in Long Island, that Long Island literally had a vote to keep them there and they lost the vote? Every fanbase wants their team stay, that's why their fans.

[@google_was_my_idea_first]

Automatic up vote for using Lanny McDonald's picture to represent Rockies hockey.

[@shiversneak]

The NHL is not going back to Quebec City. Give it up.

[@markh1142]

If quebec city gets a team again i hope they bring back the nordiques name and logo

[@crazyluigi6664]

Amen.

[@mike3384]

Would love a episode on Hartford like this.

[@CyberKaz]

love how this guy is and sounds like a cartoon caracter! dude you rock! GREAT VIDEO Thanks for the lesson!

[@KooTzXBL]

Great information and presentation. Mickey Mouse has gotta go though

[@Camh_71]

Great video just tell the speaker to chill on the enthusiasm I feel like I’m listening to a kids cartoon . Good speaker just tone it down lol

[@jonmel]

The one thing I find funny about American/ Canadian major sports leagues is the whole relocation of teams, there would be riots in Europe If any major sports team did that

[@biglebowski3961]

Amazing what Quebec received for Lindros.

[@nascarmadman]

The realignment in '81 was designed to make travel cheaper by going back to geographical alignments. Those teams didn't 'cease to exist'. They were the same franchises just in different cities with different names.

[@andrewhein]

I can not watch this guy without turning the video off

[@liberte456]

It was Lindros' family who were managing Eric career at his early days in the NHL. Aubut wasn't the only reason why they didn't want him to go there. Bonnie wanted him to play in a big US or hockey market too.

[@D0GGy333]

Ramenez les Nordiques à Québec !

[@MB-xq9hu]

I live in Miami, many call us a beautiful city, but no city is as gorgeous in North America than Quebec City! Period!!

[@kennymik1509]

I'm a Buffalo dude. Them Sabres vs Quebec games were FAN-TAB!!!!!! I miss the Nordiques!

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

Quebec should come back. They have a wonderful arena and a good fanbase and I would love to have them back in the NHL

[@chevelle1]

It’s an AHL hockey team market unfortunately. Population is too small and no room for growth. Edit: I’d love to them back too, but it’d be a bad financial decision for the league. Winnipeg already struggles to fill its small arena. If the population were to grow significantly, Quebec would be back.

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

@@chevelle1 Maybe give them an AHL team then

[@ericthompson3284]

​@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavijathey have had one but were not interested

[@ericthompson3284]

​@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavijathey have had one but were not interested

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Another quality content 💯

[@wesphillips3978]

If a person moves to a different city and changes their name, does that mean the person is DEAD? No. It does not. That person is alive and well and probably doing a lot better with a change of scenery and whatnot. The same goes for a major league sports franchise. The Nordiques have never VANISHED. Nobody KILLED them. They simply relocated, evolved and instantly became one of the greatest most legendary hockey teams of all time. The Nerdy Nords became the Awesome Avalanche!

[@Adkb123]

Great video but PLEASE put some bass in your vo’s if you wanna get anywhere

[@icecrusher21]

Fleur de lys has nothing to do with separatist party and was never political. Also, attendance never lowered. Colisée was full most games. Capacity made them one of the lowest in the league.

[@gnarlybgaming]

Very cool 😎

Well Done !

[@funkyfresh303]

Hey guy. Calm down...you squeak when you talk loudly.

[@dansmaaslet6623]

I'm just putting it out there. The rest of Canada wants Quebec to separate from Canada more than Quebec does

[@BearIslandComics]

Please tell me I don’t have to listen to this host’s voice on any other videos on this channel

[@chrisgardiner2215]

I totally agree with whoever that man was in the opening minute or so, he said that the Canadian hockey fan is the most knowledgeable, sophisticated and loyal hockey fans there are (I assumed he meant in the world)... I was born and raised in Philadelphia Pa, and a couple of years ago they made a documentary on the Broad Street Bullies And it was very eye opening to find out that to a man none of the Canadian players who were drafted by the expansion Flyers wanted to go there 😂😂😂, and I get it. Shultz, the Watson brothers, Moose DuPont, Reggie Mcleash Gary Dornhoffer and Kelly....... But I can't imagine this city without those CRAZY Canadian transplants..... Out front of the Spectrum was that big bronze statue of Gary Dornhoffer and Bobby Clark, a lot of them stayed after their playing careers were over...... During the NHL DRAFT if the Flyers didn't draft a Canadian player with their first round pick ⛏️, I was not a happy camper 😡😡🤬. I'm rambling, I'll shut up now 😊

[@bobsiyt6548]

The 70’s were horrible as far as overall fashion. But as far as uniforms and colors, they did AMAZING work for just about every team in the NHL - along with other Sports. The Nordiques Uniforms are one of my favorites all-time.

[@MrOctober44]

I don't know which is more unbelievable: Quebec having three consecutive number one overall picks or that they traded all of them!!

[@DanielH874]

Damn I really wanted to watch it but this guy's voice just killed it. What in the hell....

[@HawkVision1992]

Cool video. Brought to you hey helium.

[@joelfresque6335]

The hosts voice is beyond brutal and annoying.

[@Worklikeyoushouldbe]

Yeah i remember those guys. Cool name imo, and loved the logo

[@philippemichelvidori7248]

As a hockey fan I think the Nordiques fan gives healthy competion to the Montréal Canadien

[@StephenMcElligott]

Two words "Marcel Aubut".

[@666mathew]

2 words, Gary Bettman. Aubut was member of the NHL board of governors for 16 years.

[@malmn]

NHL was a lot more entertaining in the 1980s than it is in 2024.

[@dougrobbins8199]

The North Stars did not move because of the size of the market, it was because Norm Green was a crappy owner. Since getting a team back, its been a sellout for nearly 20+ years.

[@BravePip]

When it shows all three Stastny brothers, two of them are labeled Marian and there are no Antons

[@BlackMuslimConservative]

YOU FORGOT TO TURN OFF YOUR HIGHBEAM LIGHTS!

[@devonmanning5151]

Did this guy thing he was presenting this to 7 year olds on Nickelodeon!? His voice and energetic candour is so out of place in this video

[@geoff3103]

LOL QC isn't getting an NHL team anymore than Saskatoon is.

[@Chabot1801]

Maranello isnt a big city in Italy. But they do make the whole of Italy tifosi.

[@RememberingWW2]

I'll never understand the spontaneous collapse strategy of the goalies of this era. Every chance just let your knees buckle and fall to the ice.

[@pierreluc5382]

I wasn't even born yet but I remember those early Nordiques days

[@SirGalahadCtny]

7:36 somehow you managed to rename Anton and made Marian two guys...

[@brettfavreify]

Eric didn't like Aubut or Carl and Bonnie didn't?

[@sebastiencarrieres8825]

At the time, I was furious at Lindros. But time did reveal that Aubut was an a*hole and did sexual harassment to Lindros' mother.

[@BramStoked-uq4hp]

I liked the Nordiques but NHL players didn’t like the French language mafia and didn’t want to raise families there. They were right.

[@claudebuysse7482]

A market of only 1 million peoples can't survive in our era. It's simple as that. Lindros did not dislike quebecers , he just be invisible in the rest of anglophone america.

[@jfethier5604]

Many Québec nationalists were fans of the Nordiques but the New Orleans Saints also sports a Fleur de lys on their jersey and I don't know any of their fans around here

[@tenniswilliam]

The Nordiques are a victim of politics. There was and still is a strong sentiment among Quebec francophones for an independent nation. There is also a division where many francophones are against a seperate country. In Quebec hockey is highly politicized and winning in hockey comes with a nationalistic pride no matter that the players may be francophones, anglophones, European or American. The Canadiens were more identified with the faction that did not support sovereignty while Les Nordiques were more the team to demonstrate Quebec nationalism. From a financial perspective Quebec City was already a small market but with a sovereign Quebec the marketing potential of Les Nordiques would be next to nil outside in the real world. Likewise even star players on a team that would be unpopular yet vilified for political reasons elsewhere would gather no promotional revenue. The player might be one of the best in the league but outside Quebec he would be an anti-hero. This is the real reason the Lindros affair unfolded as it did. While there are naturally many Bruin fans across the US there are also many Bruin fans in Canada too. Same for other NHL teams. That would not be the case for Les Nordiques with an independent Quebec. In that scenario you might get as much support for Les Nordiques as a team in the Swiss Professional league. The added risk given the political uncertainty affects drastically the financial viability.

[@murrethmedia]

I'll never forgive Andy Van Hellemond.

[@MontrealJunior]

Imagine they get that call right, best team in the East for the 48 game season, would have loved to see them for one last deep playoff run.

[@takemeasicam]

LOL at 7:42 they wrote Marian Stastny twice & left out poor Antoine

[@raptors11111]

15,080 was actually their 2nd best year ever attendance wise lol it didnt dwindle, it grew to that. Shouldve used the following year as your example, it fell to 14.1k.

[@nate8932]

that voice is killer

[@igolffff]

Its very nostalgic but I've been to Quebec City, players will not want to sign there long term.