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Quebecer Serge Bernier is shown here during the Quebec Nordiques’ victory over the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association final. The team won the Avco Cup with an 8-2 victory in the sixth game. This was their first and only time winning the title in the team’s history. Bernier was the second-highest point scorer in WHA history.
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 Nordiques win the Avco Cup

André Boucher Quebecer Serge Bernier is shown here during the Quebec Nordiques’ victory over the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association final. The team won the Avco Cup with an 8-2 victory in the sixth game. This was their first and only time winning the title in the team’s history. Bernier was the second-highest point scorer in WHA history.
Chronoscope Can you name any of the people around him? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Ville de Québec All rights reserved: Ville de Québec - André Boucher - Date: 1977-05-26