Shawn Lynch

President

Lynch, the Checkers' longest-tenured employee, earned the title of President in June of 2025. In this role, he oversees the team's day-to-day operations, including leadership of ticket sales, corporate partnerships and marketing efforts.

Lynch’s journey with the Checkers began in 2003 as a game-day operations intern. He joined the staff full-time in 2004 as a Ticket Account Manager and steadily rose through the ranks, serving as Director of Ticket Services, Vice President of Ticket Sales, and then Senior Vice President in 2013.

Throughout his tenure, Lynch has played a central role in many of the franchise’s most defining moments: the team’s transition from the ECHL to the AHL, the move from Bojangles Coliseum to Spectrum Center and then back again, the capturing of a Calder Cup championship, changes in NHL affiliations and ownership, and navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. He also led efforts behind Charlotte’s first professional outdoor hockey game - the Queen City Outdoor Classic - and helped drive record-breaking revenue across all categories during the 2024–25 season.

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Hometown
Foxboro, MA

College and major
Clemson University, Sports Marketing

Favorite sports team
New England Patriots

First hockey game
Boston College, circa 1990

If you could create a menu item for the Red Line Club, what would it be?
Red Line Ribs

Favorite memory with the Checkers
2019 Calder Cup Champs

Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?
I’m a lover not a fighter