by Jordan Futrell | Apr 13, 2017 | Checking In
The Charlotte Checkers entered the week, locked into a tight playoff race with the Cleveland Monsters. The Checkers would beat the Texas Stars 9-3 on Saturday (Apr. 8) and 3-1 on Sunday (Apr. 9). They would slip up in as shootout to the Grand Rapids Griffins on...
by Jordan Futrell | Apr 11, 2017 | Checking In
Check out also other “playoff day” coverage at Canes and Coffee that includes a Canes fan playoff primer with draft pick implications and a roundup of former Hurricanes playing in the 2017 NHL playoffs. Charlotte Checkers brief season summary The...
by Jordan Futrell | Apr 9, 2017 | Checking In
Aleksi Saarela was not one of the original members on the Checkers roster to start to the season, but man has he fit in with the team like he has been playing with them all season. The Hurricanes acquired Saarela in a trade with the New York Rangers, that saw former...
by Jordan Futrell | Apr 7, 2017 | Checking In
The Charlotte Checkers are in a dogfight with the Cleveland Monsters, for the final playoff spot in the AHL’s Central Division. They would best the Monsters 4-1 on Thursday (Mar. 30) and the Grand Rapids Griffins by a score of 3-1 on Friday (Mar. 31). The Checkers...
by Matt Karash | Apr 3, 2017 | Checking In, On The Beat
With players freeing up with their Canadian juniors seasons ending, the Hurricanes teetering out of the playoff hunt and the Checkers sitting right at the playoff cut line, things have been busy in terms of player transactions. Today the Hurricanes announced that they...
by Jordan Futrell | Mar 30, 2017 | Checking In
The Charlotte Checkers are still in the playoff hunt despite losing two out of three games played. They would best the Chicago Wolves 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday (Mar. 25) and lose the next night on Sunday (Mar. 26) by a score of 3-1. The Checkers would then lose to...
