The 2012-13 American Hockey League season officially came to an end last night for the Charlotte Checkers in an exciting and dramatic winner-take-all game five with the Oklahoma City Barons. A remarkable series which saw both teams win big and a couple of close contests finished with a 6-2 win for the Barons, despite being peppered for 51 shots. The ... Read More »
The Charlotte Checkers ended 2012 on a bit of a sour note, as they played, and dropped, a set of back-to-back-to-backs from December 28-30. All three games were road matchups in Texas for the Checkers, as they traveled from Houston to Cedar Park to San Antonio. The Checkers were outscored 10-5, and only managed to grab a point out of ... Read More »
The AHL season is in full swing. Teams are beginning to separate from the pack, the scoring leaders are beginning to emerge, and a very lose playoff picture is beginning to form. Leading their division, conference, and the league, the Charlotte Checkers hold the AHL’s top spot. Heading into the holiday break, the Checkers sit atop the standings with a ... Read More »
The Charlotte Checkers continued to roll as the string of away games to begin the year carried on into the third week of the season. The team hasn’t seen home ice yet this year, and won’t have their first home game of the season until November 4th. The 6th, 7th, and 8th games of the record 9-game road trip kicked ... Read More »
The Charlotte Checkers continued their gauntlet of away games to start the season with a back-to-back-to-back weekend which saw them play in Milwaukee against the Admirals on Friday night, and two games straight in Rockford against the IceHogs. After going 1-0-1 in the opening weekend, the Checkers looked to keep the ball rolling in the grueling 3-game weekend. On last ... Read More »
The Charlotte Checkers, much like all the other AHL farm teams in the league, benefited from the lockout currently happening in the NHL. Players who have played for the Carolina Hurricanes, such as Justin Faulk, Drayson Bowman, and Zac Dalpe are down in Charlotte as long as the NHL lockout continues. With the team loaded with NHL-ready talent, they took ... Read More »
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