The weather may be in the single digits but there’s skating, vintage luxury shops, an ice hotel, a jazz bar to cozy up in. Not to mention tobogganing down a track at 45 mph.

Quebec City has been a hot topic of debate among hockey fans and league executives alike for many years now. Ever since the Nordiques left the city to move to Colorado, fans have been asking for a new team.

Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer believes Quebec City should get an NHL team. It just won't be the one he owns."Quebec deserves, in my opinion, an NHL team, but that will not be on my file," Andlauer said,

A PWHL Takeover Tour game between Montreal and Ottawa set for Sunday is poised to sell out Quebec City's Videotron Centre, as the city makes a pitch for an expansion team.

The Montreal Canadiens will face the Ottawa Senators in an NHL preseason game Sept. 30 before the 2025-26 campaign. Ottawa will also face New Jersey on Sept. 28

Officials with the Videotron Centre in Quebec City have called a news conference with Senators owner Michael Andlauer on Monday morning when they’re expected to announce that Ottawa will play two exhibition games at the 18,259-seat arena as part of their training camp.

With its facility, proximity to the league’s other Canadian franchises and fan support, Quebec City makes a strong case for PWHL expansion.

The Ottawa Senators will spend part of their training camp leading into the 2025-26 season in Quebec City. At a press conference held on Monday, Senators owner Michael Andlauer announced the Senators will play two pre-season games at Videotron Centre in September.

Senators owner Michael Andlauer confirmed at a press conference in Quebec City on Monday that his club will spend four or five days in the area next fall as part of their training camp in September and host two exhibition games at the Videotron Centre.

The Ottawa Senators will spend part of their training camp and also play two preseason games in Quebec City next season, the team announced Monday.

The NHL will be back in Quebec City as the Ottawa Senators plan to play the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils during the pre-season.