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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[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.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

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

30 years ago, The Nordiques left, the referendum failed and the Quebec as we once knew it, died.

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

I think the main factor is often overlooked.

The mentality regarding violence in hockey has evolved a lot in Quebec these past 10 years, among parents, fans, pundits and even former players. I think it's fair to say that the vast majority of Quebecers now oppose fighting and believe the NHL doesn't take headshots and their consequence seriously enough.

Isn't football still popular in Quebec though?

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Isn't football still popular in Quebec though?

Yeah that not it, the school region I come from went from full non contact hockey program to a full contact football one.

 

[Leafshater67]

Bad, lacking top-end talent, lacking depth, and filled with players who are clearly past their prime.

What happened?

I’m sure socioeconomic factors come into play to some degree considering Canada is poorer than the vast majority of US states and suffer from sky high tax. Plus costs of hockey keep skyrocketing

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

Dreadful. Hockey Québec leaders are morons.

 

[WatchfulElm]

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.

LMFAO. The level of ignorance in that post is quite abysmal. If I was you, I would refrain from using a word like "fascist" to describe the treatment of the Anglo-Quebecers, which is possibly the richest and most protected "minority" in the world, in one of the most democratic and free nation in the world. This is quite an insult to the victims of real fascism.

 

[TheBeard]

LMFAO. The level of ignorance in that post is quite abysmal. If I was you, I would refrain from using a word like "fascist" to describe the treatment of the Anglo-Quebecers, which is possibly the richest and most protected "minority" in the world, in one of the most democratic and free nation in the world. This is quite an insult to the victims of real fascism.

Not really. The OQLF at their most powerful were pretty absurd. I mean a board game store was nearly forced to close unless all their games had French equivalents.