FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale has made the offseason a lot more pleasant and relaxing for Jared Nightingale. The Whale exercised their 2011-12 option on the AHL contract of…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By: Bruce Berlet Talk about being way off base. Larry Brooks, longtime New York Rangers beat writer for the New York Post, rightfully took George Laraque to task in his…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By: Bruce Berlet It seemed appropriate that rain fell as hundreds of family, friends and hockey teammates, opponents and officials filed in and out of the chapel for the private…

PUT AWAY YOUR CHECKERS

   VERSUS   OT GOAL SENDS SENS TO FINALS, ENDS CHARLOTTE'S SEASON Checkers finish with longest playoff run by Hurricanes AHL affiliate BINGHAMTON, N.Y.  Despite a game-tying goal by Chris Terry…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack coach Ryan McGill is looking for a job. McGill wasn’t retained by the Calgary Flames, making him the third member of the coaching…

SENATORS VETO CHECKERS FOR THE THIRD TIME, 7-1

    VERSUS   SENATORS EXPLODE FOR 7, TAKE GAME 3 Checkers trail best-of-seven series 3-0; Game 4 tomorrow BINGHAMTON, N.Y.—Zack Smith recorded a hat trick and Robin Lehner stopped 37 of…

NO TIME FOR SLUMPING NOW

   VERSUS    CHECKERS BLANKED BY SENS IN GAME 2  Binghamton leads best-of-7 series 2-0; Game 3 Tuesday in N.Y. CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Robin Lehner stopped all 33 shots he faced…

CHECKERS BRING KNIFE TO GUN FIGHT LOSE GAME ONE 7-4

  VERSUS    SENATORS ERUPT FOR 7, DOWN CHECKERS IN GAME 1 Game 2 tomorrow in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Paced by seven different goal scorers, the Binghamton Senators beat the Charlotte…

CHECKERS TO MEET BINGHAMTON

VERSUS MIRACULOUS COMEBACK SENDS CHECKERS TO CONFERENCE FINALS Charlotte scores four third-period goals in 9:18 to win game, series WILKES-BARRE, PA—Trailing 3-0 in the third period, the Charlotte Checkers scored…

JUST ONE OF THE NEXT TWO TO ADVANCE

VERSUS PENGUINS BLANK CHECKERS, 1-0, IN MUST WIN Charlotte leads best-of-7 series 3-2; Game 6 tomorrow in Wilkes-Barre CHARLOTTE, NC—Brad Thiessen stopped all 23 shots he faced as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…