MILWAUKEE, Wisc – Victor Rask scored his first-ever goal for Charlotte midway through the first period when he diverted a pass from Jerome Samson into the Admirals’ goal. The move began with Checkers’ captain Brett Sutter who along with Samson … Continue reading
CHARLOTTE, NC – Charlotte lead the Texas Stars 3-1 in the third period but the Stars rallied to win the game 4-3 in a shootout. It was late in the second period when Charlotte first went ahead when Zach Boychuk … Continue reading
CHARLOTTE, NC – Every ice hockey team has one; in fact most contact sports have one. An enforcer that is. The Charlotte Checkers are not any different, they have Justin Soryal, a 6’ 2’, 210lb left wing. The difference is … Continue reading
CHARLOTTE, NC – The Checkers roster has been reduced to 24 players from the original 31. Forwards Justin Shugg and Brody Sutter, defensemen Tommi Kivisto and Beau Schmitz and goaltender John Muse have all been assigned to the ECHL … Continue reading
CHARLOTTE, NC – In the first exhibition game of the season, Charlotte went down 3-0 to the Admirals. Then, on Sunday, the Checkers reversed the result winning 4-3 with goals from Tim Wallace, Tommi Kivisto, Zach Boychuk and Victor Rask. … Continue reading
CHARLOTTE, NC – Dan Ellis has kept goal for Dallas, Nashville, Tampa Bay and Anaheim over the last six NHL seasons. A veteran of 165 NHL games, 32 year old Dan Ellis became an unrestricted free agent this summer. Born … Continue reading
