Charlotte Checkers (2010–)
| Charlotte Checkers | |
|---|---|
 2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season | |
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| City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Division | West |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Home arena | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| Colors |
Red, Black, Silver, White |
| Owner(s) | MAK Hockey, LLC (Michael Kahn, president/CEO) |
| General manager | Jeff Daniels |
| Head coach | Jeff Daniels |
| Media |
Fox Sports Carolinas 610 The Fan |
| Affiliates | Florida Everblades (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1990–1993 | Capital District Islanders |
| 1993–2010 | Albany River Rats |
| 2010–present | Charlotte Checkers |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2 (1994–95, 1995–96) |
| Division Championships | 4 (1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98) |
| Calder Cups | 1 (1994–95) |
The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the West Division of the Western Conference of 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 Time Warner Cable Arena in Uptown Charlotte, also home to the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. 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 four teams which share a name with a predecessor from a lower-tier league; the other three are the Norfolk Admirals, Rockford IceHogs, and Peoria Rivermen.
History
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 Michael Kahn.[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. The Checkers' first home game was played 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.[2][3] 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.
Season-by-season results
| 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 | Out of playoffs | |||
| 2012–13 | 76 | 42 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 92 | .605 | 226 | 202 | 2nd, South | 2013 | L 2-3, OKC | - | - | - |
Players
Current roster
Updated December 11, 2013.[4][5]
| # | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace | Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  |
Biega, DannyDanny Biega | D | R | 22 | 2013 | Montreal, Quebec | Hurricanes | |
| 26 | |
Blanchard, NicolasNicolas Blanchard (A) | LW | L | 26 | 2010 | Granby, Quebec | Hurricanes | |
| 11 | |
Boychuk, ZachZach Boychuk | C | L | 24 | 2010 | Airdrie, Alberta | Hurricanes | |
| 18 | |
Cornet, PhilippePhilippe Cornet | LW | L | 23 | 2013 | Val-Senneville, Quebec | Checkers | |
| 10 | |
Corrente, MattMatt Corrente | D | R | 25 | 2013 | Mississauga, Ontario | Hurricanes | |
| 16 |  |
Dolan, SeanSean Dolan | C | R | 25 | 2012 | St. Louis, Missouri | Checkers | |
| 5 | |
Flood, MarkMark Flood | D | R | 29 | 2013 | Charlottetown, PEI | Hurricanes | |
| 28 | |
Jenks, A.J.A.J. Jenks | LW | L | 23 | 2011 | Detroit, Michigan | Checkers | |
| 29 |  |
Jordan, MichalMichal Jordan | D | L | 23 | 2010 | Zlin, Czechoslovakia | Hurricanes | |
| 4 | |
Lowe, KeeganKeegan Lowe | D | L | 20 | 2013 | Edmonton, Alberta | Hurricanes | |
| 24 | |
Marquardt, MattMatt Marquardt | LW | L | 26 | 2013 | North Bay, Ontario | Checkers | |
| 31 | |
Murphy, MikeMike Murphy | G | L | 25 | 2010 | Kingston, Ontario | Hurricanes | |
| 30 | |
Muse, JohnJohn Muse | G | L | 25 | 2011 | East Falmouth, Massachusetts | Checkers | |
| <--|- | 35 | |
Peters, JustinJustin Peters | G | L | 27 | 2011 | Blyth, Ontario | Hurricanes |
| 23 |  |
Rask, VictorVictor Rask | C | R | 20 | 2012 | Leksand, Sweden | Hurricanes | |
| 2 |  |
Rissanen, RasmusRasmus Rissanen | D | L | 22 | 2011 | Kuopio, Finland | Hurricanes | |
| 36 | |
Schmitz, BeauBeau Schmitz | D | R | 22 | 2012 | Howell, Michigan | Hurricanes | |
| 14 | |
Shugg, JustinJustin Shugg | LW | R | 22 | 2011 | Niagara Falls, Ontario | Hurricanes | |
| 22 | |
Staal, JaredJared Staal | RW | R | 23 | 2010 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Hurricanes | |
| 12 | |
Sutter, BrodyBrody Sutter | C | R | 22 | 2012 | Viking, Alberta | Hurricanes | |
| 7 | |
Sutter, BrettBrett Sutter (C) | C | L | 26 | 2010 | Viking, Alberta | Hurricanes | |
| 25 | |
Terry, ChrisChris Terry (A) | LW | L | 24 | 2010 | Brampton, Ontario | Hurricanes | |
| 33 | |
Woods, BrendanBrendan Woods | C | L | 21 | 2013 | Humboldt, Saskatchewan | Hurricanes | |
Team Captains
- Bryan Rodney, 2010–2011
- Brett Sutter, 2011–present
References
- ↑ "Capital District Sports announce River Rats sale". Albany River Rats. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ↑ "AHL Hockey coming to Charlotte in 2010-11". Charlotte Checkers. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ↑ "Charlotte added to AHL for 2010-11". American Hockey League. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ↑ "Charlotte Checkers Team Roster". Charlotte Checkers. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ↑ "Eliteprospects.com Charlotte Checkers". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
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