The Charlotte Checkers (17-9-2-0) outlasted the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (15-11-2-2) in a 3-2 overtime finish at PPL Center on ...

CHARLOTTE (CAROLINA SPORTS LIVE) — The Charlotte Checkers defeated the Laval Rocket 3-2 Tuesday night to advance to the Calder Cup Finals. Right wing Jesse Puljujärvi scored the game-winning goal with ...

Need a quick form of entertainment this summer? Why not pull out a checkerboard while you're bored? The beloved 8x8 board is home to both checkers and chess and is a staple in many living rooms, parks ...

Goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen saves a ricochet shot against the Laval Rockets in Sunday’s first period. The Charlotte Checkers defeated the Laval Rocket, 5-1. Matthew Laczko For to the Observer Not every ...

The win helped the Bears (31-14-5-0) split their weekend series with the Checkers (28-15-3-2) and concluded their regular-season matchup with a 4-4-0-0 record. The victory also marked Stevenson's ...

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lost to the Charlotte Checkers 6-2 on Sunday afternoon at Mohegan Arena. A four-goal second period saw Charlotte turn the tide and end Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s ...

The Abbotsford Canucks’ Calder Cup Finals matchup against the Charlotte Checkers has officially begun, with the AHL Canucks winning 4–3 in double-overtime in Game 1 tonight. Max Sasson opened the ...

It’s always 90 degrees outside these days. But a local sports team has gotten even hotter than that – the Charlotte Checkers. On Saturday at Bojangles’ Coliseum, the Checkers begin one last best-of-7 ...