by Jordan Futrell | Nov 14, 2016 | Checking In
This new mini-series will offer first impressions on Hurricanes prospects who are new to the Charlotte Checkers (or had limited AHL runs at the end of previous seasons). Valentin Zykov Pre-arrival Valentin Zykov is projected to possibly be a high-scoring forward in...
by Jordan Futrell | Nov 9, 2016 | Checking In
The Checkers came out strong at home again on Wednesday (Nov. 2) as they trounced the Rockford Icehogs by a score of 4-0. They would follow that game with another solid performance on Thursday (Nov. 3) and defeat the Icehogs again 2-1. Three Stars of the week...
by Jordan Futrell | Nov 3, 2016 | Checking In
A successful transition from juniors for 2014-15 season As the Checkers saw multiple key defensemen called up to NHL, one player stepped up as the team’s top blue liner. Trevor Carrick was drafted by the Hurricanes in 2012 as a fourth round pick, from the Mississauga...
by Jordan Futrell | Nov 3, 2016 | Checking In
No player on the Checkers last year had more hype coming into the season then Sergey Tolchinsky. The 5’8 winger from Russia signed with the Hurricanes organization in August of 2013, after going undrafted because other teams were not sure if his lack of height would...
by Jordan Futrell | Nov 2, 2016 | Checking In
The Checkers started off their opening weekend at home with success, beating the Grand Rapids Griffins by a score 4-2 on Friday (Oct. 28) and 3-0 on Saturday (Oct. 29). Three stars of the week Brock McGinn played his best game of the year on Friday night and...
by Jordan Futrell | Oct 26, 2016 | Checking In
The Charlotte Checkers got the monkey off their back and won their first game of the season on Friday (Oct. 21) against the Iowa Wild by a score of 8-3. Unfortunately, they could not carry the momentum into Saturday night’s game (Oct. 22) and they would lose to...
