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Winnipeg Jets program

Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996)

The original Winnipeg Jets were charter members of the WHA in 1972. They moved to the NHL in 1979, along with three other WHA squads. In 1995, they were sold and moved to Phoenix for the 1996-97 hockey season. The name was revived when the Atlanta Thrashers moved to Manitoba in 2011 and assumed the Jets name but not their history.

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1974-75 Quebec Nordiques Media Guide from the World Hockey Association

Quebec Nordiques

The team that would become the Quebec Nordiques began in 1971 as the San Francisco Sharks, a charter member of the WHA. When the new league got skittish on San Francisco, the team was sold to a group of investors from Quebec City.

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Chicago Cougars program

Chicago Cougars

The Chicago Cougars were charter members of the WHA in 1972. The team played three seasons in the Windy City before folding in 1975.

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2001-02 Quebec Citadelles Media Guide from the American Hockey League

Quebec Citadelles

The Quebec Citadelles were the top farm club of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens in the American Hockey League for three seasons from 1999 through 2002. The team played at the old Colisee de Quebec, former home of the Quebec Nordiques of the NHL and the World Hockey Association. The Citadelles moved to Hamilton, Ontario ahead of the 2002-03 AHL season.

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