CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A trio of goals in the final 8:59 of regulation, including a pair from Martin Frk, helped the Grand Rapids Griffins defeat the Charlotte Checkers 5-3 on Tuesday at Bojangles’ Coliseum. The Griffins (22-11-0-1) won for the 20th time over their … Continue reading
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PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Checkers sink Monsters, 4-3, in OT
CHARLOTTE, NC – In the fourth of eight head-to-head meetings between the two teams this season, Cleveland’s Lake Erie Monsters earned one standings point in a 4-3 overtime defeat at the hands of the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in … Continue reading
PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Checkers take 4-1 win over Monsters
CHARLOTTE, NC –Â A second-period outburst helped propel the Checkers over the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday 4-1 and run their point streak to a season-best five games. After a scoreless first period that saw the Checkers out-shoot the Monsters 11-5, … Continue reading
PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Reign swamp Checkers, 5-1
CHARLOTTE, NC –Â The Checkers had no better luck in their rematch with the Ontario Reign, falling by a score of 5-1. The teams again locked in a tightly-contested first period, with the Reign breaking through in the waning minutes to … Continue reading
PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Reign upend Checkers, 3-1
CHARLOTTE, NC – There was a lot of celebration throughout Saturday’s Throwback Night, but it didn’t translate to the ice. The Checkers couldn’t keep their winning ways going against the top team in the Western Conference Saturday night as they stumbled … Continue reading
PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Checkers down Iowa in SO, 2-1
CHARLOTTE, NC – The Iowa Wild (3-16-1-3, 10 points) were defeated by the Charlotte Checkers (11-9-0-9, 22 points) 2-1 in a shootoutin front of 3,304 fans on Sunday at Bojangles Arena. Iowa’s Zack Mitchell scored with 6:39 left in regulation, … Continue reading