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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Kiszla vs. Chambers: Nathan MacKinnon or Joe Sakic? Which Avalanche center is better?
Question: Is Nathan MacKinnon a better hockey player than Joe Sakic?

Avalanche in rest and recovery mode. Vegas or Minnesota next opponent in Round 2
It's R&R time for the Avalanche, following its first-round playoff sweep of the St. Louis Blues.

Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly dubs his series “pretty pathetic,” says Avalanche “clearly the better team”
St. Louis captain Ryan O'Reilly, the former Avalanche center, said the Avs were "clearly the better team" and called his performance "pretty pathetic" after Colorado won Game 4 on Sunday...

Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri will appeal his eight-game suspension
Avalanche second-line center Nazem Kadri will appeal his eight-game suspension for a check-to-the-head on St. Louis defenseman Justin Faulk in Game 2 of the first-round series.

Blues-Avalanche Game 4 Quick Hits: Quiet in Game 3, MacKinnon line comes through with three goals
Quick hitters from the Avalanche’s 5-2 Game 4 win at St. Louis on Sunday.

Chambers: Avalanche should be well-represented in NHL awards voting
Edmonton's Connor McDavid will win the Hart Trophy in a landslide. The Avs' Cale Makar (Norris) and Philipp Grubauer (Vezina) could also be favorites

Blues-Avalanche Game 3 Quick Hits: Philipp Grubauer’s three-save close to first period a big moment
Quick hitters from the Avalanche’s 5-1 Game 3 win against St. Louis on Friday night:

Avs’ Philipp Grubauer not interested in fighting Blues’ Jordan Binnington: “I worry about stopping the pucks”
Philipp Grubauer is a goalie, not a fighter.

Avalanche at St. Louis Blues: Three keys for Game 3
The Avalanche and Blues meet for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Friday, 7:30 p.m. (USA, ALT).

Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri facing suspension from head hit on Blues’ Justin Faulk
Avalanche center Nazem Kadri is facing a suspension after being offered an in-person hearing via Zoom by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Thursday morning.