WHALE WEEKLY: February 21-27, 2011

The Whale (28-22-2-6, 64 pts.) are coming off of an eventful week, which included the historic Harvest-Properties.com Whale Bowl outdoor game at Rentschler Field Saturday night.  That game ended in…

CHAIN OF EVENTS

MCKENZIE, GRAHAM CALLED UP FROM FLORIDA Rookie forward earns first call-up of the season; Graham’s fourth stint CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Jeff Daniels announced…

MORE MOVES THAN A BOWL OF JELLO

‘CANES RECALL DALPE AND SAMSON FROM CHARLOTTE Team reassigns Zach Boychuk and Brett Sutter to AHL affiliate RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey…

CHECKERS BURNED BY DEVILS

VERSUS    DEVILS BURN CHECKERS, 4-3, IN OVERTIME More than 12,000 on hand; Teams to meet again tomorrow CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Adam Henrique scored in overtime as the Albany Devils came…

CHECKERS WIN, DOWN BRUINS, 4-1

VERSUS    Murphy stops 31 of 32 shots for 12th win in last 14 starts CHARLOTTE, N.C. - After taking control with the game’s first four goals, the Charlotte Checkers defeated…

BRUINS BURNED BY BOWMAN

VERSUS     LATE GOAL BY BOWMAN BURIES BRUINS Samson adds goal, assist; Teams to meet again Tuesday CHARLOTTE, N.C. - After trading goals all game, The Charlotte Checkers used a late…

ADMIRALS ORDER 2 POINTS, CHECKERS OBEY

VERSUS     SAMSON’S OT GOAL ENDS SEESAW BATTLE Matsumoto pots two goals as Checkers down Admirals, 7-6 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - AHL All-Star Jerome Samson’s goal, 1:11 into overtime, was the difference…

BEARS CHEW UP CHECKERS LATE

VERSUS LATE GOAL DOOMS CHECKERS IN GOALTENDING DUEL Holty earns shutout in Bears’ sixth straight win HERSHEY, PA - A third-period power-play goal by former NHL All-Star Sheldon Souray was…

CHECKERS SPOOK PHANTOMS

VERSUS SAMSON’S LATE GOAL LIFTS CHECKERS OVER PHANTOMS Murphy makes 32 saves, now 7-3-0 in last 10 starts GLENS FALLS, NY - Jerome Samson broke a 1-1 tie with 4:16…

CHECKERS GROUND FALCONS

CHECKERS SCORE 3 STRAIGHT TO CLIP FALCONS Boychuk scores in first game back from Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Checkers overcame an early deficit, scoring a pair of first…