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Charlotte Checkers Wiki Information
The Charlotte Checkers
are an American ice hockey team in Charlotte, North Carolina, playing in the ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League).
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Franchise history
Charlotte, N.C., is recognized as the first southern city to embrace minor-league hockey, but it did so quite by accident. On Jan. 23, 1956, Carlin's Iceland in Balitmore burned down forcing the Eastern Hockey League's Baltimore Clippers moved to Charlotte. [1] The team played six games in the Charlotte Coliseum (now Bojangles' Coliseum) during the balance of the season, drawing 10,363 fans who sang Dixie before the first game against the New Haven Blades. The team decide to officially move to Charlotte for the 1956-57 season, adopting the Checkers nickname in 1960.
As the Clippers, the team won the EHL's Atlantic City Boardwalk Trophy in 1956-57 and back-to-back Walker Cup regular season titles the first two seasons in Charlotte. [1] The Checkers would win the EHL title again in the 1970-71 and 1971-72 seasons, before leaving that league to be part of the formation of the Southern Hockey League in 1973, along with the Macon Whoopees, Greensboro Generals, Roanoke Valley Rebels, Suncoast Suns and Winston-Salem Polar Twins. Charlotte would win SHL titles in 1974-75 and 1975-76 before that league's demise in 1977.
Following a 17-year hiatus from hockey, Charlotte welcomed the Checkers back in 1993. Since their return, the Checkers have made the playoffs nine times, including winning the ECHL Championship in 1996. [3]
The current Checkers franchise was founded in 1993 and played from then until 2005 in Bojangles' Coliseum. In 2005, they moved to Charlotte Bobcats Arena. The team set their all time attendance record of 12,398 on February 21, 2009 in a 5-2 win against the Florida Everblades. Their previous record was 11,237 in a loss against the Texas Wukdcatters in February of 2007.
Season-by-season record
Records as of 2007-08 season. [4]
| Season
| League
| Division
| GP
| W
| L
| T
| OTL
| SOL
| PTS
| PCT
| GF
| GA
| PIM
| Coach(es)
| Result
|
| 1993–94
| ECHL
| East
| 68
| 39
| 25
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 82
| 0.574
| 281
| 271
| 1519
| John Marks
| Lost in round 1
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| 1994–95
| ECHL
| East
| 68
| 37
| 22
| 9
| 4
| 5
| 83
| 0.544
| 274
| 261
| 1949
| John Marks
| Lost in round 1
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| 1995–96
| ECHL
| East
| 70
| 45
| 21
| 4
| -
| 4
| 94
| 0.643
| 294
| 250
| 2251
| John Marks
| Won Championship
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| 1996–97
| ECHL
| East
| 70
| 35
| 28
| 7
| -
| 7
| 77
| 0.550
| 271
| 267
| 1799
| John Marks
| Lost in round 1
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| 1997–98
| ECHL
| Southeast
| 70
| 35
| 24
| 11
| -
| 11
| 81
| 0.579
| 251
| 237
| 1662
| John Marks
| Lost in round 2
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| 1998–99
| ECHL
| Southeast
| 70
| 29
| 30
| 11
| -
| 11
| 69
| 0.493
| 221
| 262
| 1264
| Shawn Wheeler
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Out of Playoffs
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| 1999–00
| ECHL
| Northeast
| 70
| 25
| 38
| 7
| -
| 7
| 54
| 0.357
| 186
| 254
| 1680
| Shawn Wheeler
Don MacAdam
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2000–01
| ECHL
| Northeast
| 72
| 34
| 26
| 12
| 6
| 6
| 80
| 0.556
| 247
| 252
| 1416
| Don MacAdam
| Lost in round 2
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| 2001–02
| ECHL
| Northeast
| 72
| 41
| 20
| 11
| 3
| 8
| 93
| 0.646
| 256
| 207
| 1599
| Don MacAdam
| Lost in round 2
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| 2002–03
| ECHL
| Northeast
| 72
| 41
| 28
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 85
| 0.590
| 262
| 234
| 1735
| Don MacAdam
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2003–04
| ECHL
| Southern
| 72
| 31
| 32
| 9
| 4
| 5
| 71
| 0.493
| 206
| 230
| 1460
| Don MacAdam
Derek Wilkinson
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2004–05
| ECHL
| East
| 72
| 39
| 26
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 85
| 0.590
| 226
| 219
| 1301
| Derek Wilkinson
| Lost in round 3
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| 2005–06
| ECHL
| South
| 72
| 33
| 34
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 71
| 0.493
| 232
| 254
| 1634
| Derek Wilkinson
| Lost in round 3
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| 2006–07
| ECHL
| South
| 72
| 42
| 27
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 87
| 0.604
| 252
| 220
| 1546
| Derek Wilkinson
| Lost in round 2
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| 2007–08
| ECHL
| South
| 72
| 34
| 31
| 7
| 1
| 6
| 75
| 0.472
| 212
| 219
| 1276
| Derek Wilkinson
| Lost in round 1
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| 2008-09
| ECHL
| South
| 71
| 34
| 29
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 76
| 0.535
| 217
| 224
| 1332
| Derek Wilkinson
| Lost in round 1
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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 -T* Includes Overtime and Shootout Losses(Games tied at end of regulation went directly to shootout from 1995-2000) ''
Current roster
As of April 3, 2009. Data taken from ECHL website.
| GOALTENDERS
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| #
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| align=left
| Player
| Catches
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 1
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| Parker Van Buskirk
| L
| March 26, 1988
| Windsor, ON, Canada
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| 30
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| Maxime Daigneault
| L
| January 23, 1984
| St-Jacques-le-Minue, QC, Canada
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| 35
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| Jeff Jakaitis
| L
| June 9, 1983
| Rochester, MN, USA
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| DEFENSEMEN
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| #
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| align=left
| Player
| Shoots
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 2
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| Ethan Graham
| L
| August 1, 1982
| Xenia, OH, USA
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| 3
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| Michael Busto
| R
| June 20, 1986
| Burnbary, BC, Canada
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| 6
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| Kenny Smith
| L
| December 31, 1981
| Stoneham, MA, USA
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| 7
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| Ken Scuderi
| L
| August 21, 1980
| Bethpage, NY, USA
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| 15
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| Julien Brouillette
| L
| December 5, 1986
| St. Esprit, QC, Canada
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| 16
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| Jesse Dudas
| R
| March 31, 1988
| St. Albert, AB, Canada
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| 20
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| Luke Lucyk
| L
| May 5, 1986
| Fox Point, WI, USA
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| 25
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| Steve Ward
| R
| February 13, 1986
| Scarborough, ON, Canada
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| 28
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| Chris Murray
| R
| December 26, 1984
| Dover, MA, USA
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| FORWARDS
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| #
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| align=left
| Player
| Position
| Shoots
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 8
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| Ryan Murphy
| RW
| R
| January 23, 1983
| Rumson, NJ, USA
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| 10
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| Marty Guerin
| RW
| R
| May 25, 1983
| Lansing, MI, USA
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| 11
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| Lee Falardeau
| LW
| L
| July 22, 1983
| Midland, MI, USA
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| 14
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| Cedrick Bernier
| F
| R
| October 22, 1984
| Beauport City, QC, Canada
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| 18
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| Matthew Ford
| F
| R
| October 9, 1984
| West Hills, CA, USA
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| 19
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| Jeff Miles
| RW
| R
| June 12, 1981
| Pickering, ON, Canada
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| 21
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| Michel Leveille
| C
| L
| April 3, 1981
| Levis, QC, Canada
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| 22
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| Ryan Hillier
| F
| R
| January 25, 1988
| Halifax, NS, Canada
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| 23
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| Chris Capraro
| LW
| R
| December 20, 1983
| Medford, MA, USA
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| 24
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| Matt Schepke
| F
| L
| January 3, 1985
| Warren, MI, USA
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| 26
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| Brad Ralph
| C
| L
| October 17, 1980
| Richmond, ON, Canada
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| Staff
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| Title
| align=left
| STAFF MEMBER
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| Owner/CEO/Governor
| Michael Kahn
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| Head Coach/Vice President/General Manager
| Derek Wilkinson
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| Assistant Coach
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| Athletic Trainer
| Terri LaSalle
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| Equipment Manager
| Donny White
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| Assistant Equipment Manager
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Team records
Single season
Goals:
48 Sergei Berdnikov (1993-94)
Assists:
61 Matt Robbins (1994-95), Scott King (2000-01), Kevin Hilton (2000-01)
Points:
101 Scott King (2000-01)
Penalty Minutes:
352 Eric Boulton (1996-97)
GAA:
2.43 Scott Meyer (2003-04)
SV%:
.923 Scott Meyer (2003-04), Jeff Jakaitis (2008-09),
Wins:
32 Nick Vitucci (1995-96)
Shutouts:
3 Scott Meyer(2003-04), Alex Westlund(2006-07)
- Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender
Career
Career Goals:
174 Darryl Noren
Career Assists:
229 Darryl Noren
Career Points:
403 Darryl Noren
Career Penalty Minutes:
213 Steve MacIntyre
Notable players
- Dusty Jamieson
- Eric Cairns
- Darryl Noren
- Eric Boulton
- Peter Worrell
- Jason LaBarbera
- Antti Laaksonen
- Daniel Girardi
- David Oliver
- Joe Zappala
Retired numbers
References
- http://books.google.com/books?id=eQALBnDckHUC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=Charlotte+Checkers+EHL&source=bl&ots
- http://books.google.com/books?id=eQALBnDckHUC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=Charlotte+Checkers+EHL&source=bl&ots
- http://www.gocheckers.com/udp.php?id=121
- Season-by-season record
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