The Charlotte Checkers scored power-play goal about six minutes apart Friday night and went on to beat the San Diego Gulls 3-1 in the American Hockey League. Despite San Diego applying much of the ...

SPRINGFIELD -- In the first meeting of the year between the two Atlantic Division rivals, the first-place Charlotte Checkers ... the loss." The Checkers countered as Nick Schilkey took a ...

The Charlotte Checkers killed off four power plays in the ... sent off just 26 seconds into the period for delay of game. Then Nick Schilkey got a double-minor (four minutes) at the 4:31 mark.

But Charlotte's Nicolas Blanchard, converting a Nick Dodge feed, scored 1:30 into overtime. "The start of OT, it happened so quick," said Checkers winger Oskar Osala, a former Bear. "Blanchard has ...

Checkers defenseman Tobias Bjornfot battles for control of the puck during Charlotte’s third-round playoff win against the Hershey Bears on Friday at Bojangles Coliseum. Jonathan Aguallo / For T ...