Due to travel issues caused by winter weather, tonight’s game between the Charlotte Checkers and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at PPL Center in Allentown, Pa., (AHL Game #443) has been rescheduled.
Sometimes offseason plans do not quite pan out and front offices often have to pivot. Nowhere can that need be more pressing than in net.
The Charlotte Checkers hosted Hispanic Heritage Night earlier this season – a chance to celebrate Hispanic culture and to help introduce new people to the sport of hockey. It was also a night that hit close to home for one member of the Charlotte bench.
The Charlotte Checkers have signed forward Robby Fabbri to a professional tryout contract.
The Charlotte Checkers have signed goaltender Louis Domingue to a one-year American Hockey League contract.
The jump from junior to the pros is a substantial one, with young players suddenly having to navigate heightened competition, new styles of play, learning to live on their own and a plethora of other challenges. Gracyn Sawchyn is taking that challenge head on.
Success in the Calder Cup Playoffs often brings about a challenging paradox for AHL teams. When an AHL team does its job and does it well – by developing prospects, winning games, and perhaps even winning the Calder Cup – they often have to deal with the after-effects of that success.
One of the AHL’s realities is that teams must deal with two sets of problems – theirs and those belonging to the NHL parent club. The Charlotte Checkers, last season’s Calder Cup finalist, know that reality well.
The Carolina Hurricanes have claimed goaltender Brandon Bussi off waivers from the Florida Panthers.
Daniel Walcott hit the ice this week for training camp ready to enter his 11th season as a pro. For the first time in a decade, though, he’s not draped in a Syracuse Crunch jersey.
