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 Graham spent nearly two months with the Norfolk Admirals and is heading…
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 XL Center Sunday afternoon. “It’s big for us.”Entering the weekend…
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. Well, in this case the saying is a complement as one of the truly “nice guys” in all of professional…
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. Here’s the official release: ROOKIE SCHEPKE NAMED TO 2010 ECHL ALL-STAR GAME …
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 inferior Toronto Marlies team 6-1. They then followed it up with a subpar performance…
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 injected some vitality as the Pack dominated all over the ice and…
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 of the American Hockey…
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 been named the Reebok ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 7-13. The 24 year…
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 figure that the Hartford Wolf Pack might have at least a little bit of a let down…
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 Tigers Saturday night at the XL Center. The 5,752 in attendance on…