As part of its realignment for the 2015-16 season, the American Hockey League announced Tuesday that the Checkers will remain in the Western Conference as part of the new Central Division.
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It was a roller coaster of a year for Zach Boychuk, who saw his longest NHL stint followed by a disappointing return to the AHL midseason. Now, as he makes his way into the offseason, he will have several options to mull over as he looks to determine what direction to take his future.
In terms of the standings, the final home games of the season on April 11 and 12 didn’t have much importance for the Checkers. A season of struggles was already assured of ending without a postseason appearance, regardless of anyone’s efforts that weekend.
At this time two years ago, the status of Chad LaRose’s hockey career was up in the air. Words and phrases like “hate” and “burnt out” were being thrown around, he expressed no interest in signing with a team and as LaRose told us back in September “I didn’t plan on coming back to play hockey ever again.”
