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Charlotte Checkers Opt Out Of 2020-2021 AHL Season

The Charlotte Checkers today announced that they will not participate in the 2020-21 American Hockey League season that is set to begin on Feb. 5.

Charlotte Checkers Announce Affiliation With NHL's Florida Panthers

The Charlotte Checkers today announced that they have reached a multi-year affiliation agreement with the NHL’s Florida Panthers that will begin with the 2020-21 season.

Morgan Geekie Scores in Double Overtime to Send Checkers to Calder Cup Finals.

American Hockey League Cancels Remainder Of 2019-2020 Season

The American Hockey League has announced that it is cancelling the remainder of the 2019-2020 AHL regular season and 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs.

Checkers Win 5th Straight Game

The hottest team in the Queen City continues to take care of business on home ice. WCCB Charlotte's Kelli Bartik more on the Checkers 5th straight win. Charlotte picks up the…

Win Streak Ends Against Wilkes-Barre

Charlotte’s hot streak on home ice came to a halt Friday night as they dropped a 5-4 contest to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Checkers Start Trip with Win in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, OH - The Checkers carried their December momentum through the holiday break as they defeated Cleveland 5-1 on Saturday night to win for the sixth time in their last eight games. Spencer Smallman, Julien Gauthier,…

Charlotte Checkers Announce 2019 Training Camp Schedule

On Tuesday, the Charlotte Checkers announced dates and times for the team’s 2019 training camp that begins Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m.

Third Season The Charm For Panthers WR Curtis Samuel?

There's no lack of story lines as the Panthers begin training camp, from Cam Newton's health to the new-look defense. Plenty of eyes will be on Curtis Samuel, too. For the first…

Checkers Introduce Ryan Warsofsky As New Head Coach

At Tuesday’s press conference announcing Ryan Warsofsky as the Charlotte Checkers’ new head coach, broadcaster Jason Shaya led things off with a story.

New Head Coach For Checkers

The Charlotte Checkers will look to defend their title with a new, but familiar bench boss. Ryan Warsofsky has been promoted to head coach. He served as an assistant last season…

Charlotte Checkers Release 2019-2020 Schedule

The Calder Cup champion Charlotte Checkers will start defending their title on October 5, 2019, according to their 2019-2020 schedule released Wednesday afternoon.

Hurricanes Name Ryan Warsofsky As Checkers Head Coach

The Carolina Hurricanes today announced that they have promoted Ryan Warsofsky to be head coach of the Charlotte Checkers. Warsofsky, who spent last season as an assistant coach on the Checkers’ Calder Cup championship team, becomes the fifth head coach in the team’s 10-season AHL history.