The regular season is officially in the books! Before the Checkers embark on their journey through the Calder Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, let’s take a look back to wrap up the 2025-26 slate.
THE FINAL NUMBERS
RECORD
44-23-5-0 (3rd in Atlantic Division, 3rd in Eastern Conference, 5th in AHL)
OFFENSE / DEFENSE RANKINGS
3.31 goals per game (7th in AHL) / 2.60 goals-against per game (t-4th)
SPECIAL TEAMS
15.2% PP (27th) / 85.5% PK (3rd)
LEADERS
Points
Ben Steeves (45), Jack Devine (43), Sandis Vilmanis (38)
Goals
Ben Steeves (23), Jack Devine, Wilmer Skoog (18)
Assists
Jack Devine (25), Mike Benning (23), Ben Steeves (22)
Plus-Minus
Mikulas Hovorka (+23), Sandis Vilmanis, Marek Alscher (+17)
Penalty Minutes
Ben Steeves (100), Trevor Carrick (69), Jack Devine (57)
Power-Play Goals
Ben Steeves (9), Jack Devine (4), Three tied (3)
Shorthanded Goals
Jack Studnicka (3), Brett Chorske, Brian Pinho (2)
LEAGUE RANKINGS
- Kirill Gerasimyuk tied for the league lead among rookies and tied for third overall in shutouts (4)
- Brett Chorske finished tied for the league lead among AHL rookies in shorthanded goals (2)
- Mikulas Hovorka finished tied for second among AHL defensemen in shorthanded goals (1)
- Cooper Black finished fourth in the AHL in wins (25)
- Jack Studnicka finished tied for eighth in the AHL in shorthanded goals (3)
- Brett Chorske finished tied for eighth among AHL rookies in game-winning goals (4)
- Cooper Black finished eighth in the AHL in minutes played (2501:53)
- Jack Devine finished 10th among AHL rookies in shots on goal (10)
NOTES
The Checkers’ 44 wins are tied for the third-most in a season in franchise history and tied for the most since the team began playing a 72-game season in 2021-22 … This is the fifth time in the last seven seasons that the Checkers have finished with a top-three penalty kill in the AHL … This is the second straight season that the Checkers have had a player with 100 penalty minutes … Cooper Black’s 25 wins tied for fourth in franchise history … Kirill Gerasimyuk’s four shutouts were the most by a rookie in franchise history
