Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Can the Avalanche throw their throwbacks back? Asking for a friend. OK, asking for several thousand friends. The hockey wonks up in the Grading The Week ...

Ever since the Quebec Nordiques decamped in 1995, leaving a hole in the Francophone city, vote-seeking officials have vowed to bring them back. But younger voters may be starting to forget the team.

The Colorado Avalanche were once the Quebec Nordiques. That’s ancient history, and it’s well-documented. However, the organization has made a revival of the old Nordiques franchise over the last few ...