Photo: Jacob Kupferman Charlotte continued to flex its defensive muscle on Friday night, opening the Atlantic Division Finals with a 3-2 win over Hershey at Bojangles Coliseum. Game 2 of the best-of-five series is Saturday night. The Checkers allowed only 19 shots on goal by the Bears’ dangerous offense, and John Leonard scored Charlotte’s third … Read more
Rasmus Asplund scored his second goal of the night 3:09 into overtime to give Charlotte a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the Atlantic Division Finals at Bojangles Coliseum on Saturday night. With the Checkers ahead two games to none, the best-of-five series resumes Wednesday night in Hershey. After nearly winning the game late in … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer A point of conventional hockey wisdom very much applies to the Charlotte Checkers and the Florida Panthers, their NHL parent team. All other elements being equal, ideally an AHL team can tailor its philosophies to its NHL parent team. There may well be times when those objectives need some flexibility, … Read more
Graphic: Charlotte Checkers In the Atlantic Division Semifinals, the two-time defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears fell behind the Lehigh Valley Phantoms two games to one before rallying to take the final two games of the series to win their American Hockey League (AHL) record ninth straight Calder Cup playoff series. The Chocolate and White … Read more
The Checkers are heading home, and they’re bringing a 2-0 series lead with them. Kaapo Kähkönen made 32 saves as Charlotte shut out Providence, 2-0, in Game 2 of their Atlantic Division semifinal on Sunday evening. The Checkers will host Game 3 on Wednesday. Wilmer Skoog and Ben Steeves provided the offense and Kähkönen and … Read more
The Charlotte Checkers and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins both clinched spots in the Calder Cup Playoffs with victories on Wednesday night.The Charlotte Checkers and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins both clinched spots in the Calder Cup Playoffs with victories on Wednesday night. Charlotte defeated Providence, 5-2, while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton rallied for a 4-3 overtime win against Hartford. The Checkers have qualified … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Geordie Kinnear played a hard-nosed, team-first, no-glamour type of game as a defenseman with the Albany River Rats during the rough-and-tough 1990’s era of hockey. So it’s only fitting that Kinnear coaches the same selfless, low-key way that he played. And now, like then, his work is earning rewards. With … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Charlotte Checkers are hosting the Stanley Cup on Saturday. Hockey’s most storied trophy will be at Bojangles Coliseum when the Checkers take on Bridgeport as Charlotte celebrates the championship won by their NHL affiliate, the Florida Panthers, in June. And the way the Checkers have been playing, they may … Read more