BR Staff
Meet the folks behind the bylines here in our staff profiles. Those who have “Contributor Emeritus” titles are recognized staff alumni who helped make Burgundy Review what it is today.
Links go to every author’s body of work.
Matthew Edwards – Site Manager, Author, Burgundy Review Podcast Producer and Host, pre/postgame video host from Ball Arena and elsewhere
After a series of staff moves, Matthew stepped into the role of Burgundy Review’s interim site manager in early 2024 before assuming the role full-time in early 2025. He took over the Burgundy Review Game-Winning Goal Challenge from SeaMill shortly before the start of the Avalanche shortened 2019-2020 season, and took over the production and hosting duties for the Burgundy Radio podcast from Steph before the start of the Avalanche 2o21-2022 season. When time allows, Matthew serves as the pre- and post-game host for for Avs home games and other special events on our social media channels. He first started writing about the Avs waaaaay back in 1998(!) on the Bolt social network hockey message boards. After a long break, he started contributing a few fanposts on Mile High Hockey beginning in 2014, then made the leap to Burgundy Review during the Great Cupcake Uprising™ of 2017. After eight years away from Mile High Hockey, he will be returning as a weekly contributor.
Fascinated by: Game ops (pregame hype, pregame warmups–specifically, goalie drills–and player entrances) and the fan experience off the ice.
Concentrates on: Watching players attempting to read and anticipate plays, and also how goalies position themselves to read incoming shots.
Other interests: Mourning the now-defunct Arizona Coyotes (NHL), following our Colorado Eagles (AHL), the Sarnia Sting and Flint Firebirds (OHL), the University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA), and the Colorado Rapids (MLS).
Dream Avs Job: …would be Ball Arena P.A. announcer and in-arena host in charge of the in-house music (in which an immediate ban on using Nickleback as “hype” “music” would be put in place) and, if he had a much firmer command of the Spanish language, channeling his inner to do Avs play-by-play in Spanish.
queenjk – Author, Burgundy Radio Podcast Contributor
Currently the Site Manager at Mile High Hockey, Jackie also serves as Burgundy Review’s Draft and Amateur Prospects guru (Dreaming of the Draft, Prospect Weekly), along with working on the Avs pro prospects and many other aspects of the organization. She has been a regular contributor to the Burgundy Radio podcast and was a mainstay on the Talking Out Our Avs podcast during its run.
Fascinated by: Building a franchise. Drafting, development, contracts. Growing as a team and organization.
Concentrates on: Focus on players, shift by shift. Watching Sam Girard puts joy into my heart.
Other interests: Other than all affiliated and prospect teams, the Denver Broncos and NFL mostly.
Dream Avs Job: Director of Development. Work with the prospects, affiliates and scouting would be perfect.
earl06 – Contributor Emeritus (Managing Editor, Author)
Earl got his start at Mile High Hockey back in 2013 on the Lake Erie (now Cleveland) Monsters beat. He has been at the helm as Burgundy Review’s managing editor since day one, having written about the Avs AHL affiliates and professional development along with general Avs topics and publishing his insightful Breaking Down column after games. He was also a fixture on the Burgundy Radio podcast through its 2022-2023 season. While not in an active role with BR presently, he still guides the site when possible.
Fascinated by: Pro development, systems & coaching, player personnel decisions.
Concentrates on: Looking for changes in strategy during games as well as players in new roles or positions. Love watching the Avs exploit an opponent’s subtle weaknesses.
Other interests: Pro Cycling, Tennis, Formula1. Loosely follow the Habs and Colgate University Hockey too.
Dream Avs Job: Director of Player Personnel or AGM on the development side.
sandiegauthier – Contributor Emeritus (Editor, Author)The author of the legendary Daily Cupcakes series, Sandie joined the Burgundy Review staff, and brought the Cupcakes with her, much to the delight of our audience. Her long-running series ran through early 2020, but the door is always open for the Cupcakes to make a return engagement in the future.
SeaMill12 – Contributor Emeritus (Administrator, Author)
One of the founders of Burgundy Review, SeaMill dictated a new Avs blog was needed in 2017. He started extensively following the Avs during Nathan MacKinnon’s rookie season in 2013, but has followed them casually since the beginning, learning a lot from the writers and commenters on Mile High Hockey. He created the Burgundy Review Game-Winning Goal Challenge, a weekly guessing game that has been well-received by BR’s Discord community. A longtime a fixture for the Burgundy Review staff ever since day one, SeaMill left the site in 2022 to devote more time to his growing family.
Fascinated by: Would love to watch prospects more as time allows, but takes pride in knowing a great deal about the whole NHL as a whole. A general overview of every team, their prospects, their front office, etc.
Concentrates on: When watching NHL games I like to watch things behind the play because in my opinion, that is what makes a great player. The things they do when they don’t have the puck separates players from stars
Dream Avs Job: If I were to choose a dream job, it would be a pro scout (rather than an amateur prospect/draft scout). In reality it may be more likely for me to develop technology/websites for the Avs (I would be 100% elated for that job too though).
roaming_yeti – Contributor Emeritus (Administrator)
Yeti, along with SeaMill, was one of the Burgundy Review’s original founders. He kept the site functional and compliant so all the staff writers can do their thing. After several years of working alongside Seamill, family life came calling, and he departed the site in 2021.
Fascinated by: Watching the Avs embrace development philosophy changes recently has been fascinating and exciting.
Concentrates on: When I am not trying to ignore our announcers I try to pay attention to the positioning of players that are away from the puck.
Dream Avs Job: Probably a zamboni driver. I talked with one of them and it seems like a sweet gig.
Steph – Contributor Emeritus (Author, Burgundy Radio Podcast Producer & Host)
Steph was a founding contributor to Burgundy Review, and was the inaugural host for what is now known as the Burgundy Radio podcast. They started out writing at MHH back in 2010. Steph departed BR in 2022.
Fascinated by: Originally Peter Forsberg drew me to the team but now it’s just that they’re fun as heck to watch. Nathan Mackinnon is the obvious answer but it’s more than just him.
Concentrates on: BR discord…lol… I try to kinda watch around the puck (not the puck itself) to focus on what plays are developing around it, but since I always watch the game delayed from live TV a minute or so, I’ll really hone in on whoever’s name the discord is screaming when that happens.
Other interests: No other traditional sports, just esports. I check in with the Dota 2 scene from time to time, a lot less than I used to, and I watch a lot of Overwatch League. (go Gladiators/Valiant, and since I’m not in the LA area, no, I don’t have to pick one).
Dream Avs Job: I wouldn’t want to work with the Avs. If they insisted on giving me a position, it would be to be the Twitter-joke-person who makes just like 100K to sit in every personnel meeting and have two veto powers every season, where I can just say “Don’t do that” and that’s the final decision.
Rudo3 – Contributor Emeritus (Burgundy Radio Podcast Contributor, Video, Colorado Eagles Beat Writer)
Rudo made his start alongside all of us back in the very beginnings of Burgundy Review. In his spare time he’s also credentialed media for our beloved Colorado Eagles. He got his start in 2015 on Reddit and was the face of “Avalanche Review”, creating shift-by-shift vids on prospects and draft eligible players, and the host of the Talking Out Our Avs podcast during its production run. Rudo departed BR in 2019 and has been a main fixture for DNVR Avalanche ever since.
Fascinated by: Player development, organizational decisions, system schemes, and goal scoring of course.
Concentrates on: General overview/highlight plays but can vary based on context.
Other interests: Anything and everything related to the Avs Including minor and junior league hockey. Casual Rockies fan.
Dream Avs Job: Something in the video department.
J.D. Killian – Contributor Emeritus (Author)
J.D. joined Burgundy Review at the very beginning in 2017, contributing her perspective on the Avs during our inaugural season. She departed BR in 2018 shortly before the 2018-2019 Avalanche season.
NoNeedToYelle – Contributor Emeritus (Author)
Yelle was a member of our inaugural staff, writing several articles on the Avs and contributing to our staff roundtables through our early days. Yelle went behind the scenes in 2018 on our staff before pulling up stakes during the second half of the 2021-2022 Avalanche season.
Professor Oak – Contributor Emeritus (Author, Fantasy Hockey)
Professor Oak was Burgundy Review’s fantasy correspondent, among other things. The good Prof began at MHH in 2013, and joined us to get us off the ground in 2017 before venturing into the sunset.
Fascinated by: watching all of the young talent develop and the Avs players have fun
Concentrates on: I focus on the game away from the puck. I love seeing small defensive reads and seeing the play develop.
Other interests: I don’t really follow any other sports, but do follow the Smite e-sports scene very closely.
Dream Avs Job: Assistant GM, still get to give input without the hot seat of the GM.
AceODale – Contributor Emeritus (Author, Podcaster)
Ace started out with some fan posts at MHH back in the day and came over to Burgundy Review as part of our staff in 2017 to contribute articles and podcast views. Ace departed BR in 2019.
Fascinated by: Denver is our family/clan center. So any Denver based team gets my tribal loyalty.
Concentrates on: I grew up playing hockey and specifically defense. I like watching how they cycle, pinch and close gaps.
Other interests: Pretty much Hockey and football(bol). Denver Broncos, of course and the Rapids. Spokane Chiefs of the WHL, Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL, AHL’s Colorado Eagles. Also Arsenal of the English Premier League and the general international scene. I tend to root for those teams based on countries or cities I’ve visited.
Avs Dream Job: I spent a decade and a half in radio, so it would be fun to be part of the broadcast crew. I don’t care what as long as I get to wear a headset.
mikeatbr – Contributor Emeritus (Author)
Mike got his start as an Avs correspondent at Blanc, Bleu et Rouge in 2007, and when Joe Dunman started Mile High Hockey, he decided that there wasn’t enough rough humor and bad punctuation, so he invited Mike. to join in. Mike provides BR’s token veteran locker room presence (which explains his lack of an exit date), and one of the very few that understands why people choose to stand in front of pucks being shot at them at 100mph.
Fascinated by: The drafting and free agency decisions and the general play of the team.
Concentrates on: Goalies, defensive reads, and Nathan MacKinnon. Unless King Henrik is on then I just stare wistfully at him.
Other interests: I like Ovi and the Caps and follow some other goalies like Hank, Pekka, and Vasi. I’m a very on-off fan of the Broncos and Rockies. Follow my alma mater (Miss State) in football and baseball. I like European motorsports (Rally, F1, etc.).
Avs Dream Job: Goalie scout and Vice President of Stupid Decisions (where I just listen to plans and decide if they’re stupid or not).