RALEIGH, N.C. - Les Ouragans de Québec?
It doesn’t quite have the same ring as Quebec Nordiques 2.0 but, as the Canadiens met the Carolina Hurricanes Friday, there was renewed talk that the troubled ’Canes are on their way out of town and Quebec City is being mentioned as the most probable destination.
Peter Karmanos Jr., the team’s 73-year-old owner has grown tired of losing money and has had a For Sale sign on the team for the past two years. He has hoped to find local partners who would allow him to gradually relinquish control of the team, a plan Charles Wang employed with the New York Islanders.