Who is your favourite defunct team?

Out of all the former NHL teams, including the ones that have moved, which is your favourite? Weird question I know.

I like the old Whalers and Nordiques but don't ask me why

The New York Islanders, oh wait...

That's harsh MOI. You'll have to wait to pick them though Who is your team or do you have one MOI?

Are you going to include ALL the defunct teams (going back to the contraction in the 1940s)? Maybe this should be a poll IMHO.

davetherave wrote:Are you going to include ALL the defunct teams (going back to the contraction in the 1940s)? Maybe this should be a poll IMHO.

We can make it a poll just give me all the team names because I don't know them all. Yes every team since the NHL became the NHL including teams like the Whaler who became the Canes and the Jets who became the Coyotes etc... If you want to do the research and give me the list of team names I'll make this a poll.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:That's harsh MOI. You'll have to wait to pick them though Who is your team or do you have one MOI?

j/k I would have to say the Nordiques. Some of the best hockey I ever watched were Nordiques/Bruins or Nordiques/Habs playoff games. True Hatred, True Rivalries, Great Hockey...

The Stastny's, Goulet, Bouchard, Hunter and that weird dude who played the trumpet... what a shame then they moved to Colorado and won a cup?! Slap in the face to Nordique fan, one of the first places I would like to see a team relocated to personally.

I loved to hate the Nordiques being a Habs fan in the day. Now the Habs have morphed into the Nordiques somehow. Funny how that goes.

SeawaySensFan wrote:I loved to hate the Nordiques being a Habs fan in the day. Now the Habs have morphed into the Nordiques somehow. Funny how that goes.

Oh I am sure you hated them but I would suggest that if you were a Habs fan you would have looked forward to nothing more than a Nordiques/Habs tilt...

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

davetherave wrote:Are you going to include ALL the defunct teams (going back to the contraction in the 1940s)? Maybe this should be a poll IMHO.

We can make it a poll just give me all the team names because I don't know them all. Yes every team since the NHL became the NHL including teams like the Whaler who became the Canes and the Jets who became the Coyotes etc... If you want to do the research and give me the list of team names I'll make this a poll.

Here you go cool)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_NHL_teams

Defunct teams before the Original Six Era

Team	Seasons	Relocated to
Montreal Wanderers	1917–1918
original Ottawa Senators	1917–1934	St. Louis Eagles
Quebec Bulldogs	1919–1920	Hamilton Tigers
Hamilton Tigers	1920–1925
Montreal Maroons	1924–1938
New York Americans	1925–1942
Pittsburgh Pirates	1925–1930	Philadelphia Quakers
Philadelphia Quakers	1930–1931
St. Louis Eagles	1934–1935

Relocated teams after 1967 expansion

Team	Seasons	Relocated to
California Golden Seals	1967–1976	Cleveland Barons
Kansas City Scouts	1974–1976	Colorado Rockies
Cleveland Barons	1976–1978	merged with Minnesota North Stars
Atlanta Flames	1972–1980	Calgary Flames
Colorado Rockies	1976–1982	New Jersey Devils
Minnesota North Stars	1967–1993	Dallas Stars
Quebec Nordiques	1979–1995	Colorado Avalanche
Winnipeg Jets	1979–1996	Phoenix Coyotes
Hartford Whalers	1979–1997	Carolina Hurricanes