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 in the end gets to wear one of the sport s the majority 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 commented 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 current 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 inevitably held 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 noted 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