There was a lot of talk about the Los Angeles Kings in November in Quebec.
The discussions did not revolve around the eternal Anze Kopitar or the performances of Quebecers Phillip Danault and Pierre-Luc Dubois, but rather the subsidy granted by the government to finance the holding of two preparatory matches of the team at the Videotron Center in September 2024.
This aid – of five to seven million – sowed controversy during negotiations with public sector employees.