The Canes’ Crease: A Look Back
If you follow me on Twitter, you probably know I don’t bother hiding my love for the puck-stopping masked bandits of the hockey crease. I live for the sprawling pad stops, sick glove saves, quirky personalities,…Read More
Checkers Lose Speed Approaching Finish Line
The Charlotte Checkers dominated the Midwest Division for the majority of the season, but the month of March slowed their progress in the race to the playoffs. The Charlotte AHL team went 2-5-3 during…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers Drop Two To Lake Erie
The Charlotte Checkers return from their first trip to Cleveland to play the Lake Erie Monsters with two losses, but still pick up an all important two points after losing Saturday night in a shootout…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers Dominate AHL’s Best
After dropping five of their last ten games to teams below them in the standings, the Charlotte Checkers started this weekend off with a statement game against one of the league’s best. Heading…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers Weekend Wrap-up
The Charlotte Checkers faced yet another tough three-in-three set on the road this past weekend. With all three games against division rivals, the boys in red had a perfect opportunity to further distance…Read More
Down On The Farm – Zac Dalpe’s OT Winner Lifts Checkers Over Milwaukee
The last time Milwaukee’s Atte Engren played against the Checkers (27Nov2011), he was pulled by then…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers Hang On To Beat Stars
Like father, like son. This weekend the Charlotte Checkers looked a bit like their parent club, the…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers Defeat First Place Barons
Last night saw a battle between the top two teams in the AHL’s Western Conference. The…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers Need Shootout to Beat Rockford
The Charlotte Checkers seem to have a knack this season for taking games that they appear to have in…Read More
Down On The Farm – Muse Backstops Another Checkers Win
The storyline from the first 40 minutes of the Checkers’ game tonight in Norfolk seemed eerily similar…Read More
Down On The Farm – John Muse Gets First AHL Shutout Against Heat
The Charlotte Checkers offense has been firing on all cylinders lately. Averaging five goals per game over their last two, the Checkers were able to keep that pace last night with a 5-0 shutout…Read More
Down On The Farm – Big Swings and Bobby Orr: Checkers Sweep Griffins
The Charlotte Checkers swept a two-game set against the Grand Rapids Griffins at TWCA and extended their lead in the Midwest Division to four points. Both games saw the Checkers celebrating the…Read More
Canes Prospects Making the Most of Opportunities Under Muller
Jerome Samson’s face shone as bright as the goal lamp he lit last night after scoring his first career NHL goal – part elation at the memory of a lifetime and part relief at the realization…Read More
Vote Now: 2011 Hockey Tweeter Awards
Twitter went Tebow crazy after Denver’s surprising overtime win against Pittsburgh Sunday night. Some of the tweets were hating, others were crushing, and a few were simply hilarious. Football, specifically…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers Fall to Wolves
The Charlotte Checkers were unable to overcome a sloppy start to the game and saw their comeback bid in the third fall short as they lost to division rival Chicago Wolves this afternoon by a score of 5-2.…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers’ Zac(h) Attack Downs Milwaukee
Fueled by two-point games from forwards Zac Dalpe and Zach Boychuk, the Charlotte Checkers pulled out a third period comeback that allowed them to steal an all-important victory from division rival…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers Split Back-to-Back Games With San Antonio
The Charlotte Checkers split their two-game set against the San Antonio Rampage, losing the first game on Tuesday by a score of 2-0 and redeeming themselves on Wednesday with a 2-1 win. It was…Read More
Down On The Farm – Matsumoto and Samson Headed to AHL All-Star Game
Two of Charlotte’s top offensive talents are headed to the 2012 AHL All-Star Game! Jon Matsumoto and Jerome Samson received word today that they will represent the Checkers and the Western Conference…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers vs. Rampage Game Day Preview
The Charlotte Checkers finished up 2011 with a five game point streak (4-0-1) and are looking to extend that streak into the new year as they take on the San Antonio Rampage in a two-game set at Time Warner…Read More
Down On The Farm – Checkers Back In Win Column
It was pretty close to the consistent 60-minute game that Coach Jeff Daniels was hoping for as the Charlotte Checkers put in a much better effort than they had the previous night. Despite a couple…Read More



















