Top 20 Quebecers in the NHL

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Team Nova Scotia/PEI kills them despite the 9 to 1 population advantage.

Forwards

Sidney Crosby Nathan MacKinnon
Brad Marchand
Alex Killorn
Morgan Barron
Liam O’Brien
Matthew Highmore
Drake Batherson
Ryan MacInnis
Logan Shaw
Zack MacEwen


Defense
Ryan Graves
Justin Barron
Noah Dobson (
Brandon Carlo
Luke Green
Mac Hollowell

Goalie
Zach Fucale

Carlo is from Colorado.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Soccer has surpassed hockey in the Province :

''Football (Soccer) has always been popular in Québec and has emerged as the youth sport of choice for parents across the province. Both boys (97,000) and girls (42,000) football registrations continue to surpass that of hockey. According to Hockey Canada's annual report, 69,000 boys and 6,840 girls played youth hockey in the 2022-23 season.''

OTOH, it means I get to watch Montrealers play for big clubs in Europe and rep our boroughs with their jersey numbers. What a life.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Except most of the greats of Quebec hockey came up in an era when the Nordiques didn't exist and also how do you explain Nova Scotia producing more elite talent?

They also came up in an era where hockey was the only thing you could do as a kid in Canada.

 

[frederixx]

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Jocelyn Thibault @tibs41

 

[ManofSteel55]

Not really. Bennington or Skinner would definitely be ahead of him. Possibly even Adin Hill.

Possibly even Carter Hart, depending on the results of the court case.

 

[thebestnic]

Team Nova Scotia/PEI kills them despite the 9 to 1 population advantage.

Forwards

Sidney Crosby Nathan MacKinnon
Brad Marchand
Alex Killorn
Morgan Barron
Liam O’Brien
Matthew Highmore
Drake Batherson
Ryan MacInnis
Logan Shaw
Zack MacEwen


Defense
Ryan Graves
Justin Barron
Noah Dobson (
Brandon Carlo
Luke Green
Mac Hollowell

Goalie
Zach Fucale

Also proof that the problem is not the junior league

 

[TheBeard]

I wonder how many canadian players had generational roots in Quebec, but their families moved away amidst all the political turmoil that pops up like the olympics.

 

[InglewoodJack]

I wonder how many canadian players had generational roots in Quebec, but their families moved away amidst all the political turmoil that pops up like the olympics.

Most of the province is francophone. Why would they leave Quebec?

 

[Jared Dunn]

What happened to hockey in Quebec? This list would have been incredible 30+ years ago.

Honestly think it's money to a degree. Cost of housing in Quebec is pretty low compared to the rest of Canada so people get by but I feel like by and large the wealth is more out west or in Ontario and hockey is such a rich man's game at this point. I know a lot of people take issue with Hockey Quebec as well I don't know anything about that side of it

 

[TheBeard]

Most of the province is francophone. Why would they leave Quebec?

Because every time there was a threat of separatism the province declined in quality of life not to mention the value of homes dwindled significantly. My folks waited until things were rosy again before selling. When things were bad and the language police were at their most fascist, things got ugly.

 

[CanadienShark]

Sad looking group.