a Quebec-only hockey team ?

The Bloc Québécois called yesterday for the partition of Team Canada, proposing the creation of a Quebec-only hockey team that would field some of the world's best goaltenders in top international competitions.

The project is far-fetched, but it would stand to have a greater impact on the Canadian psyche than any other Bloc proposal short of independence.

Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe made the announcement as he unveiled the Bloc's election platform in Montreal. He said he was inspired by the situation in soccer and rugby, in which political entities such as Scotland and Wales field teams that are distinct from the English side, with no joint team from the United Kingdom.

(look at that, not even a jab at the Fiberals, oops. Liberals)link

What about an Ontario knitting team.

OHHH my god! man i can't believe this bastard said that...man are you sure?

This is nonsense a Quebec`s hockey team!!!!!!
OUr national pride, our hockey team.......

80% of quebecers who play in team Canada would CATEGORICLY REFUSE....

This is the most stupid idea I heard .....I hope that will never happens

I'm shocked these separatists bastards proposed that....

Anyway Quebec and ROC would never be the ''Greatest Hockey Team Of The World' like now it wouls be two averages team that would win once in every 50 years

Didn't you follow the link? It's to the Globe & Mail story.

Just like all the Fiberal stories: I don't make this stuff up!

Preposterous! I had to stare at that bit when mentioned in the local newspaper, what a joke. These separatists keep coming up with new grandiose schemes to promote themselves and it's pretty disgusting. It is team Canada, not team Quebec and the glory is shared by ALL Canadians. I'm curious. Who would fund or sponsor a "Quebec" team because I sure as hell not going to pay taxes to fund Quebec only international sports teams. He specifically mentioned that in the UK such an idea would work but I don't think it would here. I think it would anger the rest of Canada more......wait a minute....

It's a terrible idea.
I'm not a hockey fan but who's going to pay for the small wedge that is Quebec's hockey team? The Liberals?
Their not going to be in power any more. :twisted:

Such a thing is not unheard of. In Spain, there is a soccer team (Athletic Bilbao) which has only Basque players.

That being said, Duceppe's idea is just plain stupid.

The star players taking the ice (and going home) right now

HÉ rit pas de notre Bonhomme :lol:

Gilles Ducept is not stupid he know very well that the ROC is way to arrogant to accept is proposal :lol:

That why he made it just to show to the soft Québec nationnalist how much you guy reaallly love us :lol:

news flash....

quebec is part of canada you racist peice of shit (gil dipshit i mean)

you will always be part, unfortunatly.

if you want to field your own team, field a team of no brain, racist, nazi assholes.

oh sorry, i forgot, it's called the bloq

Chill out crazy, you're playing their game, why do you think Gilles is doing this ? To make you guys look bad here... It's the game feild they play and so far it worked well, you would be surprised at the amount of people here who firmly believe that you guys hate quebec and the french canadians. So when Canada will refuse, he will continue his little hypocritical game like he always did. It's a part of his agenda...

wow yes they would get good goaltending but so does everyone else. lots of high scoring games though...good goal scorers bad defence.. just like the QMJHL...

You may have noticed when was the last time the UK won a major tournament in anything... if they took the best of the best in the UK ENGLAND+ SCOTLAND ( oh hell and WALES even Ireland) would dominate the world of soccer and rugby... now they are competative at best.

If they seperate, they can do what they want and that will be their right (remember the threads on Quebec's Army?). Until then, Quebec is still a part of Canada and that union should be represented in hockey.