MASSE: HOCKEY HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE SELECTION COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BY: Kelly Masse, Hockey Hall of Fame TORONTO (November 19, 2019) – Lanny McDonald, Chairman of the Board of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced today new appointments to the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee and Board of Directors as confirmed at…
JUST ONE OF THE NEXT TWO TO ADVANCE
VERSUS PENGUINS BLANK CHECKERS, 1-0, IN MUST WIN Charlotte leads best-of-7 series 3-2; Game 6 tomorrow in Wilkes-Barre CHARLOTTE, NC—Brad Thiessen stopped all 23 shots he faced as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins blanked the Charlotte Checkers, 1-0, in…
THE MIGHTY ARE FALLING – CHECKERS UP 3-1
VERSUS MURPHY’S SHUTOUT GUIDES CHECKERS TO GAME 4 VICTORY Charlotte netminder makes 44 saves to take commanding 3-1 series lead CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mike Murphy stopped all 44 shots he faced en route to his first career playoff shutout as the…
CHECKERS ON THE VERGE OF JUMPING OVER BEARS
VERSUS CHECKERS SCORE 5 STRAIGHT IN THRILLING 5-3 COMEBACK Dodge scores winner for second straight game; Checkers lead series 3-2 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After falling behind 3-0 midway through the second period, the Charlotte Checkers scored five…
MAN OF THE YEAR
It’s getting close to that time of year again where awards are being talked about in the AHL. Monday, the AHL announced it’s list of nominee’s, one from each team. For the team’s Howlings covers, Jared Nightingale of the Connecticut Whale was nominated…
JUST NOT ENOUGH
VERSUS Goaltender Mike Murphy stopped all 28 Connecticut Whale shots on goal and Matthew Pistilli scored the first goal of the game for the second consecutive game meting with the Checkers and that was enough to give Charlotte a 1-0 win at the Time…
BRUTAL
VERSUS Top to bottom the Whale’s visit to Charlotte for the first time against the team that for 17 years was their ECHL affiliate ended as badly as it started as the visit resulted in a, hard-to-watch, 5-1 loss in front of 4,511 at the Time-Warner Cable…
CHECKERS HIBERNATE BEARS
VERSUS MURPHY, DEFENSE PERFECT AS CHECKERS DOWN BEARS, 5-0 Rookie netminder stops 20 for sixth straight win HERSHEY, Pa. – Mike Murphy made 20 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Charlotte Checkers blanked the Hershey Bears, 5-0,…
DEVILS DUMPED LATE BY CHECKERS
VERSUS LATE GOAL BOOSTS CHECKERS OVER DEVILS Murphy stops 26 of 28 for fourth straight win CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Brett Bellemore’s goal with less than four minutes to play was the difference as the Charlotte Checkers edged the Albany Devils, 3-2, in…
Traverse City Tournament Day Two
The New York Rangers prospects were defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes prospects by a score of 1-0 in their second game of the 2010 Traverse City Prospects Tournament today in Traverse City, Michigan. Goaltender Cam Talbot stopped 25 of 26 shots faced,…