Quebec

Eric Lindros.

Perhaps no player infuriates Canadians and NHL fans alike than the London, ON native who once spurned not just an entire team but a province and culture as well.

June 22 marks the 19th anniversary of the dubious 1991 NHL draft that changed the face of the NHL forever. It ended so badly, that the team for which he never played ultimately got relocated to the United States.

Hence I write this article with a heavy heart in memorial.

Depending on who you believe, there are rumors on the Internet that an announcement could soon be made on or around June 18 concerning a future rebirth of the Quebec Nordiques to the NHL and Quebec City.

While most of the chatter has been hearsay, here is an update on the Quebec situation from today's Toronto Globe and Mail. Quebec Dream Nears Reality.

Since the last time I wrote on the issue, Hockey Traditionalists Better Hope Coyotes, Thrashers, and Panthers lose soon, the Phoenix Coyotes went from 24-13-3 to the 43-22-5 record they hold today.

While they are still holding firm to their forth place hold in the Western Conference standings, their record 19-9-2 continues to impress few and depress others.

That was then

In 1995, Canada had a national population of just over 29 million people . To put it in perspective, that would place them in between California and Texas for total population.