Photo: Jacob Kupferman Charlotte Checkers captain Zac Dalpe has announced his retirement. Dalpe, who missed most of the 2024-25 season due to injury, skated in 574 career AHL games with Charlotte, Cleveland, Iowa, Rochester, Utica and Albany, recording 220 goals and 173 assists for 393 points over 15 professional seasons, including six years as captain … Read more
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (theahl.com) … Jesse Puljujärvi scored 15:22 into overtime as the Charlotte Checkers spoiled the party at Abbotsford Centre and staved off elimination with a 4-3 victory in Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals on Saturday evening. The Canucks still lead the series, three games to two, as the teams head back east … Read more
The Charlotte Checkers and their fans put on a display Friday night worthy of Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals. Pitted against the visiting Abbotsford Canucks, they delivered a sold-out building and a loud, rambunctious one. Even with no meaningful history between Charlotte and an opponent from clear-across the other side of the AHL … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theahl.com) … Mike Benning scored 4:02 into overtime to give the Charlotte Checkers a critical 3-2 win over the Abbotsford Canucks in Game 2 of the 2025 Calder Cup Finals on Sunday afternoon. Tied at one game apiece, the best-of-seven series now shifts to Abbotsford for Game 3 on Tuesday evening (10 ET/7 … Read more
The Calder Cup Finals are here. Fresh off back-to-back series sweeps, the Charlotte Checkers will host Game 1 of the best-of-seven Calder Cup Finals against the Abbotsford Checkers on Friday night. Both teams have been through lengthy journeys to reach this point of the season. This will be the fifth playoff series for the Canucks, … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer If you’re playing hockey in June, you’ve had a long season. And if you’re still working your way back from bilateral hip surgery two years ago, the road has felt even longer. “I feel like when I started in Pittsburgh (in October), that’s like a couple years ago,” jokes Charlotte … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Next stop: The Calder Cup Finals. The Charlotte Checkers swept both the back-to-back Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears and the regular-season champion Laval Rocket to earn the Eastern Conference championship. Charlotte won its eighth straight game on Tuesday night, ending Laval’s season with a come-from-behind 3-2 win at Bojangles Coliseum on … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Laval Rocket had answers all season. But staggering after three decisive losses to the Charlotte Checkers in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Rocket are scrambling for a response at the worst possible time. The Checkers went into Place Bell, a building that had been a fortress all season … Read more
The Charlotte Checkers are one win away from the Calder Cup Finals after their third straight convincing victory over Laval, a 5-1 decision at Bojangles Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. The Checkers can secure the Richard F. Canning Trophy with another win in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Charlotte got goals from John Leonard, Riley Bezeau … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Two high-quality teams have run into the Laval Rocket this spring. Two high-quality teams have seen their seasons ended. In the division semifinals, the Cleveland Monsters staged a valiant battle but fell in four games. In the division finals, the Rochester Americans, a 92-point team this season, dragged the Rocket the … Read more