MOVES…MOVES…MOVES
It seems like déjà-vous to us, but the worst kept secret in Ranger-land was finally made official Wednesday as the team signed forward Mats Zuccarello Aasen from MODO of the Swedish Elite League. Aasen has the nickname Hobbit because he’s listed at 5’9”…
RANGERS – ISLANDERS MAKE TRADE…COULD HELL HAVE FROZEN OVER?
Perhaps the two greatest rivals in the NHL, and certainly would get a high mention in all of sport, have made a trade ending a 38 year drought between moves. The Rangers are sending a sixth round draft pick in the upcoming draft to the Islanders in…
JOHNSON TO TEAM CANADA
Sportsnet.ca is reporting that Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Chad Johnson has been added to Team Canada by General Manager Mark Messier for the upcoming IIHF World Hockey Championship. Johnson had an up and down rookie campaign for the Rangers top farm…
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 reversed their trend of winning even games instead of odds, you’d be reading about the…
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 stunning performance in between the pipes by Ryan Munce and…
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 donated over $1.5 million to local charities, schools,…
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 threes? The Charlotte Checkers are in a…
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 desperate times and bounced back from Wednesday’s Game 3…
CHECKERS BLOWN OFF THE BOARD BY CYCLONES
VERSUS CYCLONES STORM PAST CHECKERS IN GAME 3 Cincinnati Scores Six Straight To Down Charlotte 9-5 The Charlotte Checkers came from a goal down twice and wasted two one-goal leads of their own before succumbing to a flurry of six straight goals…
IT’S ALL PERSPECTIVE
It was a good news, bad news day for the Charlotte Checkers all depending upon your point-of-view. For Mike Bartlett, it was a good news day as he was given word by Derek Wilkinson that he’d been recalled by the Milwaukee Admirals who trail in their…
