The Checkers returned home with a tightly contested battle against Hershey Saturday afternoon, but couldn’t quite muster up a rally before time expired on a 2-1 defeat.
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.
