Avs Open To Bringing Back Quebec Jerseys For 25th Anniversary

Avalanche GM Joe Sakic is one of the few current staffers who played with the Nordiques in QuebecGETTY IMAGES

The Avalanche next season will celebrate their 25th anniversary in Denver after relocating from Quebec City, and the team sees that milestone as an "opportunity" for a potential return of their Nordiques jerseys, according to Ryan Clark of THE ATHLETIC. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment CMO Declan Bolger said, "We've talked about it, but the opportunity has not arose up to now." Bolger said talks over the years within KSE "have ran the gamut of our operations." He cited what KSE did with the Nuggets and "how the club brought back the skyline but with a modern interpretation of that particular design." Bolger: "We certainly do acknowledge the Nordiques. We have been back there twice for exhibition games. It's something we have leaned in to instead of away from. You go into the team store, we continue to sell items with the Nordiques' mark" (THEATHLETIC.com, 5/11).