Nordiques
| Quebec Nordiques Nordiques de Québec |
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| Founded | 1972 |
| History |
Quebec Nordiques 1972–1979 (WHA) 1979–1995 (NHL) Colorado Avalanche 1995–present |
| Home arena | Colisée de Québec |
| City | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Colours | Blue, red, white |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Avco World Trophy | 1 (1976–77) |
| Conference championships | 0 |
| Presidents' Trophy | 0 |
| Division championships | 4 (1974–75, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1994–95) |
The Quebec Nordiques (French: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced [nɔʁdzɪk] in Quebec French, /nɔːrˈdiːks/ in Canadian English; literally translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) and the National Hockey League (1979–95). The franchise was relocated to Denver, Colorado in May 1995 and renamed the Colorado Avalanche.
The Nordiques hold the distinction of being the only major professional sports team to have been based in Quebec City in the modern era, and one of only two ever; the other, the Quebec Bulldogs, played one season in the NHL in 1919–20.
The Quebec Nordiques formed as one of the original World Hockey Association teams in 1972. The franchise was not one of the eight original teams established when the league was announced on November 1, 1971. The franchise was originally awarded to a group in San Francisco, as the San Francisco Sharks. However, the San Francisco group's funding collapsed prior to the start of the first season, and the WHA, in haste, sold the organization to a group of six Quebec City-based businessmen who owned the highly profitable Quebec Remparts junior team; Marcel Bédard, Léo-Paul Beausoleil, Jean-Marc Bruneau, John Dacres, Marius Fortier and Jean-Claude Mathieu.
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