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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Avalanche’s lethal power play is its non-secret weapon in winning the Stanley Cup
The best way for the Avalanche to reach its goal of hoisting the Stanley Cup? It's exactly what Colorado showed over the past week in easily dispatching Arizona in five...

5 takeaways from the Avalanche’s Game 5 victory that eliminated Arizona
Wednesday's victory for the Avalanche mirrored Monday's 7-1 rout in the same building and lands Colorado in the second round for the second consecutive year.

NHL playoff scoring leader Nathan MacKinnon closing in on Joe Sakic postseason record
With a four-point performance Wednesday in a 7-1 route to eliminate the Arizona Coyotes in five games, Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon now leads the NHL in playoff scoring with 13...

Avalanche advances to second round with dominating victory over Coyotes in Game 5
The Avs were again awesome in Edmonton on Wednesday.

5 takeaways from the Avalanche’s 7-1 Game 4 victory over Arizona
Not much of a contest at Rogers Place. The Avalanche got goals from six players and faced just 15 shots-against in a 7-1 rout over the Arizona Coyotes in Game...

Nathan MacKinnon “manhandled” Arizona’s Christian Fischer in late Game 4 scrum
Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon has a team-high 10 penalty minutes and his coaches and teammates fully support his chippiness.

Avalanche pounds Coyotes 7-1 to take 3-1 series lead
The Avalanche routed Arizona, 7-1, Monday to take a commanding 3-1 game lead in the first- round NHL playoff series.

Avalanche like their plan, but need to execute better, Bednar says
Less than 24 hours after coaching through a highly frustrating Game 3 loss to the Arizona Coyotes, game video supported what Avalanche coach Jared Bednar originally thought about his team's...

Pavel Francouz did a lot of watching in his NHL postseason debut
Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz was called upon in a consecutive-day situation, and he certainly wasn't to blame in a Game 3 loss in which he allowed two goals high over...

Darcy Kuemper’s 49 saves leads Arizona to Game 3 victory over the Avalanche
Darcy Kuemper was like vintage Patrick Roy on Saturday, making 49 saves in successfully steering the Arizona Coyotes down a treacherous path at Rogers Place in Edmonton.