ITS NEWBURY TO NEW YORK
With Alex Frolov down, Kris Newbury has been recalled by the Rangers to take his place. Obviously we were wrong in thinking it would be Evgeny Grachev and we ruled Newbury out because we thought he had to pass through waivers…guess he doesn’t!
CARSON TICKETED TO CHARLOTTE
‘CANES REASSIGN BRETT CARSON TO CHARLOTTE Defenseman has played in Carolina’s last four games RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has reassigned…
FALCONS CRUSH CHECKERS
VERSUS FALCONS DEAL CHECKERS UNLUCKY SEVEN Charlotte falls for only second time in last 12 road games SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Springfield Falcons stormed out of the gate Saturday night, posting a five-goal first period en route to a 7-3 win over…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The stunning news out of Providence again emphatically demonstrated how precious life is. Tom Cavanagh, the all-time leading scorer for the Worcester Sharks (46 goals, 92 assists in 202 games), was found dead Thursday of an apparent…
JUST LIKE THAT
VERSUS Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander, along with just about every coach from Pee-Wee on up, preaches to his players about playing the full 60 minutes. In Gernander’s case he’s been saying it in Hartford back to when he was on the ice as a…
RACE NIGHT IN CHARLOTTE
LOGANO TO HEADLINE AUTOTRADER.COM RACE NIGHT JAN. 14 Jersey auction, ticket proceeds to benefit Bennett family CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano will once again headline the Charlotte Checkers’ fifth annual AutoTrader.com “Race Night”…
JON MATSUMOTO RECALLED
JON MATSUMOTO RECALLED Jiri Tlusty placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has recalled center Jon…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet When forwards Ryan Callahan and Vinny Prospal return from long-term injuries in the next few weeks, New York Rangers management will have some interesting and difficult decisions to make.
RIOPEL GOES FROM WORST TO FIRST
GREENVILLE, SC –The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that goalie Nic Riopel was loaned to the team by the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.
PENGUINS SHOOTOUT CHECKERS
VERSUS CHECKERS EDGED, 3-2, BY PENGUINS IN SHOOTOUT Pogge stops 40 shots; Samson pulls into tie for AHL lead with 19th goal CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Checkers goaltender Justin Pogge stopped 40 of 42 shots but was bested in the shootout as the…