Editing (section) 1981–82 Quebec Nordiques season 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Off-season</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">During the off-season, the four divisions of the NHL were re-aligned to better reflect the geographical locations of the teams. Quebec remained in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Adams%20Division%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Adams%20Division%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAdams%20Division%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Adams_Division" title="Adams Division">Adams Division</a> with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boston%20Bruins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boston%20Bruins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoston%20Bruins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Sabres%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Sabres%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBuffalo%20Sabres%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a>, while the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Minnesota%20North%20Stars%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Minnesota%20North%20Stars%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMinnesota%20North%20Stars%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Toronto%20Maple%20Leafs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toronto%20Maple%20Leafs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToronto%20Maple%20Leafs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> were replaced with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hartford%20Whalers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hartford%20Whalers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHartford%20Whalers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers" title="Hartford Whalers">Hartford Whalers</a> and the Nordiques provincial rival, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Montreal%20Canadiens%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Montreal%20Canadiens%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMontreal%20Canadiens%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>. The Nordiques signed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marian%20Stastny%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marian%20Stastny%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarian%20Stastny%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Marian_Stastny" title="Marian Stastny">Marian Stastny</a> out of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Czechoslovakia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Czechoslovakia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCzechoslovakia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a>, the brother of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Peter%20Stastny%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Peter%20Stastny%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPeter%20Stastny%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Peter_Stastny" title="Peter Stastny" class="mw-redirect">Peter Stastny</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Anton%20Stastny%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Anton%20Stastny%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAnton%20Stastny%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Anton_Stastny" title="Anton Stastny" class="mw-redirect">Anton Stastny</a>. Quebec replaced team captain <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marc%20Tardif%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marc%20Tardif%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarc%20Tardif%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Marc_Tardif" title="Marc Tardif">Marc Tardif</a> with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Robbie%20Ftorek%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Robbie%20Ftorek%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRobbie%20Ftorek%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Robbie_Ftorek" title="Robbie Ftorek">Robbie Ftorek</a> prior to the season. Ftorek would not remain the Nordiques captain for long, as he was traded to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20York%20Rangers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20York%20Rangers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20York%20Rangers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a> in December, and was replaced with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Andre%20Dupont%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Andr%5Cu00e9%20Dupont%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAndr%5Cu00e9%20Dupont%7CAndre%20Dupont%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-17678429465df47a98ca3f8" href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Dupont" title="André Dupont">Andre Dupont</a>. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key icehockey:rte-parser-cache:46450 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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