In what year was the Colorado Avalanche hockey team, formerly known as the Quebec Nordiques, founded?
2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season: The 2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season was the 38th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 21st season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season. Quebec Nordiques: The Quebec Nordiques (French: "Nordiques de Québec" , pronounced ] in Quebec French, in Canadian English; literally translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec. Quebec Nordiques:  The franchise was relocated to Denver, Colorado in May 1995 and renamed the Colorado Avalanche.
1979