Though he characterizes his entire season, split between the NHL and AHL, as “up and down,” there’s no question that Ryan Murphy’s scoring potential was on full display in Charlotte.
After attending the team’s training camp and playing in a handful of exhibition games, Checkers defenseman Michal Jordan has earned a spot on the Czech Republic squad at the upcoming world championship.
It seems as though the recent changing of the guard in Carolina will affect the Checkers in some way at some point, though new General Manager Ron Francis did not offer specifics at Monday’s press conference.