The Charlotte Checkers have signed defenseman Will Reilly and forward Patrick Khodorenko to American Hockey League contracts for the 2023-24 season.

Mackie Samoskevich wrapped up a long stretch of hockey at Florida Panthers development camp earlier this month, after a season that included trips to the Frozen Four and the Calder Cup Playoffs.

The Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers are ready to face off for the Stanley Cup, and the finalists’ rosters are stocked with graduates of the American Hockey League.

This one is for all of the AHL veterans who have been chasing their NHL dreams for years.

Aliaksei Protas scored twice in the third period to lift the Hershey Bears into the next round of the Calder Cup Playoffs with a 6-2 victory over Charlotte on Thursday night.

Cory Conacher and Aleksi Heponiemi scored second-period goals to lead Charlotte to a season-saving 2-1 win at Hershey on Wednesday night.

The Charlotte Checkers can look no further than their parent club, the Florida Panthers, for inspiration as they look to come back from two games down in their playoff series.

The Hershey Bears scored two quick goals midway through the third period, propelling them to a 5-1 victory over Charlotte on Saturday and a 2-0 lead in the teams’ best-of-five division semifinal series.

Hershey opened its Calder Cup pursuit with a 5-2 win over Charlotte in Game 1 of the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinal series on Friday night.

Charlotte scored five times in the second period and finished off Lehigh Valley, 6-0, in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the teams’ first-round playoff series on Friday night.