The high-flying Providence Bruins once against proved to be too much for the otherwise red-hot Checkers, with the visitors winning 3-0 on Sunday to sweep the four-game season series.
The Florida Panthers have assigned goaltender Kirill Gerasimyuk from the ECHL's Savannah Ghost Pirates to the Checkers.
Gerasimyuk, 22, is 4-4-1 this season in Charlotte, posting a 2.33 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage, along with two shutouts. The St. Petersburg, RUS, native last saw action on January 18 against Hershey, making 16 saves in a 4-3 win.
He's suited up for five games in Savannah during the 2025-26 season, logging a 2-2-1 record, a 2.35 GAA and a .902 save percentage.
The Checkers’ eight-game point streak came to an end at hand of the division leaders on a snowy Saturday in Charlotte, with Providence skating away 4-1 winners.
Due to deteriorating travel conditions and road closures in the Charlotte area, as well as concern for the well-being of staff that would be needed to open the game, the Charlotte Checkers today announced that Sunday’s 1 p.m. game at Bojangles Coliseum will be closed to the public.
