SHARKS BITE CHECKERS IN 2
VERSUS SHARKS DEFENSE STYMIES CHECKERS IN 2-0 WIN Machesney makes 34 saves to earn second shutout in five games WORCESTER, MA. – Led by a 34-save shutout from Daren Machesney and two unanswered goals, the Worcester Sharks defeated the Charlotte…
SOMETHING BRUIN IN PROVIDENCE
VERSUS THREE UNANSWERED GOALS LIFT BRUINS OVER CHECKERS Whitfield’s two tallies lead Providence to 4-2 victory PROVIDENCE, R.I. – After falling behind 2-1 in the second period, the Providence Bruins scored three unanswered goals to defeat the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet With their top four centers missing and their leading scorer and No. 1 offensive defenseman injured before the game was 25 minutes old, the Connecticut Whale desperately needed help from new sources Wednesday night against the Springfield…
NO MORE STAALING IN FLORIDA
CHECKERS SWAP FORWARDS WITH ECHL AFFILIATE Staal recalled from Everblades; McKenzie re-assigned CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Jeff Daniels announced today that forward Jared Staal has been recalled from the…
JUST NOT ENOUGH
VERSUS Goaltender Mike Murphy stopped all 28 Connecticut Whale shots on goal and Matthew Pistilli scored the first goal of the game for the second consecutive game meting with the Checkers and that was enough to give Charlotte a 1-0 win at the Time…
CHECKERS COME BACK SHOT OUT
VERSUS HUGE CHECKERS COMEBACK FALLS SHORT Pogge makes 45 saves; Charlotte 5-0-1 in Norfolk this season NORFOLK, Va. – Despite a three-goal third-period comeback and a 45-save performance from Justin Pogge, the Checkers fell, 4-3, in a shootout to…
BRUTAL
VERSUS Top to bottom the Whale’s visit to Charlotte for the first time against the team that for 17 years was their ECHL affiliate ended as badly as it started as the visit resulted in a, hard-to-watch, 5-1 loss in front of 4,511 at the Time-Warner Cable…
CHECKERS CHARITY WORK
CHECKERS LAUNCH FACEBOOK FANDEMONIUM 2 Program’s goal to raise $25,000 for Zach Bennett CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Checkers today announced “Facebook Fandemonium 2,” an online fundraising initiative with the goal of raising $25,000 for…
CHECKERS CRUNCHED
SYRACUSE SHOOTS-OUT CHECKERS Charlotte goes 2-1-0-1 on four-game trip SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Rookie forward Kyle Palmieri`s power-play goal with less than six minutes to play tied the game and the Syracuse Crunch got three goals in the shootout as they…
WHALE WEEKLY: February 21-27, 2011
The Whale (28-22-2-6, 64 pts.) are coming off of an eventful week, which included the historic Harvest-Properties.com Whale Bowl outdoor game at Rentschler Field Saturday night. That game ended in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Providence Bruins in front of…