CHARLOTTE, NC – Five minutes into the game Charlotte were two goals down against Grand Rapid Griffins. Tomas Tatar and Loius-Marc Aubry getting on the score sheet for the Griffins. Things looked bad for the Checkers during that first period … Continue reading
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Checkers ground Griffins, 4-2
CHARLOTTE, NC – An unassisted attack from center ice by Rasmus Rissanen, the 20-year-old Checkers defenseman, caught Grand Rapids defenders cold. With 6.34 left in the game Rissanen put Charlotte ahead 3-2, his positive action taking the puck straight at … Continue reading
Checkers play hard but lose to Hershey
CHARLOTTE, NC – Against the Hershey Bears you have to be on top form, the Checkers were certainly that. Unfortunately that was just not good enough, even though Charlotte raced into a 2-0 lead in the first period. Goals from … Continue reading
Checkers notebook: Huge effort comes up short
CHARLOTTE, NC – Even though Charlotte was missing eight players due to injury and NHL call up they put up a tremendous fight against the Eastern Conference leaders. This was the first visit of the Hershey Bears since Charlotte knocked … Continue reading
Checkers’ win streak ends in loss at Chicago
CHICAGO – Charlotte’s four-game winning run against the Midwest Division came to an end in Chicago. The Wolves raced into a 2-0 lead during the first period with Mark Mancari the Chicago player who did the damage. Saturday night … Continue reading
Checkers take 4-3 win in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, Wisc – The Checkers extended their lead in the Midwest Division with a win over the Admirals in Milwaukee last evening. The Checkers were behind 3-2 at the mid-way point of the third period when Zac Dalpe tied the game … Continue reading