JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com Charlotte Checkers ice crew member David Goudreau hands out the team’s season calendar to fans as they enter Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC on Friday ...

The Charlotte Checkers and Abbotsford Canucks open their AHL Calder Cup Finals series Friday evening in Charlotte.

A practice hub for the Charlotte Checkers would include public skating sessions as well as adult and youth hockey leagues and practices. Upgrades ahead for city-owned ...

The Monsters have been playing in Cleveland since 2007, and in all that time never lost a hockey game in the way they lost to the Charlotte Checkers ... stick was on the ice.

The Charlotte Checkers scored in the opening two minutes and stunned the Laval Rocket 5-1 Wednesday night in the opener of the AHL’s Eastern Conference finals. Charlotte grabbed home-ice ...

Charlotte Checkers fans cheer ... Both teams took the ice coming out of field entrances near opposite dugouts, and the Checkers introduced each player one by one. As left wing Brendan Perlini ...

The Charlotte Checkers beat the Rochester Americans 5-2 in the Queen City Outdoor Classic at Truist Field on Jan. 13 to a crowd of over 11,000. Expand to read more Preview this article 1 min A ...

Saw some ice, tried to take it,” Leonard explained. “Just trying to free myself up and get something on net.” Charlotte Checkers winger John Leonard scored the winning goal in the team’s ...

The Charlotte Checkers hosted the Cleveland Monsters in the home opener. Charlotte Checkers ice crew member David Goudreau hands out the team’s season calendar to fans as they enter Bojangles Coliseum ...

Abbotsford enters the series after a 4-2 series win over the Texas Stars, a 3-1 elimination of the Coachella Valley Firebirds ...

Cleveland Monsters Samuel Knazko, left, is pinned to the ice as Charlotte Checkers Wilmer Skoog, right, tries to move toward the puck during action at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC on Friday ...