[ad_1] The Charlotte Checkers and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have secured spots in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. Both teams clinched a playoff berth thanks to the Springfield Thunderbirds’ 3-0 loss to the Belleville Senators on Friday evening. The Checkers are in the Calder Cup field for the sixth consecutive postseason, including three years in a row…
[ad_1] With his 1-0 overtime loss against the Bridgeport Islanders Saturday night, goalie Spencer Knight now owns a franchise record under Florida Panthers AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. The record in question is a shutout streak. It was originally held by Michael Leighton, who went 192 minutes and two seconds without a goal scored against…
[ad_1] The Charlotte Checkers have acquired defenseman Mitchell Vande Sompel from the Chicago Wolves in exchange for forward Jake Wise. Vande Sompel has played 31 games with the Wolves this season, recording two goals and five assists. He has appeared in 282 AHL games over six professional seasons with Chicago, Colorado and Bridgeport, totaling 26…
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Charlotte Checkers forward Justin Sourdif has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game vs. San Jose on Jan. 17. Sourdif will miss Charlotte’s games Saturday (Jan….
[ad_1] Photo: Jacob Kupferman CHARLOTTE, N.C. … The Charlotte Checkers scored three times in the third period to pull away for a 5-2 victory over the Rochester Americans in the Queen City Outdoor Classic on Saturday night. A standing-room only crowd of 11,031 fans watched the hometown Checkers win the 12th outdoor game in American…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Charlotte Checkers defenseman Casey Fitzgerald thinks back to his previous two outdoor games and the sights and sounds that they presented. Seth Appert, the head coach of the Rochester Americans, remembers his time skating back on the frozen Mississippi River in Minnesota. And Checkers chief operating officer Tera Black?…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Sometimes it’s the quiet nights that are particularly challenging for a goaltender. Sunday was one of those evenings for Spencer Knight. But really, that is just hockey. The bigger picture is that Knight is back on the ice. Now there is something familiar for Knight – the ice. Even…
