The Checkers finally kicked off the new season over the weekend, splitting a pair of contests in the Queen City with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
As they set their roster for opening night, the Panthers have assigned forwards Zac Dalpe and Justin Sourdif and defenseman Casey Fitzgerald to the Charlotte Checkers.
The last time Ryan McAllister was in the Queen City, he was fresh off his freshman year at Western Michigan University and getting his first true taste of pro hockey.
