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The Checkers fell behind 2-0 in the first period at Hershey on Sunday and lost 3-2, splitting the season-opening series. They killed all six Hershey power plays, and Tyler Muszelik made 20 saves in…
Jack Beckett·Oct 6, 2026
Nate Smith scored three goals, the first hat trick of his pro career, and Cooper Black made 30 saves as the Checkers opened the season with a 5-2 win at Hershey.
Jack Beckett·Oct 3, 2026
The Charlotte Checkers won 44 games last season and were out of the playoffs in three. They open Saturday at Hershey with the same coach, a new top scorer to find and 11 players who cleared NHL…
Jack Beckett·Oct 2, 2026
Dates, start times, arenas and results for all 72 games on the Charlotte Checkers' 2026-27 schedule, including 36 home dates at Bojangles Coliseum.
Jack Beckett·Oct 2, 2026
The Charlotte Checkers open at home Friday, Oct. 16 against the Hartford Wolf Pack, and individual tickets are on sale for a 36-date home season.
Jack Beckett·Sep 11, 2026
Charlotte closed the AHL regular season with a 4-for-8 power-play clinic and opened the Calder Cup First Round 8-1 over Springfield. One more win on Friday and the Checkers advance.
Jack Beckett·Apr 23, 2026
Yaniv Perets's 39 saves gave him his first professional shutout, in his eighth AHL game. Charlotte's third-place Atlantic slot is locked either way.
Jack Beckett·Apr 19, 2026
Sandis Vilmanis set a franchise record with four goals as the Checkers routed Hershey 6-1. Charlotte is 12-3-1 since March 1 and locked into the Calder Cup Playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
Jack Beckett·Apr 13, 2026
Charlotte's five-game winning streak ends as Hershey's Bogdan Trineyev and Louie Belpedio score in the first two periods.
Jack Beckett·Apr 12, 2026
Trevor Carrick scored the winner in the third period and Gracyn Sawchyn returned from an 88-day absence with two assists as Charlotte extended its road winning streak to four games.
Jack Beckett·Apr 4, 2026
The Charlotte Checkers won their third straight game Wednesday night, defeating the Rochester Americans 5-3 at Blue Cross Arena behind Jack Studnicka's 28-second opener, Ben Steeves' milestone 20th…
Jack Beckett·Apr 2, 2026
The Checkers are 39-21-5, locked into third in the Atlantic with home ice secured, and closing the regular season with seven consecutive home games at Bojangles Coliseum.
Jack Beckett·Apr 1, 2026
Charlotte City Council approved $25 million for Bojangles Coliseum HVAC repairs. Two days later, the Checkers clinched their eighth consecutive Calder Cup Playoffs berth.
Jack Beckett·Mar 28, 2026
The Checkers swept Lehigh Valley twice at Bojangles Coliseum. Charlotte FC set a franchise record with six goals against the Red Bulls. The Hornets blew out Memphis.
Jack Beckett·Mar 23, 2026
LaMelo Ball dropped 29 on Memphis. The Checkers scored three in the first period. Charlotte FC put up six goals. Three home games, three blowouts, one Saturday in March. Charlotte went 3-0.
John Speedway·Mar 22, 2026
The Charlotte Checkers have clinched the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, and this city is barely paying attention.
John Speedway·Mar 22, 2026
Charlotte is home to an AHL hockey team and most people don't know it. The Charlotte Checkers, affiliate of the Florida Panthers, play at Bojangles Coliseum, won the Calder Cup in 2019, and are one…
Jack Beckett·Mar 20, 2026
