ZUCARELLO SUSPENDED
Connecticut Whale right wing Mats Zuccarello has been suspended for one game as a result of his actions in the game against Worcester. They must have considered his hit on Jonathan Cheechoo to be over the line and a suspend-able offense. At the time, the…
HEADING SOUTH
LAWSON, PISTILLI, STAAL RE-ASSIGNED TO FLORIDA CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Jeff Daniels announced today that defenseman Kyle Lawson and forwards Matthew Pistilli and Jared Staal have been re-assigned to the…
ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY #10: 12/20/10-12/26/10
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors picked up two wins in three tries last week and became the first team in the ECHL to reach 20 wins this season. This week the Road Warriors will be off for the Christmas holiday and get to enjoy time…
CHECKERS DOUBLED UP BY BEARS
VERSUS CHECKERS ROAD WIN STREAK SNAPPED IN 6-3 LOSS TO BEARS Charlotte handed first regulation loss away from home since Oct. 24 HERSHEY, Pa. – The Charlotte Checkers gave up a pair of late first period goals and could not recover as they were…
WARRIORS CRUSH GLADIATORS
VERSUS DULUTH, GA – Superlative special teams play and solid goaltending helped lead the Greenville Road Warriors to a 4-1 win over the Gwinnett Gladiators on Sunday evening. The win sent the Road Warriors into the Christmas break with a…
MAMA SAID…
VERSUS “Mama Said there’d be days like this. There’d be days like this my mama said…” You knew they were bound to lose at some point, but you didn’t think with the way they were playing that it would come off something like the stinker the Connecticut…
GREENVILLE AND GWINNETT TANGO AGAIN
GREENVILLE, SC –After a rare Saturday off the Greenville Road Warriors are back in action today in Duluth against the Gwinnett Gladiators. The Road Warriors are looking for their fourth consecutive win over the Gladiators.
CHECKERS FILIBUSTER SENATORS
VERSUS CHECKERS DOUBLE UP SENS FOR SEVENTH STRAIGHT ROAD WIN Matsumoto pots two; Staal nets first ever AHL goal BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Charlotte Checkers broke a third-period tie with two goals, 1:18 apart, and downed the Binghamton Senators,…
RETURN TICKET FOR RODNEY
BRYAN RODNEY REASSIGNED TO CHARLOTTE Defenseman played in two games during first NHL recall this season RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet When Chad Kolarik was asked how the Connecticut Whale had been able to make such a dramatic turnaround the past month, you could almost hear the surfer sounds of America’s band, the Beach Boys, reverberating through the XL Center. “Catch…