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In terms of tenure, few can match what Adam Foote did for the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche.

J.C. Tremblay had an excellent career in the National Hockey League, where he was a five-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Montreal Canadiens.  That is true,  but this is a list about the all-time Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques, the team where Tremblay had his best individual success.

The Quebec Nordiques of the 1970s represented not just Quebec City, but they were also predominantly composed of French-Canadians.  One of those stars was Real Cloutier, an offensively skilled player who would win the WHA Scoring Title twice.  The Nordiques owned that award for four consecutive years, as his teammate, Marc Tardif won that honor in 1975-76 and 1977-78, with Cloutier capturing it in 1976-77 and 1977-79.  In those four years where the two Quebecers were trading the Bill Hunter Trophy (The WHA’s version of the Art Ross), Cloutier never had fewer than 114 Points and was a post-season All-Star (one First Team and three Second Team) Selection in all of those years.  He would also score 27 Points in the 1977 Avco Cup Playoffs, which Quebec won.

Milan Hejduk was drafted in the 4th Round of the 1994 NHL Draft, but he elected to stay in the Czech League for five years before he made his NHL debut.  In his second and third years, he would exceed the 70 Point threshold and help the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 2001.  Hejduk was notably the playoffs leader in Assists that year.