Gabe Landeskog had hockey cards as a kid with Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg from their days with the Quebec Nordiques.
Now he finally gets to wear one of the sport’s most iconic uniforms as well.
The Colorado Avalanche unveiled throwback Nordiques uniforms Tuesday morning as part of the franchise’s 30th 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 said. “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 2021 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 recent seasons.
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The Nordiques and Whalers were both in the Adams Division from 1981-95 and met two times in the postseason. They also met twice in the WHA playoffs in 1977 and 1978.
“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 said. “It’s a great-looking uniform. I’m biased, but it’s the best-looking uniform in hockey, in my opinion.”
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