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.
The Colorado Eagles coaches are an extension of Jared Bednar's staff, and the Avalanche head coach was thrilled to see former Avs defenseman Brett Clark join the AHL club.
A day after being acquired by the Avalanche from the Buffalo Sabres, goaltender Jonas Johansson on Sunday was at team headquarters and prepared to travel with the team to Arizona.
Minnesota likes to call itself the State of Hockey. But the Wild might be in the State of Shock after losing a combined 11-1 in its two-game set against the...
Saturday's game between the Avalanche and Minnesota Wild was the 29th for both teams, marking the beginning of the second half of the NHL's condensed 56-game schedule.
In dominating fashion, the Avalanche on Thursday night leapfrogged Minnesota for second place in the West Divison by dismantling the Wild 5-1 at Ball Arena. Colorado, now at the halfway...
Young Avalanche defensemen Cale Makar and Bo Byram are set to return from upper-body injuries Thursday to begin a key two-game stretch against the Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena.
The Avalanche is clearly in need of a capable backup goaltender, and there are options out there if the franchise decides to target a proven veteran "rental."