Championship finals hockey returns to Charlotte on Friday night, when the Charlotte Checkers face the Abbotsford Canucks in Game 1 of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup finals. The Checkers ...

Charlotte Checkers coach Geordie Kinnear speaks to the team during practice on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The Checkers open their AHL season on Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.

Charlotte is in the third round of the AHL playoffs for the third time in their 13-year history in the league. In the Checkers’ inaugural AHL season of 2011, they were swept 4-0 by the ...

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.

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Charlotte Checkers coach Geordie Kinnear speaks to the team during practice on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The Checkers open their AHL season on Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Hershey Bears will close out their February schedule and their season series against the Charlotte Checkers this afternoon at Bojangles Coliseum, looking to even the series ...

Charlotte Checkers goalie Kaapo Kahkonen, taps hands with fans as he leaves the ice prior to action against the Providence Bruins on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The Providence Bruins defeated the ...

Charlotte Checkers coach Geordie Kinnear speaks to the team during practice on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The Checkers open their AHL season on Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.