It’s hard to believe that’s its been 22 years since the Quebec Nordiques, arguably at the peak of their franchise’s on-ice product, moved to Denver to become the Colorado Avalanche. Although significant time has passed, the wound is still very much raw, with the added bad taste left with the fanbase that the Avalanche would instantly become a powerhouse in the NHL over the next seven years, winning two Stanley Cups. If fate were less cruel it would have been Quebec’s celebration.
The sale of the team for $75 million USD (about $103 million CAD) by majority owner Marcel Aubut on May 24th, 1995 to an American conglomerate came after months of fruitless talks between Mr.