The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Jamieson Rees from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.

The Florida Panthers have acquired goaltender Magnus Hellberg from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for goaltender Ludovic Waeber and a conditional 2025 seventh-round draft pick.

The Charlotte Checkers have acquired defenseman Mitchell Vande Sompel from the Chicago Wolves in exchange for forward Jake Wise.

The Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Calle Sjalin and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Kyle Okposo.

Charlotte Checkers forward Justin Sourdif has been suspended for two games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game vs. San Jose on Jan. 17.

The Charlotte Checkers scored three times in the third period to pull away for a 5-2 victory over the Rochester Americans in the Queen City Outdoor Classic on Saturday night.

The Queen City Outdoor Classic arrives tonight in Charlotte, and the Checkers and Amerks are ready to relive childhood memories of playing outside.

Sometimes it’s the quiet nights that are particularly challenging for a goaltender. Sunday was one of those evenings for Spencer Knight. But really, that is just hockey. The bigger picture is that Knight is back on the ice.

Perched near the top of a section of seats at every Charlotte Checkers home game you’ll find a group of off-ice officials, stationed in front of laptops and sheets of paper as they compile the statistics for the game on the ice.

Last spring provided the crash course for Mackie Samoskevich. Now it’s time to put that education to work.