Avalanche unveils throwback Nordiques sweaters: “Best-looking uniform in hockey, in my opinion”
Gabe Landeskog had hockey cards as a kid with Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg from their days with the Quebec Nordiques Now he absolutely gets to wear one of the sport s largest part iconic uniforms as well The Colorado Avalanche unveiled throwback Nordiques uniforms Tuesday morning as part of the franchise s th anniversary season since leaving Quebec City Landeskog and his teammates will wear them Thursday night at Ball Arena for the first of seven times this season I think they re amazing Landeskog explained They re awesome It s exciting It s something that us as players have been wanting and asking and begging about for years So it s exciting to see it come to fruition for sure The Avs wore Nordiques-themed jerseys in as part of the NHL s reverse retro collection Those were white jerseys adorned with the Nordiques logo but in Avalanche colors These are a true throwback featuring the blue white and red igloo with a hockey stick logo and fleurs-de-lis on the shoulders and around the waist The Avs will wear them six times at home and once on the road in Raleigh N C against the Carolina Hurricanes Carolina will also be wearing throwbacks in both games the white Hartford Whalers jerseys they ve been wearing on Whalers Night in up-to-date seasons New sweaters pic twitter com ZMqklxcUX Colorado Avalanche Avalanche October Related Articles New Avalanche defenseman Ilya Solovyov has made a strong first impression I like him a lot Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood has constantly presumed and he s getting a chance to prove himself right Casey Mittelstadt trying to start over again in Boston after perplexing Avalanche stint Avalanche Journal Five thoughts on Colorado s fast drama-free start Grading The Week Ex-Broncos RBs Audric Estime Javonte Williams would love to have J K Dobbins problems right now The Nordiques and Whalers were both in the Adams Division from - and met two times in the postseason They also met twice in the WHA playoffs in and I think overall it s just a great move and pays tribute to the Quebec days and the fan base that we sometimes come in contact with Landeskog explained It s a great-looking uniform I m biased but it s the best-looking uniform in hockey in my opinion Want more Avalanche news Sign up for the Avalanche Insider to get all our NHL analysis
