Charlotte Checkers
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| Charlotte Checkers | |
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 2018–19 AHL season | |
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| City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Operated | 2010–present |
| Home arena | Bojangles' Coliseum |
| Colors | Red, black, silver, white |
| Owner(s) | MAK Hockey, LLC (Michael Kahn, president/CEO) |
| General manager | Don Waddell |
| Head coach | Mike Vellucci |
| Media | Fox Sports Carolinas 610 The Fan AHL.TV (Internet) |
| Affiliates | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) Florida Everblades (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1990–1993 | Capital District Islanders |
| 1993–2010 | Albany River Rats |
| 2010–present | Charlotte Checkers |
The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Checkers play their home games at Bojangles' Coliseum. The current organization is the third team by this name; it succeeded a Checkers franchise which played in the ECHL from 1993 until the end of the 2009–10 ECHL season. The original Checkers team played in the city from 1956 to 1977, originally in the Eastern Hockey League and then in the Southern Hockey League. The franchise is one of five teams to directly replace and share a name with a predecessor from a lower-tier league; the others are the Bakersfield Condors, Ontario Reign, Rockford IceHogs, and San Diego Gulls.
Contents
1 History
2 Season-by-season results
3 Players
3.1 Current roster
3.2 Team captains
4 References
5 External links
History[edit]
The franchise was originally the Capital District Islanders from 1990–1993. They then became the Albany River Rats from 1993–2010, until the River Rats were sold to MAK Hockey, LLC, led by Charlotte beer distributor Michael Kahn, owner of the ECHL Checkers.[1] The new ownership relocated the team to Charlotte for the 2010–11 season, renaming the franchise the "Charlotte Checkers", and relinquished the ECHL franchise to the league.[2][3] The Checkers are the second North Carolina-based team to play at the highest level of minor-league hockey, following the Carolina Monarchs, which played in Greensboro from 1995 to 1997.
Playing at the Time Warner Cable Arena, the Checkers' first home game on October 15, 2010, in front of 12,512 spectators which set an attendance record for a hockey game in Charlotte. On February 26, 2011, the attendance record was broken as 12,933 fans watched the Charlotte Checkers defeat the Connecticut Whale 1-0. Almost a year later, on February 25, 2012, the attendance record was broken yet again as 13,102 fans watched the Checkers fall to the Oklahoma City Barons, 3-2.[4] On April 11, 2015, the attendance record was broken a third time as 13,219 fans watched the last Checkers game at Time Warner Cable Arena, a 2-0 loss to the Rockford Icehogs.[5]
In late 2014, the Checkers announced they would return in the following season to the Bojangles' Coliseum, the home of the previous Checkers teams until 2005.[6] As Kahn detailed, the move would reconnect with said team legacy, and having a dedicated arena allowed for "greater control over every aspect of our business, including scheduling, amenities, game presentation and sponsorship inventory." To make sure the Coliseum is up to AHL standards, the Charlotte City Council arranged to provide $16 million to fund renovations.[7][8]
In Charlotte on May 9 and 10, 2018, in game four of the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs, the Checkers and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms played the longest game in the history of the American Hockey League. A 1–1 tie was broken by a Phantoms' goal at 6:48 of the fifth overtime period, more than six hours after the game began. The Checkers made 95 shots against Lehigh Valley goalie Alex Lyon.[9]
Season-by-season results[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | Year | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
| 2010–11 | 80 | 44 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 97 | .606 | 265 | 243 | 3rd, East | 2011 | W, 4–2, HER | W, 4–2, WBS | L, 0–4, BNG | — |
| 2011–12 | 76 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 85 | .559 | 209 | 214 | 3rd, Midwest | 2012 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2012–13 | 76 | 42 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 92 | .605 | 226 | 202 | 2nd, South | 2013 | L, 2–3, OKC | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | 76 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 77 | .507 | 228 | 241 | 4th, West | 2014 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2014–15 | 76 | 31 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 69 | .454 | 172 | 231 | 4th, West | 2015 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2015–16 | 76 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 80 | .526 | 214 | 229 | 5th, Central | 2016 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2016–17 | 76 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 86 | .566 | 212 | 208 | 4th, Central | 2017 | L, 2–3, CHI | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 76 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 96 | .632 | 261 | 212 | 3rd, Atlantic | 2018 | W, 3–0, WBS | L, 1–4, LV | — | — |
Players[edit]
Current roster[edit]
Updated January 19, 2019.[10][11]
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7000200000000000000♠2 |  | Jake Bean | D | L | 20 | 2017 | Calgary, Alberta | Hurricanes |
7001110000000000000♠11 | | Clark Bishop | C | L | 22 | 2016 | St. John's, Newfoundland | Hurricanes |
7000100000000000000♠1 | | Callum Booth | G | L | 21 | 2017 | Montreal, Quebec | Hurricanes |
7001240000000000000♠24 |  | Patrick Brown (C) | C | R | 26 | 2014 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Hurricanes |
7000500000000000000♠5 | | Trevor Carrick (A) | D | R | 24 | 2014 | Stouffville, Ontario | Hurricanes |
7001350000000000000♠35 | | Scott Darling | G | L | 30 | 2017 | Newport News, Virginia | Hurricanes |
7000400000000000000♠4 | | Josiah Didier | D | R | 25 | 2017 | Littleton, Colorado | Checkers |
7001120000000000000♠12 | | Julien Gauthier | RW | R | 21 | 2017 | Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec | Hurricanes |
7001190000000000000♠19 | | Morgan Geekie | C | R | 20 | 2018 | Strathclair, Manitoba | Hurricanes |
7001230000000000000♠23 |  | Janne Kuokkanen | C | L | 20 | 2017 | Oulunsalo, Finland | Hurricanes |
7001100000000000000♠10 | | Steven Lorentz | C | L | 22 | 2017 | Waterloo, Ontario | Hurricanes |
7000300000000000000♠3 | | Roland McKeown | D | R | 23 | 2016 | Listowel, Ontario | Hurricanes |
7001260000000000000♠26 | | Zach Nastasiuk | RW | R | 23 | 2018 | Barrie, Ontario | Checkers |
7001880000000000000♠88 |  | Martin Necas | C | R | 20 | 2018 | Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic | Hurricanes |
7001220000000000000♠22 | | Andrew Poturalski | C | R | 25 | 2016 | Williamsville, New York | Hurricanes |
7001160000000000000♠16 | | Cliff Pu | RW | R | 20 | 2018 | North York, Ontario | Hurricanes |
7001280000000000000♠28 | | Dan Renouf | D | L | 24 | 2018 | Pickering, Ontario | Hurricanes |
7001200000000000000♠20 | | Dennis Robertson | D | L | 27 | 2016 | Fort St. John, British Columbia | Checkers |
7001150000000000000♠15 | | Nicolas Roy | C | R | 21 | 2017 | Amos, Quebec | Hurricanes |
7000700000000000000♠7 | | Aleksi Saarela | C | L | 22 | 2017 | Helsinki, Finland | Hurricanes |
7000600000000000000♠6 | | Bobby Sanguinetti | D | R | 30 | 2019 | Trenton, New Jersey | Checkers |
7001370000000000000♠37 | | Nick Schilkey | RW | R | 24 | 2017 | Marysville, Michigan | Checkers |
7001180000000000000♠18 | | Spencer Smallman | RW | R | 22 | 2017 | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | Hurricanes |
7001210000000000000♠21 | | Zack Stortini | RW | R | 33 | 2017 | Elliot Lake, Ontario | Checkers |
7000600000000000000♠6 | | Josh Wesley | D | R | 22 | 2016 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hurricanes |
Team captains[edit]
Bryan Rodney, 2010–2011
Brett Sutter, 2011–2014
Michal Jordan, 2014–2015
Derek Ryan, 2015–2016
Patrick Brown, 2016–present
References[edit]
^ "Capital District Sports announce River Rats sale". Albany River Rats. 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-16..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "AHL Hockey coming to Charlotte in 2010-11". Charlotte Checkers. 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
^ "Charlotte added to AHL for 2010-11". American Hockey League. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
^ "Checkers break record in loss to Barons". Charlotte Observer. 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ "Checkers fall to Rockford in front of record crowd". Charlotte Checkers. 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
^ The Charlotte Checkers would like to move back to Bojangles' Coliseum
^ Checkers Make Return to Bojangles' Coliseum Official
^ [1]
^ "MARATHON MEN: PHANTOMS WIN LONGEST AHL GAME EVER". AHL. May 10, 2018.
^ "Charlotte Checkers Team Roster". Charlotte Checkers. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
^ "Eliteprospects.com Charlotte Checkers". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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