The first leg of Charlotte’s lengthy road trip is in the books, and aside from a rough showing in the middle contest things are off to a strong start for the Checkers.
The Charlotte Checkers (29-17-3-0) scored three goals in the third period, squeezing out a 4-3 victory over the Syracuse Crunch (30-17-3-1) on Saturday night at Upstate Medical University Arena.
Cooper Black made 35 saves, but the Charlotte Checkers (28-17-3-0) fell 4-0 to the Syracuse Crunch (30-16-3-1) on Friday night at Upstate Medical University Arena.
Fresh off a snow-covered series against Providence to start the month of February, Mikulas Hovorka was in the midst of preparing for another weekend of patrolling the Charlotte blue line when he got the call that every player dreams of.
Jack Studnicka scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Charlotte Checkers (27-16-3-0) edged the Rochester Americans (24-17-4-3) by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday night at Blue Cross Arena.
