AND WHAT OF VALIQUETTE?
As we wrote Friday night based upon the sources we spoke to, the Checkers have been assigned Miika Wiikman and the Rangers have a new backup netminder in New York in Alex Auld. It appears now, for the time being anyway that all of the Rangers goaltending…
FALCON CREST
VERSUS The Hartford Wolf Pack have been among the American Hockey League’s most successful teams in the past 12 years. They hold the AHL record for playoff success from inception with 12 straight appearances in the post-season. However in…
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Andres Ambühl is back from a very successful turn in the Vancouver Olympics. While Ambühl didn’t score any points, he played exceptionally well on defense and played center as well and was good on face-offs. In the games since Ambühl left Hartford on…
“ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK…”
VERSUS Frustration, Head Coach Ken Gernander agreed, would be the best word to describe how he feels after watching his troops play a hard fought game but come up short for the 33rd time in 59 games (26-26-3-4) as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers…
WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN…?
VERSUS The old cliché states that, “When it rains it pours.” For the Hartford Wolf Pack, after being blown out for the fourth straight time and having lost their fourth-in-a-row for the third time this season, they must feel like they’re in the…
BRUTAL
VERSUS It was over before it really began. The Hartford Wolf Pack fell behind 3-0 before fans had even found their seats. The team battled back as best they could, but just could not slow down the red-hot Portland Pirates as they dropped a 7-4 decision…
THEY’RE TRYING AS BEST AS THEY CAN…
VERSUS In the last two games the Hartford Wolf Pack have given up a total of thirteen goals. They lost 7-1 to Providence on Friday and dropped a 6-4 decision to in-state and franchise rivals the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the XL Center Saturday…
ETHAN GRAHAM HEADING TO BEER COUNTRY
GRAHAM LOANED TO MILWAUKEE Defenseman Earns Second AHL Call-Up This Season Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Derek Wilkinson announced today that defenseman Ethan Graham has been loaned to the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey…
CARROLL BACK IN TOWN
Andrew Carroll has earned a second shot with the Hartford Wolf Pack. It also means that Dale Weise will likely be missing at least a couple more games from a cut over his eye that he suffered in the first period of last Saturday night’s game in Norfolk.…
CHECKING UP
VERSUS CHECKERS WITH HISTORIC VICTORY, DUMP STINGRAYS 3-1 Stefanishion Pots Winner In Last Ever Regular Season Meeting Between Division Rivals The Charlotte Checkers fell behind by one and battled back with three straight goals for a 3-1…