The 2025 Calder Cup playoffs are intensifying, with the Charlotte Checkers and Laval Rocket emerging as strong contenders. The Checkers impressively swept the Hershey Bears, while the Rocket face ...

The Charlotte Checkers are one victory away from their first Calder Cup Finals appearance since 2019 after systematically dismantling the Laval Rocket, 5-1, in Game 3 of the AHL Eastern Conference ...

The Charlotte Checkers are headed to the American Hockey League’s final four. The Checkers recovered from early problems Wednesday night and trounced the host Hershey Bears 6-3, sweeping their ...

The Charlotte Checkers faced off against the Laval Rocket in Charlotte, NC at the Bojangles Coliseum on June 1, 2025. Matthew Laczko For to the Observer The Charlotte Checkers are one victory away ...

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Checkers are just one win away from the Calder Cup Finals. Charlotte defeated the Laval Rockets at Bojangles Coliseum on Sunday, 5-1. That’s the third straight game ...

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Checkers are headed back to Charlotte with a two-nothing series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. The Checkers won again tonight, topping the Laval Rockets ...

Charlotte Checkers head coach Geordie Kinnear (center) looks on as his team faces the Hershey Bears in the AHL’s Atlantic Division finals at Bojangles Coliseum. Jonathan Aguallo / For The ...

The Florida Panthers pursue the Stanley Cup. The Charlotte Checkers are close to the Calder Cup Final after defeating the Laval Rocket. Riley Bezeau scored twice in the 5-1 victory. Kaapo Kahkonen ...

The Charlotte Checkers’ next stop on a playoff journey to a possible Calder Cup puts them up against the American Hockey League’s winningest team this season. And its most-penalized team.