WITH THE TENTH PICK…

The New York Rangers select defenseman Dylan McIlrath, a 6’2” 212-pounder out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. McIlrath is a bruising defenseman who led the Western Hockey League in fighting majors with…

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…

RANGERS AND THE ECHL

Ever since the Charlotte Checkers made the announcement that they were moving up to the American League from the East Coast League, the question has been who the New York…

THE SOUNDS OF “Unbroken” GLASS

Howlings caught up very briefly with the recently resigned Trevor Glass. The  who was in Charlotte last season and then suffered a bad back and hip injury that essentially ended…

GLASS NOT SO FRAGILE ANYMORE

Trevor Glass,  who spent the better part of the season out of the lineup in Charlotte last season with a variety of health issues has apparently healed up pretty well…

ODDS AND EVENS

     VERSUS       CHECKERS EDGED BY CYCLONES IN GAME 7 Goaltender Smith Stops 33 of 34 Shots In 2-1 Win, Helps Cincinnati To Conference Finals If they could have just…

ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO

     VERSUS       CHECKERS BLANK CYCLONES TO FORCE GAME 7 Munce Earns Second Shutout Of Series In 3-0 Win Over Cincinnati The Charlotte Checkers entered Tuesday night facing elimination. One…

MORE GIVING BACK

CHECKERS LAUNCH “PROJECT GIVE BACK” TO BENEFIT CHECKMATE CHARITIES Team Partner Priority Payment Systems Brings Program To Life Over the course of the last four seasons, the Charlotte Checkers have…

IT TAKES TWO

     VERSUS     CHECKERS EDGED BY CYCLONES IN GAME 5 THRILLER Rookie Netminder Smith Stops 32 Of 33 In 2-1 Victory; Cincinnati Leads Series 3-2 You’ve heard of the rule of…

CHECKERS REPEL CYCLONES TO EVEN SERIES

     VERSUS       CHECKERS EVEN SERIES WITH 4-1 WIN OVER CYCLONES Schepke Scores Twice As Charlotte Ties Conference Semifinal Series 2-2 The Charlotte Checkers responded with their best hockey in…