CANTLON’S CORNER: THE HUMBOLDT TRAGEDY
CANTLON’S CORNER: The Humboldt Tragedy BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – The eyes of the hockey world are now focused on Humboldt, Saskatchewan, whose population of 6,000 was stunned by the frightening tragedy of the horrible bus…
CHECKERS GET THE JUMP ON PENGUINS
VERSUS CHECKERS TAKE 1-0 SERIES LEAD OVER TOP-SEEDED PENGUINS Jon Matsumoto scored a pair of goals as the Checkers take Game 1 win WILKES-BARRE, P.A.—Jon Matsumoto scored two power-play goals as the Charlotte Checkers defeated the top-seeded…
HELMER NAMED HUNT MEMORIAL WINNER
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that defenseman Bryan Helmer of the Oklahoma City Barons has been named the 2010-11 winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of…
CRUNCHED
VERSUS PALMIERI’S HAT TRICK TOO MUCH FOR CHECKERS Charlotte 2-1-0 on current four-game trip SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Paced by Kyle Palmieri’s second hat trick of the season and four straight goals in the second period, the Syracuse Crunch defeated…
POGGE LEADS CHECKERS OVER DEVILS
VERSUS POGGE’S EIGHTH STRAIGHT ROAD WIN LIFTS CHECKERS OVER DEVILS Samson becomes first AHL player to 20 goals this season ALBANY, N.Y. – The Charlotte Checkers benefitted from another solid performance by goaltender Justin Pogge as they doubled up…
CHECKERS RED HOT
VERSUS CHECKERS JUMP ADMIRALS WITH LATE COMEBACK Bowman scores 25 seconds into overtime; Charlotte 9-1-0 in last 10 road games NORFOLK, Va. – Drayson Bowman scored his fourth of the season, just 25 seconds into overtime, as the Charlotte…
CHECKERS SHOT-OUT BY BEARS
VERSUS CHECKERS EDGED, 2-1, BY BEARS IN SHOOTOUT THRILLER Pogge stops 48; Terry extends point streak to six games CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Checkers goaltender Justin Pogge made 48 saves and helped his team to extra time, but the Hershey Bears…
CHECKERS MELT CHOCOLATE-TOWN BEARS
VERSUS RED HOT CHECKERS DOWN HERSHEY, 5-2 Charlotte wins fifth straight road game; 10-2-2 in November HERSHEY, Pa. – The Charlotte Checkers used four unanswered goals to come from behind and beat the defending champion Hershey Bears, 5-2, on Sunday…
CHECKERS TAKE EARLY LEAD, HANG ON TO TAME SOUND TIGERS
VERSUS Hot streak continues; one regulation loss in last 10 games For the second straight night, the Charlotte Checkers’ offense exploded for six goals as they knocked off the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 6-5, in front of more than 7,400 fans at Time…
A NIGHT OF FIRSTS
VERSUS AND THEY’RE OFF… The Howard Baldwin era in Hartford hockey has resumed and the infusion of new faces and new energy had a big payoff Saturday night as 7,013 were shown an exciting game and what could be a very solid Hartford Wolf…