from Cam Lewis of the Daily Faceoff,

Quebec is making a push to bring back the Nordiques.

François Legault, Quebec’s Premier, appeared on Le 5 à 7 on RDS on Thursday evening and said that the province’s government will meet with Gary Bettman in the coming months in regards to bringing an NHL team back to Quebec City.

“I spoke with [Mr. Bettman], and we have meetings with him in the coming months,” Legault said. “You have to look at who is ready to invest. We have an amphitheater in Quebec that has already been built. We are in the process of making contact with Mr. Bettman. We are looking at what we need to bring back the Nordiques. I think we are capable of having a second team in Quebec.”

The Nordiques joined the NHL as part of the four-team WHA merger back in 1979 along with the Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers.

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