41 sports teams that no longer exist

Professional sports teams come and professional sports teams go. The history of professional sports in the United States wouldn’t be complete without a look at some of the franchises that relocated or folded as their leagues tried to get traction …

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Quebec Nordiques

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Like the Whalers, the Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association starting in 1972 and joined the NHL in 1979. The franchise moved to Colorado in 1995-1996 and won the Stanley Cup in its first season there.