ROSEMONT, Ill. — Tomas Jurco is a big reason the Charlotte Checkers are one win away from claiming the Calder Cup championship. Jurco ranks second in scoring in the American Hockey League playoffs with 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 17 games for the AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, who lead the best-of-7
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ROSEMONT, Ill. (theahl.com) … Another comeback by the Charlotte Checkers has them one win away from their first Calder Cup championship. Nicolas Roy scored twice in the third period and Charlotte scored four unanswered goals en route to a 5-3 victory over Chicago at Allstate Arena on Thursday night. The Checkers will take a 3-1 series lead
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats @ Game 4 – Tonight, 8:00 ET, (CHA leads series, 2-1)TV: NHL Network (tape delay: Friday, 1:00 ET), WCIU “The U Too”Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @Chicago_Wolves Tweet #CHAvsCHI Charlotte brings
ROSEMONT, Ill. (theahl.com) … Alex Nedeljkovic made 38 saves to lead Charlotte to a 4-1 victory over Chicago in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals at Allstate Arena on Wednesday night. The teams go back at it on Thursday night in Game 4 (8 p.m. ET, AHLTV) with the Checkers up two games to one.
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats @ Game 3 – Tonight, 8:00 ET, (Series tied, 1-1)TV: NHL Network, WCIU “The U Too”Satellite Radio: NHL Network Radio (SiriusXM 91)Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @Chicago_Wolves Tweet #CHAvsCHI The Calder
CHARLOTTE – In the third period of Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals with the score tied at three, the Charlotte Checkers found themselves hemmed in their own end. Thirty seconds turned into a minute turned into 90 seconds turned into upwards of two minutes. The Chicago Wolves worked the puck around the perimeter
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Chicago Wolves forward Curtis McKenzie has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of his actions in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals against the Charlotte Checkers on June 2. McKenzie will miss Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals between the
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins has been selected as the Ephesus/AHL Graduate of the Month for May. Rask had a record of 8-1 during May, backstopping the Bruins to series victories over Columbus and Carolina and an early lead in the Stanley Cup Final against St. Louis.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Vegas Golden Knights organization is making playing hockey in June a habit. The Golden Knights reached the 2018 Stanley Cup Final against the Washington Capitals in their first NHL season. A year later, the Golden Knights’ American Hockey League affiliate, Chicago, is three wins away from a Calder Cup championship. Chicago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theahl.com) … The Checkers didn’t let this one get away. Tomas Jurco‘s tiebreaking goal late in the second period proved to be the difference as Charlotte defeated Chicago, 5-3, in Game 2 of the 2019 Calder Cup Finals at Bojangles’ Coliseum on Sunday evening. Tied at a game apiece, the series now shifts to
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats @ Game 2 – Tonight, 6:00 ET, (CHI leads series, 1-0)TV: NHL Network, WCIU “The U Too”Satellite Radio: NHL Network Radio (SiriusXM 91)Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @Chicago_Wolves Tweet #CHAvsCHI Chicago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theahl.com) … Stefan Matteau scored his second goal of the night with 5:30 gone in overtime to give the Chicago Wolves a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Charlotte in the opener of the 2019 Calder Cup Finals on Saturday evening. Game 2 is set for Sunday in Charlotte (6 p.m. ET, NHL Network, NHL Network
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats @ Game 1 – Tonight, 6:00 ET, TV: NHL Network (tape delay: Sunday, 2:00 ET), WCIU “The U”Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @Chicago_Wolves Tweet #CHAvsCHI The AHL’s 83rd championship series opens
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that all seven games of the 2019 Calder Cup Finals between the Charlotte Checkers and the Chicago Wolves will be televised on NHL Network. The Wolves’ broadcast team of Jason Shaver and Billy Gardner will have the call. The series will also air live on WCIU
The 2019 Calder Cup Finals are pitting the Eastern Conference champion Charlotte Checkers (top development team of the Carolina Hurricanes) against the Western Conference champion Chicago Wolves (top development team of the Vegas Golden Knights) beginning Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. The series will be televised on NHL Network, or catch all of the action
MONTREAL – Alex Belzile refers to himself as a “late bloomer”. And he couldn’t be more grateful for the saying, “Better late than never”. On Friday, the 27-year-old forward signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Canadiens for the 2019-20 season – his first NHL contract, no less. The deal comes just weeks after Belzile
By knocking off the defending champion Toronto Marlies last weekend, the Checkers punched their ticket for the Calder Cup Finals, something that no other incarnation of franchise has been able to do in its eight-year AHL existence. So what is it about this specific team that has given the Checkers their best season ever? There’s
BOSTON — Connor Clifton usually starts out flying a bit under the radar, but it doesn’t take long for the Boston Bruins rookie defenseman to make an impression wherever he goes. Clifton did it again Monday, sparking the Bruins in a come-from-behind 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Stanley