The N.H.L. has received applications for an expansion team from prospective ownership groups in Las Vegas and Quebec City, the league announced Tuesday, a day after a deadline for submissions.
The Las Vegas bid was submitted by the billionaire businessman Bill Foley, who has spent the past seven months exploring the level of interest for professional hockey in the community. An arena privately financed by MGM Resorts International and the Anschutz Entertainment Group is scheduled to open there next spring.
Quebecor, a media and telecommunications giant based in Montreal, submitted the bid for Quebec City. The Nordiques moved from Quebec to Denver in 1995 and became the Colorado Avalanche.