Renewed Calls for NHL Expansion Sparked After Memorial Cup Championship
The Quebec City Remparts won the Memorial Cup tonight, and the outcry of support from fans has people thinking.
With the amount of support Quebec City gives to their junior team, it is hard to deny that they could support an NHL franchise.
Calls for Expansion in Quebec
There are a lot of reasons that Quebec would be an ideal expansion spot for the NHL. They have an NHL-ready arena with over 18,000 seats, and that arena is close to sold out every night for junior hockey. They have an incredibly passionate fanbase, and the greater Quebec area is only growing.
It is understandable why the league is weary to expand to its former location, but with every event like the Memorial Cup, the evidence is just piled on - Quebec City deserves an NHL team.
It may not be a market like Houston or Atlanta, or even Arizona for that matter, but Quebec's love for hockey is evident. Maybe one day Gary Bettman will realize what this league is missing.
| POLL | ||
JUIN 4 | 309 ANSWERS Renewed Calls for NHL Expansion Sparked After Memorial Cup Championship Do you think Quebec deserves an expansion team? | ||
| Yes | 246 | 79.6 % |
| No | 63 | 20.4 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||