QUEBEC CITY, QU - CIRCA 1980: Montreal Canadiens. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Montreal Canadiens fans of a certain age can remember fondly when their greatest rival resided in the same province.
The Quebec Nordiques had a relatively short stint in the National Hockey League, first arriving in 1979 when the WHA dissolved and then moving to Denver in 1995. But those 16 seasons where there was an NHL team in Quebec City left a lasting memory for hockey fans in La Belle Province.
The rivalry between the two franchises really began before the Nordiques joined the NHL.