GRAHAM TO CHARLOTTE, TKACZUK TO HARTFORD, HILLIER TO WHEELING

In the AHL transactions yesterday it was pointed out to us by our faithful reader Elsie that two stalwarts of the Checkers were released from their respective PTO’s. Defenseman Ethan…

SYRACUSE CRUNCHED

     VERSUS         “Another come from behind victory, another two points,” Hartford Wolf Pack head coach Ken Gernander in describing his 2-1 shootout win over the Syracuse Crunch at the…

WILKINSON TO COACH ECHL ALL-STARS

There’s an old saying that goes, “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.” It’s a great saying because it can be used both as a compliment and as an insult.…

HEY NOW YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR…

Congratulations to rookie Matt Schepke of the ECHL Charlotte Checkers on his being named to the 2010 ECHL All-Star game coming up on January 19-20th in the city of Ontario.…

PACK VANISH AFTER FIRST TWENTY, LOSE 4-1

     VERSUS      For the Hartford Wolf Pack, 32 games into the season, their play has been filled with a mix of peaks and valleys. Friday night they disassembled an…

THE NEW MATH: 17+84+34 = 6-1

     VERSUS     P.A. Parenteau returned to the Hartford lineup which had struggled to score goals, having not tallied more than two goals as a team since November 27th, and immediately…

GOING FROM CABLE TO DOUGHNUTS

  BROUILLETTE LOANED TO PROVIDENCE Second-year Defenseman Earns First Call-up Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Derek Wilkinson announced today that defenseman Julien Brouillette has been loaned to Providence…

RYAN MUNCE ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK

  MUNCE NAMED ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK Charlotte Netminder Stops 79 Of 80 Shots, Wins Two In Florida The ECHL announced today that Charlotte Checkers netminder Ryan Munce has…

SHOT OUT IN SHOOT OUT

    VERSUS        After expending so much emotion and energy in a very spirited and gutsy game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers less than 24 hours before, you had to…

END OF WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ERA

    VERSUS     The Hartford Wolf Pack ended their six game losing streak, the team’s longest since the 2000-2001 season, with a 2-1 gutsy victory in overtime over the Bridgeport Sound…