Quebec Nordiques

First NHL season: 1979-80
Entered NHL following seven seasons in the World Hockey Association
Last season: 1995
Moved to Denver,
became Colorado Avalanche

Stanley Cups won: 0
Stanley Cup Final appearances: 0

Being one of the northernmost teams in the World Hockey Association, the team was nicknamed Nordiques, a French word that literally translates into "people of the north." When spoken in French, the "s" in Nordiques is silent (when spoken in English context, most commentators pronounced the "s."). The nickname stuck when the team moved to the NHL in 1979.

Retired numbers
3 J.C. Tremblay
8 Marc Tardif
16 Michel Goulet
26 Peter Stastny