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In the early days of the WHA, a face-off at the Colisée de Québec pitted the Quebec Nordiques against the Winnipeg Jets. Nordiques and Jets captains Jean-Claude Tremblay and Bobby Hull, respectively, went up against each other in the face-off. These players had left the NHL to try their luck in the WHA.
1905 - 1978

Quebec Nordiques in the World Hockey Association

The Quebec Nordiques were a professional hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA). This league was created in 1972 to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL). The team’s greatest success was the Avco Cup championship win over the Winnipeg Jets in May 1977 at the Colisée de Québec. In 1979, when the WHA was dissolved, the Nordiques and three other teams joined the NHL. In its early days, the Nordiques was known as the professional team with the most French-speaking players.

The Quebec Nordiques take on the Winnipeg Jets

Auteur inconnu In the early days of the WHA, a face-off at the Colisée de Québec pitted the Quebec Nordiques against the Winnipeg Jets. Nordiques and Jets captains Jean-Claude Tremblay and Bobby Hull, respectively, went up against each other in the face-off. These players had left the NHL to try their luck in the WHA.
Chronoscope Can you name any other players? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Ville de Québec All rights reserved: Ville de Québec - Date: 1972-11-08