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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NHL’s West Division is top heavy. Will it hurt Avalanche in later rounds of the playoffs?
NHL West Division rivals Vegas, Colorado and Minnesota were the first three NHL teams to clinch a playoff spot, each doing so last week.

Avalanche signs 2020 first-round draft pick Justin Barron
The Avalanche on Tuesday signed defenseman Justin Barron to his three-year, entry-level contract.

Shorthanded Avalanche embarrassed by Blues in St. Louis
St. Louis' best players outplayed those from the Avalanche on Monday as the Blues defeated Colorado 4-1 at Enterprise Center to climb back in the West Divison playoff picture.

Avalanche COVID updates; winger Brandon Saad out 2-4 weeks with injury
Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer has come off the NHL's COVID-19 protocol absence list and has joined the team in St. Louis, and while wingers Mikko Rantanen and Joonas Donskoi remain...

Avalanche, Blues collide for eighth and final meeting Monday
For a team that hasn't lost consecutive games in regulation in more than two months, and just once in regulation/overtime all season, the Avalanche is probably a good bet to...

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar questions discipline after Blues rally for 5-3 victory in St. Louis
Former Avalanche center Ryan O'Reilly produced a hat trick Saturday as the St. Louis Blues rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat the Avs 5-3 at Enterprise Center.

Chambers: Patrik Nemeth, once an Avalanche waiver-wire addition, has come a long way in four years
Patrik Nemeth was handed off from one Hockey Hall of Famer to another two weeks ago.

Avalanche clinches playoffs for fourth straight season — second-longest stretch in club history
Despite just one practice and a morning skate ahead of Thursday's game at St. Louis, the Avalanche came off a five-day pause and won its first game in eight nights...

Avalanche clinch playoff spot with 4-2 win over Blues
The Avalanche came out of its second COVID-19 protocol shutdown Thursday, playing its first game in eight nights, and skated away with a 4-2 playoff-clinching victory against the St. Louis...

Jared Bednar to surpass Bob Hartley as Avalanche’s longest-tenured head coach Thursday at St. Louis
Jared Bednar will coach his 360th NHL game with the Avalanche on Thursday night at St. Louis to break the club record he shares with Bob Hartley, who led the...