A meeting between Quebec government officials and the National Hockey League on Thursday produced little progress in the Legault government’s hope to see the NHL return to the provincial capital.
A virtual meeting between finance minister Eric Girard and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman did not move the file forward.
The league said it was not in a position to respond positively to Quebec’s interest in a return, according to a series of tweets posted by Girard after the meeting.
Girard said he made clear the interest of the Legault government in seeing an NHL return and demonstrated why it would be an important asset to the league in a meeting with Bettman and Bill Daly, the assistant commissioner.
Both Girard and the league described their meeting as “cordial.”
“We explained that, while we were appreciative and flattered by the interest expressed, unfortunately, we were not aware of any opportunity that could address that interest at the current time,” Bettman said in a…
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