Charlotte Checkers
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| Charlotte Checkers | |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Home ice | St. Lawrence Homes Home Ice |
| Based in | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Colors | Navy Blue, Red |
| League | ECHL |
| Conference | American |
| Division | South |
| Head coach | Derek Wilkinson |
| General manager | Jeff Longo |
| Owner | Michael Kahn |
| Media Affiliates | B2 Networks Internet Audio\Video feeds |
| Captain | Jan Vodrazka |
| Alternates | Kenton Smith, Dusty Jamieson |
| Affiliates | New York Rangers (NHL), Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL |
| Division Championships | None |
| Conference Championships | None |
| League Championships | 1995-96 |
The Charlotte Checkers are an American ice hockey team in Charlotte, North Carolina, playing in the ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League).
The Checkers were founded in 1993 and played from then until 2005 in Cricket Arena. In 2005, they moved to St. Lawrence Homes Home Ice at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. In November 2005, in a win against Florida, the Checkers set a team attendance record of 10,894.
Charlotte's hockey heritage dates to 1956, when the Eastern Hockey League's Baltimore Clippers moved to Charlotte after a fire destroyed part of the Baltimore team's arena. They played games in the Charlotte Coliseum (now Cricket Arena) for the balance of the season. The team decided to stay in Charlotte, adopting the Checkers nickname in 1958. The team joined the EHL's other Southern franchises in forming the Southern Hockey League in 1973, where it played until the league's demise in 1977.
The current Checkers are named for the teams of the past, and for years were known for an orange and electric blue checkerboard pattern logo. However, it is possible that the Checkers name comes from the hockey term "checking".
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[edit] History of the Charlotte Checkers
[edit] Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Records as of October 30, 2006. <ref>Hockeydb.com, Baskersfield Condors season statistics and records 1995-Present.</ref>
| Season | League | Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | PIM | Coach(es) | Result |
| 1993-94 | ECHL | East | 68 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 0.574 | 281 | 271 | 1519 | John Marks | Lost in round 1 |
| 1994-95 | ECHL | East | 68 | 37 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 83 | 0.544 | 274 | 261 | 1949 | John Marks | Lost in round 1 |
| 1995-96 | ECHL | East | 70 | 45 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 0.643 | 294 | 250 | 2251 | John Marks | Won Championship |
| 1996-97 | ECHL | East | 70 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0.550 | 271 | 267 | 1799 | John Marks | Lost in round 1 |
| 1997-98 | ECHL | Southeast | 70 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0.579 | 251 | 237 | 1662 | John Marks | Lost in round 2 |
| 1998-99 | ECHL | Southeast | 70 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0.493 | 221 | 262 | 1264 | Shawn Wheeler | Out of Playoffs |
| 1999-00 | ECHL | Northeast | 70 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 0.357 | 186 | 254 | 1680 | Shawn Wheeler, Don MacAdam | Out of Playoffs |
| 2000-01 | ECHL | Northeast | 72 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0.556 | 247 | 252 | 1416 | Don MacAdam | Lost in round 2 |
| 2001-02 | ECHL | Northeast | 72 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0.646 | 256 | 207 | 1599 | Don MacAdam | Lost in round 2 |
| 2002-03 | ECHL | Northeast | 72 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0.590 | 262 | 234 | 1735 | Don MacAdam | Out of Playoffs |
| 2003-04 | ECHL | Southern | 72 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0.493 | 206 | 230 | 1460 | Don MacAdam, Derek Wilkinson | Out of Playoffs |
| 2004-05 | ECHL | East | 72 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0.590 | 226 | 219 | 1301 | Derek Wilkinson | Lost in round 3 |
| 2005-06 | ECHL | South | 72 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0.493 | 232 | 254 | 1634 | Derek Wilkinson | Lost in round 3 |
| 2006-07 | ECHL | South | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.750 | 19 | 11 | 105 | Derek Wilkinson | T.B.D. |
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 993 | 467 | 355 | 76 | 24 | 0 | 1034 | 0.470 | 3226 | 3209 | 21374 | 4 | 9/13 Playoff Seasons, 1 Championship |
[edit] Current roster
As of October 30, 2006. Taken from ECHL Website. <ref>http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/roster.php?team_id=267</ref>
| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Chris Holt | L | 2006 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 30 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Alex Westlund | R | 2006 | Flemington Village, New Jersey, USA |
| <center>Defencemen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 2 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Ryan Constant | L | 2006 | Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba, Canada |
| 3 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Corey Potter | R | 2006 | Lansing, Michigan, USA |
| 5 | Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg | Jan Vodrazka, C | L | 2006 | Plzen, Czech Republic |
| 6 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Kenny Smith | L | 2006 | Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA |
| 7 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Matt Deschamps | R | 2006 | Poughkeepsie, New York, USA |
| 8 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Dan Murphy | L | 2006 | North Andover, Massachusetts, USA |
| 9 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Ren Fauci | R | 2006 | Randolph, New Jersey, USA |
| 17 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Kenton Smith | L | 2006 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 24 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Kirk DeWaele | R | 2006 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| <center>Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | ||
| 10 | Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg | Jakub Petruzalek | R | 2006 | Litvinov, Czech Republic | |
| 11 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Adam Nightingale | R | 2006 | Cheboygan, Michigan, USA | |
| 12 | Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg | Zdenek Bahensky | L | 2006 | Most, Czech Republic | |
| 13 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Blake Bellefeuille | R | 2006 | Framingham, Massachusetts, USA | |
| 14 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Daymen Rycroft | L | 2006 | Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada | |
| 16 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Bruce Graham | L | 2006 | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 18 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Rick Kozak | R | 2006 | Norway House, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 20 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Mike Ouellette | R | 2006 | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 21 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Nathan Gillies | R | 2006 | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | |
| 22 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Mark Lee | L | 2006 | Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 44 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Dusty Jamieson | L | 2006 | Forest, Ontario, Canada | |
| <center>Staff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Staff Member | |||||
| Head Coach | Derek Wilkinson | |||||
| Assistant Coach | Allan Egeland | |||||
| Trainer | Brandon Dionne | |||||
| Equipment Manager | Mike Brown | |||||
| Public Address Announcer | Brian Stickley | |||||
[edit] Team captains
- 2005-2006
- C - Kenton Smith
- 2006-2007
- C - Jan Vodrazka
[edit] Hall of Famers
[edit] NHLers
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Retired numbers
4 - Kurt Seher
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] Team Highs
[edit] Infamous moments
[edit] External Links
| ECHL | |
| 2006-07 teams: Alaska Aces | Augusta Lynx | Bakersfield Condors | Charlotte Checkers | Cincinnati Cyclones | Columbia Inferno | Dayton Bombers | Florida Everblades | Fresno Falcons | Gwinnett Gladiators | Idaho Steelheads | Johnstown Chiefs | Las Vegas Wranglers | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Pensacola Ice Pilots | Phoenix RoadRunners | Reading Royals | South Carolina Stingrays | Stockton Thunder | Texas Wildcatters | Toledo Storm | Trenton Titans | Utah Grizzlies | Victoria Salmon Kings | Wheeling Nailers | |
| Planned 2007-08 teams: Greensboro | Mississippi Sea Wolves | Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz | |
| Trophies and Awards: Patrick J. Kelly Cup | |
| Related Articles: NHL | AHL | CHL | SPHL | UHL | World Cup | |
