Finally on June 30, 1992, after confusion over whether Quebec had traded Lindros ' rights to the Philadelphia Flyers or New York Rangers was settled by an arbitrator, the Nordiques sent Lindros to the Flyers in exchange for forwards Peter Forsberg and Mike Ricci, goaltender Ron Hextall, defencemen Steve Duchesne and Kerry Huffman, " future considerations " which eventually became enforcer Chris Simon, two first-round picks and US $ 15 million.

As a result, the team earned three consecutive first overall draft picks, used to select Mats Sundin ( 1989 ), Owen Nolan ( 1990 ) and Eric Lindros ( 1991 ), even though Lindros had made it clear he did not wish to play for the Nordiques.

Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played his first four seasons in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques.

Sundin was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques with the first overall pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, becoming the first European-born player drafted first overall in NHL history.

In June 1994, with his value at an all-time high, Clark was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in a multi-player deal which notably involved a young Mats Sundin.

This trade was controversial for both teams, as Sundin was one of the Nordiques ' rising talents, while Clark was the Leafs captain and fan favorite.

* Todd Warriner-former NHL hockey player picked 4th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques

Warriner was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques as their first-round pick, # 4 overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

When the Leafs traded captain and fan favourite Wendel Clark to the Quebec Nordiques in the off-season of 1994, Gilmour was named team captain in a ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto where former Leafs captain Red Horner presented him with the Leafs " C ."

It has carried games of the National Hockey League, including the Quebec Nordiques from 1988 to 1994 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1994 to 2002.

After missing part of the 1994 – 95 season due to the players being locked out by owners, Sakic was 8 points behind Jaromír Jágr for the scoring title with a fourth place finish, and helped the Nordiques win the division title, their first since the 1985-86 season.

The trade between the Nordiques and the Rangers that was ruled invalid by the arbitrator had Lindros being traded for Doug Weight, Tony Amonte, Alexei Kovalev, John Vanbiesbrouck, three first round draft picks ( 1993, 1994 & 1995 ) and $ 12 million.

* June 30, 1992 – Traded by the Quebec Nordiques to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Peter Forsberg, Steve Duchesne, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Philadelphia's 1993 1st-round draft choice ( Jocelyn Thibault ), Philadelphia's 1994 1st-round draft choice ( Nolan Baumgartner ) and $ 15, 000, 000.

In 1994 – 95, Crawford broke into the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques and achieved immediate success.

The 6-foot tall, 190-pound Hejduk was drafted 87th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 4th round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, after a year with HC Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga, after winning Czech Rookie of the Year with 11 goals in 32 games.

He was drafted 12th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

After the season, Belak was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

After graduating from Fairfield College Preparatory School, Drury was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques 72nd overall in the third round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

Injuries in the middle of his career contributed to a drop in his playing ability ; as a result, he was traded on three occasions in the off-seasons between 1992 and 1994 to the Quebec Nordiques, the New York Islanders and then back to the Flyers.

Raised in Davison, Michigan, Thomas played college hockey for the University of Vermont for four years, from 1993 – 1997, during which he was drafted 217th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

After spending the majority of 1993 – 94 playing for the United States National Team which included playing in the 1994 Winter Olympics, he turned to his professional career, seeing his first NHL action in five games for the Nordiques.

On June 1, 1994, he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques, and made his professional debut in the 1994 – 95 season with AHL affiliate, the Cornwall Aces.

Krupp spent the next couple of seasons entrenched as one of the Islanders top defenders before he was traded at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft along with a first round selection ( Wade Belak ) to the Quebec Nordiques for Ron Sutter and first selection ( Brett Lindros ) on June 28, 1994.

Recording 6 goals and 23 points in the Lockout shortened 1994 – 95 season, Krupp's rights were then transferred as the Nordiques relocated to become the Colorado Avalanche.

Hunter was traded to the Washington Capitals along with Clint Malarchuk in return for two players and a 1987 first-round draft pick the Nordiques then used to select Joe Sakic.

Lindros refused to play for the Nordiques and was eventually traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in June 1992 for a package of players and draft picks including Peter Forsberg.

* June 22, 1991 – Quebec Nordiques draft Lindros with the 1st-overall pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

As the draft approached, the Quebec Nordiques, who were hosting the event, were reportedly so eager to draft the next French-Canadian superstar that they were rumored to have offered Ottawa players such as Owen Nolan, Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, and draft picks, but Ottawa management disregarded all offers.

Category: Quebec Nordiques draft picks

The draft was famous for the controversy surrounding star first overall draft pick, touted by some observers to be The Next One, Eric Lindros, who was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques but immediately refused to sign a contract.

Category: Quebec Nordiques draft picks

Category: Quebec Nordiques draft picks

Forced to let all but three players go in a dispersal draft, the Nordiques sank to the bottom of the standings.

In August 1980 the Nordiques announced that they signed newly defected brothers Peter and Anton Stastny, members of the Czechoslovak national team, since they drafted Anton in the 1979 amateur draft.

One of the draft picks was used by the Nordiques to select goaltender Jocelyn Thibault, the other was traded twice and ultimately used by the Washington Capitals to select Nolan Baumgartner.

Lindros, who had been picked first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 entry draft, had refused to play for Quebec during the 1991 – 92 season, forcing the club's owner Marcel Aubut to trade him.

After only one season at the Nordiques, Hextall was traded to the New York Islanders in return for Mark Fitzpatrick during the off-season, a move made because the Nordiques could only protect one goalie for the expansion draft and instead of losing him choose to trade him to Long Island.

With the retirement of Adam Foote during the off season, Thomas became one of only two Quebec Nordiques draft picks still active in the NHL, the other being Milan Hejduk.

Category: Quebec Nordiques ( WHA ) draft picks

On April 3, 1996, the Nordiques ' successor, the Colorado Avalanche, traded his rights to the Washington Capitals for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

In 1991, the Nordiques once again had the first overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft.

Hextall was moved after a single season to the New York Islanders, and in return the Nordiques got Mark Fitzpatrick ( who would go on to be left unprotected in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft in which he was claimed by the Florida Panthers ) and a first round pick, which the Nordiques used to select Adam Deadmarsh, who would be a key member of the Avalanche Cup-winning teams.