Former Avalanche and General Assignment Reporter
Mike Chambers
Mike Chambers was the Avalanche beat writer for The Denver Post. A Colorado native, he wrote his first story for the paper as a freelancer in 1994 and joined the staff in 2000 as a general-assignment writer mostly covering the University of Denver hockey team. Mike graduated from Cherry Creek High School and has a journalism degree from the University of Northern Colorado.
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Jacob MacDonald trading positions for playing time with Avalanche
Journeyman defenseman Jacob MacDonald, a former undrafted free agent out of Cornell, will again be used as a depth forward for the Avalanche in Saturday's game against the visiting Minnesota...

Five takeaways from the Avalanche’s 4-3 victory at St. Louis
Minus top-line winger Mikko Rantanen, the Avalanche on Thursday outshot St. Louis 42-18 and beat the Blues 4-3 at Enterprise Center. Colorado improved to 3-4 while St. Louis (5-1) suffered...

Logan O’Connor steps into top-six role for Avalanche
O'Connor, the former University of Denver standout who gave up his senior year in 2018 to sign with the Avs as an undrafted free agent, will be the right winger...

Golden Knights send Avalanche to 2-4 with fifth straight win against conference rivals
Two proud teams off to disappointing starts to the season played to a near draw Tuesday night at Ball Arena.

Avalanche defenseman Sam Girard “day-to-day” after check against the boards from Steven Stamkos at Tampa Bay
Avalanche defenseman Sam Girard could miss games with a possible head or shoulder injury, after being checked into the boards by Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos in overtime on Saturday night.

5 takeaways from the Avalanche’s 4-3 shootout victory at Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Avalanche snapped a three-game losing streak in difficult fashion on Saturday night, defeating the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions on the road. Colorado never trailed and...

Avalanche never trails and defeats two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists as he and the Avalanche's other top players had clutch performances on Saturday in a shootout win against the two-time defending Tampa...

Chambers: Cale Makar searching for his Norris Trophy ability early on
Cale Makar did not play a preseason game, partly because of his off-season medical procedure and also because the Avalanche wanted 2020 first-round draft pick Justin Barron to play his...

Avalanche at Lightning: Preseason Stanley Cup favorite meets back-to-back champions
The plan is to go from bad, to much better, to defeating the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions on the road.

Avalanche falls to 1-3 with loss at 4-0 Florida Panthers
The Avs, whose longest regular-season losing streak last season was three games, fell 4-1 to the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena.