Checkers rookie netminder Kirill Gerasimyuk’s first AHL win was a 17-save shutout as the Charlotte Checkers (8-4-1-0) blanked the Iowa Wild (4-9-0-1) 2-0 on Saturday night at Casey’s Center.
With the win, Checkers Head Coach Geordie Kinnear became the 27th head coach in American Hockey League history to win 300 games. In addition, the result extended Charlotte’s winning streak to four games.
Jack Devine broke the ice 8:19 into the second period, marking his sixth goal of the season. Trevor Carrick logged the lone assist on Devine’s goal.
Wilmer Skoog scored his third goal of the weekend at 11:28 of the third period, deflecting a point shot from Mike Benning through Wild netminder Cal Petersen. Ryan McAllister picked up the secondary helper on Skoog's sixth goal of the year. Skoog and Devine are tied for the team lead in goals.
Charlotte will continue their four-game road trip against the Griffins in Grand Rapids on Friday, November 21. Coverage of the game can be found on the Checkers social media channels, FloHockey and Mixlr.
NOTES
Charlotte is 10-0 in their last ten meetings against Iowa, dating back to the 2016-17 season … Gerasimyuk previously started on November 2 in Providence against the Bruins, stopping 30 of 34 shots … The shutout was the first for Charlotte in the 2025-26 season ... Devine leads the Checkers in points with 12 (six goals, six assists) … McAllister appeared for the first time since November 2 at Providence … Charlotte was 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play … Cooper Black, Ludvig Jansson, Mitch Vande Sompel, Eamon Powell, Mikulas Hovorka, Liam McLinskey, Hunter St. Martin, Anton Lundmark, Tyler Motte and Jack Studnicka were scratched for Charlotte.
