To hear Luc Poirier tell it, PKP is a nuisance when it comes to bringing a team back to Quebec City

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Two weeks ago, my colleague Maxime Truman shared a text on our site linked to an interview conducted with Luc Poirier.

We learned that he tried to buy the Coyotes in 2017 (the price was US$380 million) and that he tried to get his hands on a big NHL team by making an offer of US$800 million.

Today, Luc Poirier returned to the subject on Radio X, on the return show hosted by Jordan Boivin and Dany Houle.

But Luc Poirier went even further.

He said that the person best suited to bring a club back to Quebec City is Pierre Karl Péladeau… But that he wouldn’t want to partner with him on a project like this.

PKP being PKP, it’s not easy to do business with him. – Luc Poirier

To hear him talk, it’s as if the owner of Quebecor were hurting the chances of seeing an NHL club return to Quebec City.

Luc Poirier explains that PKP would need content to make the project work.

He’d have to find a way to make his content profitable through his various channels (TVA Sports is one example), and that’s complicated by the TV contracts negotiated with the National League.

I therefore invite you to listen to his radio appearance, which can be found right here.

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(Credit: Annie Paquin photographe)

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Luc Poirier adds that the agreement signed between Centre Vidéotron and the government complicates matters.

He explains that it’s problematic for an investor because it’s almost impossible to bring a team back to Quebec City without being able to manage the amphitheatre.

All of which is to say that, if you read between the lines, the chances of seeing a club return to the province are slim to none in Luc Poirier’s eyes.

PKP is the one who has what it takes to bring a team back to Quebec City… But if no one wants to partner with him, the project will never work.

Especially in today’s context, where National League teams are worth much more than they were five or ten years ago.

The proof? Three teams are worth at least three billion dollars today…

Overtime

– Coach was involved in practice this morning.

– If it keeps up like this, he’ll earn the trophy.

– Love this.

– Allez!