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Best goalie mask: There were some great masks from Nordiques goaltenders.Ron Hextall Image via Pro Hockey FR)Jocelyn ThibaultImage via Tenders Lounge)Stephane FisetImage via Goalies Archive)Best moustache: Michel Goulet(Image via Jsportsblogger)(Image via The Score)Best/Worst mullet: Chris Lindberg(Image via Mile High Hockey)Did you know? Montreal Canadiens anthem singer Ginette Reno had previously performed at a Nordiques game.Do they have a goal song? Why yes they do. Its incredibly campy.Did they have a mascot? Yes, its name was Badaboum.(Image via Flickr)Biggest fight: Ah, the provincial rivalry: Montreal vs Quebec. Things often got testy, for example this bench clearing brawl.Best tradeImage via Melt Your Faceoff)In what arguably is one of the best trades in NHL history, the Nordiques traded the rights to Eric Lindros (who didnt want to play with the team) to the Philadelphia Flyers for the rights to Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Mike Ricci, Kerry Huffman, Steve Duchesne, a 1993 1st round selection (which turned out to be Jocelyn Thibault) a 1994 1st round pick (traded to Toronto) and $15 million dollars. The trade ultimately shaped the 1996 Stanley Cup winning Colorado Avalanche.Check out the TSN special on the deal.What would the Nordiques new logo look like if they hadnt moved? The team ran this new logo in the Canadian press they would have used had they not moved to Colorado(Images via Wikipedia)Last game: May 16, 1995. The Quebec Nordiques fell to the New York Rangers 4-2 in Game 6 of their first round series.Captain: Joe Sakic(Image via Denver Post)Whyd the move? The team faced serious financial problems, despite having a fairly stable fan base. With the weakened Canadian dollar, the team just couldnt compete against American teams. Eventually the team was sold to the same owners of Denver Nuggets, and the team became the Colorado Avalanche.What does a former player have to say?Goaltender Ron Tugnutt(Image via Goalies Archive)What was it like to be a member of the Nordiques?It was pretty cool actually. I loved the city and the culture. Theres a fortunate and an unfortunate; for me they were going through a youth movement change therefore I got to crack the lineup at a young age. At 20 I was playing in the NHL, which was nice. The downside was that we were going through that youth change and there was a lot of losing that was taking place. In general though, it was a great experience.What was it like to play in the Quebec market?It was great. I did pick up some French along the way, I took it in school, but once youre living their, you tend to improve. The old part of downtown was very French and ordering food and dinner was tough, but the culture was fantastic. It was a great place to start my career.What was the best part about playing there?I think playing my first NHL game would be the highlight, because everybodys dream is to play in the NHL, so it was cool to accomplish that. My biggest highlight was meeting a lot of good friends - they were all young guys – and getting to know each other and stuff. I think that would be a huge highlight for me in Quebec City. Its hard; I enjoyed my time there. I have no problem with being there at all.Do you think hockey could thrive in that market again?Yeah, with the cap world they might be able too. For small market teams, its always going to be hard to keep all of your players, like in Winnipeg and Ottawa, because its difficult because there is bigger money elsewhere.Was it tough being in the same market as Montreal?No not at all because that was the rivalry, to me those were some of the best games to play. We never knew what would happen on those nights. It was always a very physical match. I thought that was a great thing to be so close to Montreal and be in that same market. Believe me, there was almost as many Quebec Nordiques fans in la belle province, and it always made for great entertainment.Previous #TBTsAtlanta ThrashersHartford WhalersCalifornia Golden Seals Colorado Rockies(Stats and info via Hockeydb and Sports E-Cylcopedia) cheap jerseys china . - Jeff Twohey has resigned as general manager of the Oshawa Generals. cheap nfl jerseys . 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Catcher Taylor Teagarden was recalled from triple-A Round Rock to take Napolis place, and he was to join the team in time to play against the Twins if needed.LOS ANGELES -- Dana White has been waiting for Saturday night for more than a decade. The UFCs first network prime-time appearance on Fox will be a new peak in the growth of mixed martial arts from a banned sport into a billion-dollar enterprise. Yet the UFCs president and tireless one-man promotional machine sees Cain Velasquezs heavyweight title defence against Brazils Junior Dos Santos as the beginning of a new growth spurt, not the end of a quest. And thats not the only reason he doesnt feel like celebrating just yet. "Im sick, man," White said Wednesday, rubbing his shaved head. "I havent slept in four days. Im a basket case. Im more of a control freak than Ive ever been. I just want this to go perfect." Fox is counting on it. The network believes millions of uninitiated viewers will get their first taste of the violent, growing sport by tuning into the one-hour show from Anaheim, Calif. White unflinchingly calls it the biggest night in UFC history, saying the bout will set a tone for its landmark seven-year television deal with Fox Sports, which doesnt even start until January. The UFC will become a Friday fixture on FX, a major presence on Fuel TV, and a staple on Fox with four annual shows. "Weve broken records in arenas, been the largest pay-per-view provider in the world, done all these things that nobody could have imagined," White said. "But on Saturday, millions of people will see mixed martial arts who have never seen it before. If you look at where we came from, our goal (once) was to get on free TV when we werent allowed on pay-per-view. Porn was, but we werent. Weve come such a long way." The UFC is giving up probably US$40 million in pay-per-view revenue to put this glamorous fight on free television, but White sees it as a major investment in his brand and his sport. Fox Sports president Eric Shanks said the network sold every minute of advertising more than two months before the show. The fighters say they dont feel any demand to put on a spectacular brawl, even while White all but promises pyrotechnics. "Theres no extra pressure, but its still a huge fight for me," said Velasquez, the unbeaten champion. "I just want to enjoy everything about it, and I will." White probably could have put his product on any broadcast network several years earlier, but held out for the chance to produce his own programming. Fox readily agreed to Whites long-standing control demands while still putting its own spin on the UFCs longstannding broadcast style.dddddddddddd Until Saturday night, the biggest bout in UFC history was Forrest Griffins victory over Stephan Bonnar on April 9, 2005, in the promotions first fight on live television. The bout was the finale of the debut season of "The Ultimate Fighter," the UFCs long-running reality show. Griffins victory on Spike TV was a spectacle of blood and guts, with both fighters trading huge shots and taking enormous punishment in front of a delirious crowd and an apparently fascinated audience of TV executives. The UFC quickly inked a long-term broadcast contract and gradually grew into the sports marketing behemoth that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with every sport except pro football for popularity among young sports fans. "Who knew that fight was the one that would get us there?" White said, referring to the two untested fighters who became popular UFC stars. "We were much more fortunate in this situation with Fox that we could hand-pick a fight. There arent two other guys in the entire UFC Id rather put in there. I picked this fight for a reason." When the UFCs deal with Viacom and Spike neared its end this summer, Fox Sports launched a rapid courtship. After years of flirting with networks, the UFC reached a deal in days. White has additional reasons for craving a network platform. An avid boxing fan since childhood, White acknowledges a sentimental longing for the days when boxing appeared regularly on free television, uniting fans across the country on Saturday nights with championship bouts. "Were doing something that Ive always wanted to do," White said. "If people have the best fights available to watch, theyre going to watch them. These sports are irresistible to people who love competition." MMAs unpredictability also can cause problems for network programmers -- just ask CBS, which had an embarrassing brawl in a Strikeforce cage after a show in April 2010. If the UFC heavyweight fight ends with an early stoppage, Fox has a plan to fill the time, but it wont include another fight from the full card at Honda Center. The next Fox show, the first official card under the new contract, is almost certain to include multiple fights over more than just one hour -- but White isnt thinking about it yet. "I just want to nail this thing and have it come off perfect," White said. "Everything that can be done on my side will be done, but when they get in there and the door shuts, its all up to them." wholesale jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
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