Quebec group under new leadership, committed to securing NHL team
Quebecor Inc.'s sports and entertainment division has a new boss, but the mandate remains the same - bring a NHL team back to Quebec City.
Pierre Dion, Quebecor president and CEO, is taking over the sports division with a continued focus on the success of the Videotron Centre and securing a NHL team as a tenant, the company announced Thursday.
Although the NHL passed on a recent Quebec City expansion application in favor of adding only Las Vegas, Dion said commissioner Gary Bettman recognizes "the quality of the arena, the solid foundation of the Quebec City economy, and (the) qualifications of Quebecor to run a successful team," according to Vicky Fragasso-Marquis of the Canadian Press.
The 18,259-seat arena opened in 2015 and is the home of of the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL.
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