2024-25 Valeri Nichushkin Alternate Set (KSC/Avalanche)

This is Val "Choo Choo" Nichushkin's game worn alternate sweater from the 2024-25 season. The Avalanche only wore one set of these alternate 3rd sweaters for the entire season. The sweater exhibits solid wear with three team repairs, a mark on the rest of the sweater which has been photo matched and heavy pilling in the rear hem.  The sweater also has the new IMA Financial Services patch advertisement which was new for the 2024-25 season.. 

This was the first time that the Avalanche/KSC didn't have an auction for game worn sweaters all season. The alternate sweater set were the first to be auctioned in late May 2025.  So these new "Fanatics" branded sweaters were eagerly anticipated.  Choo Choo wore this sweater in 7 rivalry games and he scored 2 goals and 1 assist for 3 points.  Very happy to add another Big Val sweater to my collection and as always, Go Avs Go! 

The new IMA Financial Services advertisement patch adorns the right chest of the sweater.  2024-25 is the first season that the Colorado Avalanche placed advertisement patches on their game worn sweaters.

Team repairs, three in total are evident on the shoulder of the jersey and the lower sleeve/cuff.

2024-25 Set Tag adorns the left kidney area of the back of the sweater. Fairly over sized set tags. Much larger than usual. 

Donny White the Avs' new equipment manager signature and out date indicating 3/29/25 as the last game the sweater was worn by Nichushkin.

Nichushkin wearing this sweater at Ball Arena vs Dallas Stars in March of 2025. 

You can see the mark on the Avs Mountain Crest in both photos.

Nichushkin scoring one of his 21 goals on the season in this sweater.

2013-14 Paul Stastny Set 1 Road (MeiGray)

This is Paul Stastny's Set 1 road gamer from the 2013-14 Season.  Stastny wore this sweater for 18 road games to begin the year scoring 5 goals and 4 assists!  The jersey exhibits fantastic use and wear with heaving pilling, multiple team repairs on both sleeves and a huge black stick mark on the crest which has been photomatched to multiple road games.  I used to own a Stastny 3rd alternate in my collection that I sold to fellow Avs' collector and friend Jacob Dubin and have always regretted it..  I really liked Stastny and am very happy to have added another oner of his sweaters to my collection.  Paul Stastny scored 293 goals in his career and had 822 points.

Team Repairs

MeiGray Set Tag from 2013-14 season..

A photo of Stastny wearing this sweater in a game at Staple Center vs Kings in Los Angeles.

2020-21 Logan O'Connor Set 2 Home (KSC/Avalanche)

This is Logan O'Connor's Set 2 home sweater from the 2020-21 COVID shortened season.  It was very hard to determine how many games this sweater was actually worn by LOC but I was able to match the jersey to a game on 3/29/21 vs Anaheim Ducks at Ball Arena.  The jersey is fairly pristine overall but displays inner pilling on the lower hem and in the sleeves..  It seems as though it was only worn in maybe three games towards the end of the season but I am not sure. LOC registered 1 assist in the game vs the Ducks on 3/29/21.  I am very happy to have added an earlier gamer of O'Connor, a SC Champion with Colorado to my collection. 

 

25th Anniversary Season Patch adorns the right chest of the sweater

2020-21 Season Set Tag, Set 2 Home

Photomatched thread on the 2 to the game vs Ducks

1996-97 Sylvain Lefebvre Set 1 Road Jersey (Avalanche LOA)

This is Sylvain Lefebvre's Set 1 game worn road sweater from the 1996-97 season. Very happy to have added this beauty from an Avalanche Stanley Cup champion in Lefebvre.  The sweater exhibits very nice wear with team repairs, stick and puck marks and pilling in the rear hem. The fight strap exhibits some salting as well. The Lefebvre sweater is also customized with very short sleeves.  Like most Starter Avs' sweaters from this era, the jersey has been signed on the back on the number 2 in blue sharpie by Lefebvre.  Many thanks to fellow game worn jersey collector and friend Chuck Van Devander for giving me the opportunity to have this jersey added to my collection..

The Alternate Captain's A adorns the left chest of this Lefebvre Avalanche Sweater

Set 1 written on Center Ice collar tag. Very typical of Avs' sweater from this era

Lefebvre's jersey size with custom shortened sleeves

Team repairs throughout the sweater

This is a photo of Lefebvre wearing the jersey vs the Calgary Flames at the Saddle Dome in Calgary Alberta on October 22, 1996.

1995-96 Valeri Kamensky Home Set (Classic Auctions)

 This is one of Valeri Kamensky's 1995-96 game worn home sweaters.  I have not been able to determine yet whether this sweater was one of Kamensky's earlier sweaters in the Avs' inaugural season but there are some interesting facts about this shirt that could help.  The size of the sweater is an interesting 56-G which Kamensky must have experimented with early in the year.  All the rest of his jerseys from this season seem to be size 56-R. So perhaps he wore this jersey in the preseason and a part of the early regular season.. To be determined.  The jersey shows evident game use albeit fairly light in nature.  There is pilling evident in hem and some discoloration on the strap. As with many of the 1995-96 Avalanche jerseys, the Stanley Cup Finals patch was added to the sweater at the end of the year by the team before making it into the hobby. This Kamensky sweater is one of the examples of the replica 1996 SCF patch being added and not the original patch.  These jerseys were not worn in the Finals.  More research is needed on the sweater but is certainly a beautiful early example of the Colorado Avalanche and their inaugural season and Stanley Cup Championship in Denver, Colorado. Very happy to have added this rare Starter inaugural Kamensky Avs' sweater to my collection.

2015-16 Alex Tanguay Alt 3rd Set 1 (KSE/Avalanche)

This is Alex Tanguay's inaugural alternate set 1 jersey from 2015-16. This set of alternates were the first set of the current alternates that the Avalanche have been wearing for the last 8 seasons.  This first set of alternates were worn between 10/24/2015 -12/31/2015.  Tanguay didn't play especially well in this jersey only registering two assists in the 6 games he wore the sweater. The sweater exhibits light game use with some pilling in the hem and one very nice team repair on the sleeve. The Colorado Avalanche 20th Anniversary patch adorns the right chest of the jersey.  Very excited to add another Tanguay who is Stanley Cup Champion to my collection.

Set Tag for 2015-16 Season

Team Repair

A few photos of Tanguay wearing the jersey in game action in 2015

2023-24 Valeri Nichushkin Set 1 Road KSE/Avalanche

This is Valeri Nichushkin's Set 1 Road sweater form the 2023-24 season. The jersey exhibits very good wear overall with numerous stick and puck marks, team repairs and heavy pilling in the hem. The sweater has been photo matched to several games between Oct. and Dec. of 2023.  "Big Val" "Choo-Choo" wore the sweater in 15 games and scored 5 goals and added 7 apples for 12 points. I am a big fan of Nichushkin as he is a key big piece of this Avalanche team. I am very excited to add this sweater to my Avalanche game worn collection.  This is the last season for the Adidas Prime Green game sweaters.  The NHL will switch to Fanatics for the 2024-25 season.  

2023-24 Team Set Tag, much larger than previous seasons

Here are some photos of Choo Choo wearing the jersey in game action