FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet It’s never a good time to lose a lead after two periods, but Connecticut Whale picked one of the worst Saturday night. Despite an error-prone opening 10…

CHECKERS JUMP OVER PHANTOMS

VERSUS  CHECKERS BURN PHANTOMS IN SHOOTOUT THRILLER Murphy makes 37 saves; Boychuk scores winner in seventh round GLENS FALLS, N.Y. - Zach Boychuk’s goal in the seventh round of the…

O’BRIEN’S HATTIE DOES IN CHECKERS

VERSUS  O`BRIEN`S HATTIE LIFTS SENS OVER CHECKERS Brust stops 37 for eighth straight win BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Binghamton Senators used five straight goals and a hat trick by Jim…

CHECKERS CORNERED BY DEVILS

VERSUS  DEVILS BLANK CHECKERS IN RUBBER MATCH Caruso makes 37 saves; Henrique scores twice CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Three unanswered tallies and solid goaltending from Dave Caruso were the difference as…

BRETT CARSON RECALLED FROM CHARLOTTE

Defenseman tied for Checkers team lead with a plus-12 rating RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale enjoyed a rare day off Monday from the most hectic segment of their schedule after two workmanlike bounce-back wins following a horrid showing in…

DEVILS DUMPED LATE BY CHECKERS

VERSUS LATE GOAL BOOSTS CHECKERS OVER DEVILS Murphy stops 26 of 28 for fourth straight win CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Brett Bellemore’s goal with less than four minutes to play was…

CHAIN OF EVENTS

MCKENZIE, GRAHAM CALLED UP FROM FLORIDA Rookie forward earns first call-up of the season; Graham’s fourth stint CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Jeff Daniels announced…

CHECKERS BURNED BY DEVILS

VERSUS    DEVILS BURN CHECKERS, 4-3, IN OVERTIME More than 12,000 on hand; Teams to meet again tomorrow CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Adam Henrique scored in overtime as the Albany Devils came…

GOING DOWN

HURRICANES REASSIGN BRETT CARSON TO CHARLOTTE Defenseman played in one game during emergency recall RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes,…