Charlotte Checkers fan Hudson Jacobs sports a team mascot “Chubby” cap prior to the team’s game against the Cleveland Monsters at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC on Friday, October 18, 2024.

Charlotte Checkers edge Chicago Wolves in Game 2 of AHL Calder Cup Finals in front of a rowdy home crowd at Bojangles’ Coliseum. Charlotte evens the best-of-7 series at one game apiece, with ...

Tom Murray, chief executive of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, and Charlotte Checkers mascot Chubby do a fist bump to celebrate the minor-league hockey team's pending return to ...

Friday's first game of the Calder Cup finals will be the latest in the season that a pro hockey game has been played in Charlotte, according to available records. When the Checkers won the Calder ...

Minor-league hockey has roots in Charlotte dating back to 1956. But if the Checkers win this championship, it will be the most prestigious title the team has ever put on ice.

Charlotte Checkers fans cheer on the team as they prepare to battle the Rochester Americans during the 2024 Queen City Outdoor Classic at Truist Field in uptown Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday ...

Charlotte Checkers fan Hudson Jacobs sports a team mascot “Chubby” cap prior to the team’s game against the Cleveland Monsters at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC on Friday, October 18, 2024.

Minor-league hockey has roots in Charlotte dating back to 1956. But if the Checkers win this championship, it will be the most prestigious title the team has ever put on ice.