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Colorado Avalanche right wing Joonas Donskoi (72) tries to get oriented with the puck as New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov (40) defends the crease during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Uniondale, N.Y.
By Mike Chambers | mchambers@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
June 26, 2021 at 3:41 p.m.

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Mike Chambers | Avalanche and General Assignment Reporter

Mike Chambers is 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.