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The Quebec Nordiques are back — at least in uniform form.

On Tuesday morning, the Colorado Avalanche unveiled their Nordiques specialty jerseys, a tribute to the franchise’s history.

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The Avalanche were founded as a WHA club in Quebec City during the league’s inaugural 1972 season, eventually moving to the NHL in 1979 with the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets and Hartford Whalers. In 1995, the Nordiques were purchased by then-Denver Nuggets owners COMSAT Entertainment Group, moved to Colorado and were renamed the Avalanche. The team has played in the Centennial State since.

The club’s throwbacks draw inspiration from a number of Quebecois elements. The color scheme is blue, red and white, a nod to the French flag and the province’s French-Canadian roots. The fleur-de-lis motif is also featured prominently, a similar honoring of French-Canadian pride and the province’s own flag.

The jersey’s central logo is an igloo designed to resemble the shape of the letter N and a hockey stick with a puck. The igloo motif pays homage to Quebec’s northern regions — “Nordiques” does translate to “Northerners” in English, after all.

Celebrating our roots. pic.twitter.com/4yrBn9Hext

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) October 21, 2025

Enhancing the throwback vibes is the fact that the Avalanche’s first game in their specialty uniforms will come against another team paying homage to its former roots.

On Thursday, Colorado will debut their new threads in a matchup that could pass for a WHA tribute game. Their opponent will be the Carolina Hurricanes… who are donning their own Hartford Whalers throwbacks. The Whalers officially relocated and rebranded to the Hurricanes in 1997, two years after the Nordiques became the Avalanche.

Colorado will play seven total games in their Nordiques specialty uniforms across the 2025-26 season.

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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders was unhappy to learn of the Big 12’s rules against rushing the field following his team’s 24-17 upset of No. 22 Iowa State.

The home crowd celebrated the victory by running onto the playing surface, which will draw a fine from the conference.

“How is it $50,000 for rushing the field?” Sanders said in his postgame press conference. “Wow. Shoot. I’m sorry. Wow, fifty grand.”

Still, Coach Prime said that “I absolutely love” to see Colorado students running out of their seats in jubilation and that the automatic fine “ain’t right.”

The Hall of Fame cornerback called the result “kind of vital” for his previously 2-4 squad.

“Your season could go this way or that way. And the most frustrating part about it is that we’re good,” he told reporters. “And I know this sounds crazy, especially when you say the record aloud, but we’re good, we haven’t really gotten our butts kicked. I take a good whooping. I grew up taking a good whooping, so I don’t mind that, but when we’re losing it with self-inflicted wounds, it bothers you.

“But today, right before we completed that third down pass [on the final drive], we said, guys, this is it. This is game. We get this first down, we’re gonna win. We don’t, we can put it on the defense. Anything can happen. They had two or three timeouts at the time, so it was gonna be tough, but we got it. We persevered.”

A three-yard touchdown pass from Kaidon Salter to Joseph Williams put the Buffs ahead 21-17 in the third quarter, and Alejandro Mata added a 29-yard field goal with 5:13 left in the contest.

Iowa State had three opportunities in the fourth quarter to either reclaim the lead or tie the score.

Rocco Becht threw an interception on a 3rd-and-goal from the Coloado 7-yard line at the 13:29 mark. The Cyclones’ next possession ended in a turnover on downs, and their last drive culminated in a punt.

Colorado also kept the Iowa State offense off the field for the final 3:48. A critical 38-yard completion to Williams from Salter on 3rd-and-16 effectively iced the game.

Colorado’s outlook is much different at 3-4 than it would’ve been at 2-5.

Matching last year’s nine wins will require running the table in the regular season and then winning a bowl game. Three victories from five games will at least guarantee bowl eligibility for the second straight season, something the Buffs haven’t achieved since 2005.

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Deion Sanders and the unranked Colorado Buffaloes defeated No. 22 Iowa State 24-17 at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, on Saturday.

Colorado improved to 3-4 on the season with their first Big 12 win, moving to 1-3 in conference play. Iowa State fell to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12.

Sanders continued to stick with senior quarterback Kaidon Salter, who entered Saturday’s game with seven touchdowns and four interceptions on 901 yards, after briefly turning to sophomore Ryan Staub in Weeks 2 and 3 following a Week 1 loss.

Salter completed 16-of-25 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with Joseph Williams (128 yards) and Omarion Miller (82 yards) for scores. Running back Micah Welch also added a touchdown.

Colorado’s win over the ranked team thrilled Buffs fans as the program continues to build momentum this season.

The first quarter was a struggle offensively for both teams, with Colorado limited to two three-and-outs before Welch capped the quarter with a touchdown run to give the Buffs a 7-0 lead.

Iowa State responded in the second quarter, grabbing their first points off a field goal before adding a touchdown later in the quarter. The Cyclones held Colorado scoreless on a missed 57-yard field goal at the half to take a 10-7 lead into the break.

Unlike the first quarter, the third quarter was all offense, featuring three possessions that each resulted in a score.

Salter connected with Miller on a 70-yard touchdown pass, then found Williams for another score, adding 14 points to the board. Iowa managed to score on their lone possession of the quarter, sandwiched between Colorado’s two touchdowns. The Buffs led 21-17 entering the final quarter.

Iowa’s Rocco Becht threw an interception early in the fourth quarter, and Colorado added a field goal with 5:13 remaining to extend their lead to a touchdown. The score would hold at 24-17 in favor of the Buffs.

Colorado will head into a bye week before traveling to face the Utah Utes on Oct. 25.

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Denver, Colo. – The first night of two this regular season have arrived. The Dallas Stars are in town for the first time since handing the Colorado Avalanche a first-round exit from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

With the return of the Stars comes the return of Mikko Rantanen, who played a big role – if not the biggest – in that playoff exit with a natural hat trick in Game 7.

Fear not, though, as there are many more storylines heading into tonight’s game.

Head Coach Jared Bednar began his press conference this morning by telling the media that Ilya Solovyov will be making his debut in burgundy and blue.

With his debut comes bad news: Sam Girard will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

Other than that change on defense, none of the forward lines will change for the Avalanche, meaning Zakhar Bardakov will be a healthy scratch once again, Parker Kelly will center the fourth line, and Gavin Brindley will get yet another look in the NHL.

With that said, Scott Wedgewood will occupy the crease again tonight for Colorado after an almost shutdown performance against the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night.

Jake Oettinger will start in net for the Stars on the other side of the ice.

Only seven defensemen have ever gotten to the 1,500-game milestone in their careers. Tonight, Brent Burns will become the eighth.

“It’s impressive to hit 1,000. Every game after that, it’s a bonus, I’m sure. Now, he’s at 1,500, it’s hard to do, especially when you – they’re not easy minutes that he plays. He’s an older guy now… The streak he has of games he’s played in a row. It’s part of the reason he’s been able to hit 1,500, to be able to play the way he does, as physically as he does, and to be able to stay healthy for as long as he has, it’s amazing.”

– Coach Bednar on Burns hitting 1,500 NHL games played

Burns was drafted by the Minnesota Wild back in 2003 (20th overall). Since then, he’s played with the Wild, the San Jose Sharks, the Carolina Hurricanes, and now, the Colorado Avalanche.

In that span of time, Burns has tallied 910 points (261g/649a), taken a total of 4,057 shots, and collected 857 PIMs.

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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders thinks he may have more blood clots after he experienced pain in his left leg during Saturday’s 35-21 loss to TCU.

Sanders removed his shoe midway through the contest and walked along the sideline wearing only a sock on his left foot.

“I think I got more blood clots. Cat’s out of the bag, alright,” he told reporters in his postgame press conference. “I think I got more blood clots. Man, it doesn’t make sense. I’m hurting like crazy. I have a doctor’s appointment on Monday. So that’s what’s going on. I’m not getting blood to my leg. That’s why my leg is throbbing. I’m sorry to get that out, but thank you for noticing.”

The Hall of Fame cornerback lost two toes from his left foot in 2021 due to problems with blood circulation. Ahead of his first season at Colorado in 2023, he said he was discussing with doctors whether he should have his foot amputated altogether. Surgery to alleviate the clotting in both legs was the ultimate course of action.

Bladder cancer forced Sanders to limit his involvement with the program this past offseason. He revealed in July he was cancer-free after doctors removed his bladder.

With Saturday’s defeat, Colorado fell to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the Big 12.

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Colorado’s Big 12 struggles continued on Saturday night.

Head coach Deion Sanders’ squad faltered against TCU in the fourth quarter of their conference matchup, ultimately suffering a 35-21 loss following a game-sealing touchdown pass from Josh Hoover to Eric McAlister on fourth down.

Kaidon Salter was inconsistent under center for Colorado, finishing 18-of-29 for 217 yards and two touchdowns compared to three interceptions.

Fans called out Sanders and the Buffaloes as they fell to 2-4.

Colorado opened Saturday’s contest on a high note, taking a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter following a 10-yard rushing touchdown by Salter.

The Buffaloes were unable to continue building momentum, as TCU found the end zone twice before the end of the first half to tie the game 14-14. The Horned Frogs’ second score was helped by an interception from Salter that set them up at Colorado’s 33-yard line.

Both teams were scoreless in the third quarter, but TCU finally pulled ahead by outscoring the Buffaloes 21-7 in the fourth.

Hoover was stellar in the win, as he finished 23-of-33 for 275 yards and four touchdowns without tossing an interception. He also picked up a fifth score on the ground.

Hoover spread the ball around, completing passes to 11 different receivers.

Ball security proved to be the difference in the game, as Colorado committed four turnovers while TCU didn’t turn the ball over at all.

The Buffaloes are now 0-3 against Big 12 opponents this year, an especially disappointing mark considering they finished 7-2 against conference foes in 2024.

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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders was honest about his team’s struggles to open the 2025 season.

When asked by reporters Tuesday if he would say the Buffaloes were underachieving to begin the year, Sanders agreed.

“Yeah,” Sanders said (23:40 mark). “I am as well, because I’m part of it.”

Colorado currently sits at 2-3 with a record of 0-2 against Big 12 opponents.

The Buffaloes had a chance to secure a statement win over No. 25 BYU on Saturday after taking a 14-point lead in the first half, but couldn’t maintain their advantage and ultimately suffered a 24-21 loss.

Colorado has alternated between Kaidon Salter and Ryan Staub as its starting quarterback, but neither signal-caller has been able to provide a consistent spark to the team’s offense.

The Buffaloes are averaging 358.2 yards per game, the third-worst mark among all Big 12 schools. They’re also giving up 404.8 yards per game on defense, the second-worst average in the conference.

It’s a disappointing start after coming off a 9-4 finish last season, even when considering the departures of key contributors such as Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders and LaJohntay Wester.

Deion’s squad will attempt to get back on track in an upcoming matchup with TCU.

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Colorado fans crossed the line in Saturday’s game against No. 25 BYU, and the school is now paying the price.

On Tuesday, the Big 12 announced a $50,000 fine and a public reprimand for Colorado due to the inappropriate chants from fans during the game.

“Hateful and discriminatory language has no home in the Big 12 Conference,” commissioner Brett Yormark said in a statement. “While we appreciate Colorado apologizing for the chants that occurred in the stands during Saturday’s game, the Big 12 maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.”

Colorado chancellor Justin Schwartz and athletic director Rick George issued a statement on Sunday condemning the behavior of the fans.

“The University of Colorado Boulder strongly condemns the use of expletives and religious slurs by individuals in the stands during the recent football game against BYU,” the statement said, per Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today. “Such behavior is deeply disappointing and does not reflect the values of respect, inclusion and integrity we expect of our campus community.”

The statement added that “those found to have engaged in conduct that is not consistent with our values are held accountable.”

Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders said he was unaware of the inappropriate chants as his team suffered a 24-21 loss to fall to 2-3 this season.

“I don’t know anything about no chants,” Sanders said after the game.

Colorado will try to bounce back from the loss to BYU when it travels to face TCU (3-1) in a road matchup on Saturday.

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The Colorado Buffaloes athletic department issued a statement condemning the behavior of its fans at Folsom Field during Saturday’s 24-21 football loss to BYU.

“The University of Colorado Boulder strongly condemns the use of expletives and religious slurs by individuals in the stands during the recent football game against BYU,” athletic director Rick George and chancellor Justin Schwartz said in a joint statement, per David Ubben of The Athletic. “Such behavior is deeply disappointing and does not reflect the values of respect, inclusion and integrity we expect of our campus community.”

Ubben noted fans chanted “an expletive and ‘the Mormons'” during the game.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sponsors BYU, which is a private flagship university. According to Ubben, approximately 98 percent of the school’s student body identifies as followers of the church.

This is not the first time such chants have been used by fans during games against the Cougars.

Following a men’s basketball game in February, Arizona athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois issued an apology to BYU after similar chants were used by Wildcats fans:

Ubben noted Oregon fans and USC fans have also directed such chants and slurs toward BYU players and fans in the past.

As for the game itself, BYU earned a 24-21 comeback win over Colorado despite falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter. Cody Hagen’s 32-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference.

The Cougars are 4-0 on the campaign, while Colorado fell to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in Big 12 play.

BYU also defeated Colorado in the Alamo Bowl last season.

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The No. 25 BYU Cougars defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 24-21 on the road in a Big 12 matchup, as Buffs head coach Deion Sanders faced criticism from fans over clock mismanagement in the final minutes.

BYU improved to 4-0 on the season and 1-0 in Big 12 play after Saturday’s win over conference rival Colorado. The Buffaloes dropped to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in league play after taking a 36-20 loss to Houston in Week 3 .

Kaidon Salter completed 11-of-16 passes for 119 yards, one passing touchdown and one on the ground with a game-ending interception throw. Salters connected with Dre’lon Miller for a touchdown who also added a rushing touchdown, finishing with 79 total yards.Â

Meanwhile, BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier had a standout game, completing 19-of-27 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns while adding 98 yards on the ground. Chase Roberts caught five receptions for 49 yards while hauling in two touchdowns and Cody Hagen added a score on the ground on his lone carry.Â

College football fans voiced frustration with Sanders’ clock management as Colorado trailed by three with possession in the final minutes.

The Buffaloes scored on their opening two possessions — first on a 3-yard run by Salter, followed by a 5-yard rushing touchdown from Miller — to jump out to a quick 14-0 lead. BYU responded with a field goal late in the quarter to make it 14-3 heading into the second.

The Cougars kept Colorado off the scoreboard in the second quarter and Bachmeier connected with Roberts for a touchdown to cut the deficit. BYU trailed 14-10 at the half.

Bachmeier and Roberts connected again in the third quarter, giving BYU its first lead of the game at 17-14. Colorado quickly answered as Salter found Miller for a 19-yard touchdown pass to reclaim the lead, 21-17, heading into the fourth.

BYU’s Hagen broke free for a 32-yard touchdown run on the Cougars’ first possession of the fourth quarter to retake the lead, 24-21.

BYU kicker Will Ferrin missed a 55-yard field goal that would have extended the lead to six with just over eight minutes remaining.

With 1:34 left, Salter and Colorado began driving, needing a touchdown to win or a field goal to tie. But on second-and-five with 50 seconds remaining, Salter threw an interception, sealing the win for the BYU Cougars.

The Buffs will hit the road to take on TCU next Saturday.

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