CHARITABLE CHECKERS
CHECKERS RENAME FOUNDATION Institution shifts focus to children- and cancer-related charities In line with organizational rebranding as the team makes the move to the American Hockey League, the Charlotte Checkers announced today their charitable arm…
CHECKERS CHANGES BLOWIN IN THE WIND
Okay, we admit it…it’s our first lame Hurricanes reference…you can bet that there will be plenty more of them. The good news from this Checkers’ report is that longtime coach and GM o the Checkers, Derek Wilkinson is remaining on and will have a…
JOHNSON TO TEAM CANADA
Sportsnet.ca is reporting that Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Chad Johnson has been added to Team Canada by General Manager Mark Messier for the upcoming IIHF World Hockey Championship. Johnson had an up and down rookie campaign for the Rangers top farm…
S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E!!!
In Monday morning’s AHL Transactions list comes imagine our surprise to see this little shocker. “03/28/2010 – Corey Locke (C) – Hartford – DEL – Recalled from loan by N.Y. Rangers (NHL)” Who the diminutive Locke could be replacing is hard to…
HOLT DEFENDS NET AND SCORES
It’s always great to hear good things happening to good people. Congratulations are in order for one-time New York Ranger, Hartford Wolf Pack and Charlotte Checkers netminder Chris Holt who accomplished a feat that only nine other netminders in the…
SCOUTS HONOR
The Hartford Wolf Pack will join with The Connecticut Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America for a “Boy Scout Celebration Night” at the Wolf Pack’s home game Saturday, March 27 vs. the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the XL Center. The night will be a tribute…
CHECKERS “JUMP” GLADIATORS FOR THE THIRD TIME…KING ME!
VERSUS CHECKERS WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT, DOWN GWINNETT 4-2 Schepke Pots Two; Charlotte Undefeated In Regulation In Last Six The Charlotte Checkers fell behind by two early in the game but battled back to beat the Gwinnett Gladiators, 4-2, on…
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
VERSUS What better way to get a team’s confidence back and end the season’s longest winless streak (0-3-3-1) than to play a rivalry game against the worst team in the American League? Wolf Pack Ken Gernander couldn’t have asked to visit the…
CHECKERS MAKE MOVES
The Charlotte Checkers, currently the New York Rangers ECHL affiliate, made a pair of moves with former Rangers General Manager and current owner of the Johnstown Chiefs, Neil Smith and acquired defenseman Trevor Hendrikx and forward Mike Bartlett in…
0-for-3
VERSUS It was not a good night for any of the New York Ranger’s teams or affiliates. First the Rangers lost to the Alex Ovechkin led Washington Capitals 2-0 while in Toledo the Charlotte Checkers came back from a two goal deficit, then blew one…