Checkers To Face Springfield Thunderbirds In Round 3 Of Playoffs

Series begins in Springfield May 22, first Checkers home game on May 28

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (News Release) — The Charlotte Checkers announced the schedule for their third-round, Atlantic Division Finals playoff series to be played against the Springfield Thunderbirds.

The Checkers, who advanced in the playoffs by defeating the Bridgeport Islanders in Round 2 earlier tonight, will begin the series with two games in Springfield on Sunday, May 22, and Wednesday, May 25. The best-of-five series then moves back to Charlotte for a game on Saturday, May 28, followed by β€œif necessary” games on Sunday, May 29, and Tuesday, May 31.

A full schedule with dates and times can be found below.

  • GAME 1: Sunday, May 22 at 3:05 p.m. @SPR
  • GAME 2: Wednesday, May 25 at 7:05 p.m. @SPR
  • GAME 3: Saturday, May 28 at 6 p.m. @CLT
  • GAME 4: Sunday, May 29 at 6 p.m. @CLT*
  • GAME 5: Tuesday, May 31 at 7 p.m. @CLT*

* if necessary



Tickets to all three games in Charlotte will go on sale via Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17. Information on β€œPay as we Play” packages, other ticket offers and concession specials will be posted to charlottecheckers.com in the coming days.

This will be a matchup between the Atlantic Division’s top two teams from the regular season, with the Checkers edging Springfield for the championship on the regulation win tiebreaker. Both teams earned a bye for Round 1 of the playoffs. Springfield advanced by way of its 3-0 series sweep of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton that concluded Sunday.