The Florida Panthers have recalled forward Wilmer Skoog from the Checkers.
Skoog, 26, has posted a career-high 37 points (18 goals, 19 assists) in 59 games with Charlotte this season. The Stockholm, SWE, native has spent his entire AHL tenure with the Checkers, skating in 180 games over the last three seasons, scoring 49 goals and adding 43 assists. Skoog currently ranks in the top five of each major offensive category (goals, assists, points) on the Checkers roster.
He is yet to make his NHL debut.
The temperature is rising outside and the calendar has flipped to April, which can only mean one thing in the AHL - the home stretch of the regular season is finally here.
The Checkers have recalled defenseman Dennis Cesana from the ECHL's Savannah Ghost Pirates.
Cesana, 28, has posted seven goals and 33 assists in 69 games with Savannah this season. The North Providence, RI, native leads all Ghost Pirates players in assists and power-play assists (14). He's appeared in 93 AHL games in his career, all with Charlotte, recording 15 points (one goal, 14 assists).
In addition to his regular-season appearances with the Checkers, Cesana has skated in nine postseason outings, including six with the club during the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs. The 5-foot-9, 188-pound blueliner signed a one-year, one-way AHL contract with the Checkers on July 5.
The Florida Panthers have recalled defensemen Marek Alscher and Ludvig Jansson from the Checkers.
Alscher, 22, has registered three goals and eight assists in 51 games with Charlotte this season. The Kladno, CZE, native is in the midst of his second professional campaign with the Checkers, totalling 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in 104 appearances. The 6-foot-3, 196-pound defenseman is yet to make his NHL debut; he was drafted in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the Panthers.
Jansson, 22, has scored three goals and added seven assists in 29 games with the Checkers this season as an AHL rookie. The Stockholm, SWE, native has posted four points in his five games, scoring in Charlotte's 5-1 victory over the Toronto Marlies on April 4. Jansson was selected in the fourth round (125th overall) of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the Panthers. He is yet to appear in an NHL game.
