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…

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…

EX-WOLF PACK A LOCKE OF AN MVP

BINGHAMTON SENATORS FORWARD COREY LOCKE NAMED AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER SPRINGFIELD, MA. - The American Hockey League announced today that center Corey Locke of the Binghamton Senators has…

CHECKERS COME UP SHORT AGAINST SENATORS

VERSUS SENS SCORE THREE STRAIGHT TO SKIP CHECKERS Bailey scores first two goals of the season; Brust makes 31 saves in win CHARLOTTE, N.C. - After falling behind 1-0 in…

O’BRIEN’S HATTIE DOES IN CHECKERS

VERSUS  O`BRIEN`S HATTIE LIFTS SENS OVER CHECKERS Brust stops 37 for eighth straight win BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Binghamton Senators used five straight goals and a hat trick by Jim…

CHECKERS REBOUND, DOWN SENATORS, 4-2

VERSUS     Pogge stops 34 shots for fourth straight win; Osala with three-point effort CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Justin Pogge stopped 34 shots and the Charlotte Checkers scored the game’s first three…

CHECKERS JUMPED BY SENS

VERSUS     BRUST THE DIFFERENCE AS SENATORS BLANK CHECKERS, 3-0 Senators netminder tied for league lead with four shutouts CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Goaltender Barry Brust was the difference, stopping 32 shots,…

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…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Tyler Donati had been hanging around his home in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, for several months hoping for a two-way American Hockey League-East Coast Hockey League contract. It…