Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010)

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	Charlotte Checkers
City:	Charlotte, North Carolina
League:	ECHL
Conference:	American Conference
Division:	South Division
Founded:	1993
Home Arena:	Time Warner Cable Arena
Colors:	Powder blue, navy blue, red, white;
Owner(s):	Michael Kahn
General Manager:	Derek Wilkinson
Head Coach:	Derek Wilkinson
Affiliates:	New York Rangers (NHL), Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Lake Erie Monsters (AHL)
Franchise history
1993 to 2010:	Charlotte Checkers
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	none
Division Championships:	none
Conference Championships:	none
Kelly Cups:	1995–96

The Charlotte Checkers were an American ice hockey team in Charlotte, North Carolina, and played in the ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League).

Following a 17-year hiatus from hockey, Charlotte welcomed the Checkers back in 1993. Since their return, the Checkers have made the playoffs ten times, including winning the ECHL Championship in 1996.^[1]

The current Checkers franchise was founded in 1993 and played from then until 2005 in Bojangles' Coliseum. In 2005, they moved to Time Warner Cable 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 Wildcatters in February 2007.

On January 21, 2010, it was reported that negotiations may be in the works for the owner of the Checkers to buy the Albany River Rats, the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes.^[2] On February 10, the sale of the River Rats to the Checkers owner was confirmed, with the Rats taking on the Checkers identity starting with the 2010-11 season. As a result of this, the Checkers' ECHL membership was relinquished to the League at the end of the 2009-10 ECHL season, ending the franchise's ECHL history. ^[3]^[4].

Records as of 2009-10 season.

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
1994–95	ECHL	East	68	37	22	9	4	5	83	0.544	274	261	1949	John Marks	Lost in round 1
1995–96	ECHL	East	70	45	21	4	-	4	94	0.643	294	250	2251	John Marks	Won Championship
1996–97	ECHL	East	70	35	28	7	-	7	77	0.550	271	267	1799	John Marks	Lost in round 1
1997–98	ECHL	Southeast	70	35	24	11	-	11	81	0.579	251	237	1662	John Marks	Lost in round 2
1998–99	ECHL	Southeast	70	29	30	11	-	11	69	0.493	221	262	1264	Shawn Wheeler	Out of Playoffs
1999–00	ECHL	Northeast	70	25	38	7	-	7	54	0.357	186	254	1680	Shawn Wheeler Don MacAdam	Out of Playoffs
2000–01	ECHL	Northeast	72	34	26	12	6	6	80	0.556	247	252	1416	Don MacAdam	Lost in round 2
2001–02	ECHL	Northeast	72	41	20	11	3	8	93	0.646	256	207	1599	Don MacAdam	Lost in round 2
2002–03	ECHL	Northeast	72	41	28	3	3	0	85	0.590	262	234	1735	Don MacAdam	Out of Playoffs
2003–04	ECHL	Southern	72	31	32	9	4	5	71	0.493	206	230	1460	Don MacAdam Derek Wilkinson	Out of Playoffs
2004–05	ECHL	East	72	39	26	7	2	5	85	0.590	226	219	1301	Derek Wilkinson	Lost in round 3
2005–06	ECHL	South	72	33	34	5	2	3	71	0.493	232	254	1634	Derek Wilkinson	Lost in round 3
2006–07	ECHL	South	72	42	27	3	1	2	87	0.604	252	220	1546	Derek Wilkinson	Lost in round 2
2007–08	ECHL	South	72	34	31	7	1	6	75	0.472	212	219	1276	Derek Wilkinson	Lost in round 1
2008-09	ECHL	South	71	34	29	8	2	6	76	0.535	217	224	1332	Derek Wilkinson	Lost in round 1
2009-10	ECHL	South	72	43	21	?	4	4	94	0.653	253	223	?	Derek Wilkinson	Lost in round 2

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)

As of October 21, 2009.^[5]

GOALTENDERS
#	Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
1	Ryan Munce	L	April 16, 1985	Mississauga, ON, Canada
31	Billy Sauer	L	January 6, 1988	Rochester, NY, USA

DEFENSEMEN
#	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
2	Ethan Graham	L	August 1, 1982	Xenia, OH, USA
3	Trevor Glass	L	January 22, 1988	Cochrane, AB, Canada
6	Mike Berube	L	May 20, 1988	Edmonton, AB, Canada
15	Julien Brouillette	L	December 5, 1986	St. Esprit, QC, Canada
26	Steve Ward	R	February 13, 1986	Scarborough, ON, Canada
27	Jared Nightingale	R	October 3, 1982	Jackson, MI, USA
44	T.J. Reynolds	R	March 26, 1981	Kitchener, ON, Canada

FORWARDS
#	Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
7	Mike Taylor	C	L	February 12, 1986	Maple Grove, MN, USA
9	Derek Couture	RW	R	April 24, 1984	Calgary, AB, Canada
11	Michel Leveille	C	L	April 3, 1981	Levis, QC, Canada
12	Andrew Carroll	LW	L	May 7, 1985	Shoreview, MN, USA
14	Jean-Philipp Chabot	C	L	March 31, 1988	Quebec, QC, Canada
16	Kenny Roche	LW	L	January 2, 1984	South Boston, MA, USA
17	Chris Chappell	LW	L	March 21, 1988	Pickering, ON, Canada
18	Matthew Ford	RW	R	October 9, 1984	West Hills, CA, USA
19	Aaron Slattengren	RW	L	December 28, 1981	Duluth, MN, USA
20	Tyler Doig	LW	L	February 15, 1986	Seaforth, ON, Canada
21	Ryan Garlock	C	L	April 24, 1986	Iroquios Falls, ON, Canada
24	Matt Schepke	LW	L	January 3, 1985	Warren, MI, USA

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 Goals: 174

Darryl Noren

Career Assists: 229

Darryl Noren

Career Points: 403

Darryl Noren

Career Penalty Minutes: 213

Steve MacIntyre

4 - Kurt Seher

↑ http://www.gocheckers.com/udp.php?id=121
↑ http://www.canescountry.com/2010/1/22/1265397/ahl-to-charlotte-closer-to
↑ "CAPITAL DISTRICT SPORTS ANNOUNCES RIVER RATS SALE" - AlbanyRiverRats.com
↑ [http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&id=21388 "ECHL Concludes Mid-Season Board of Governors Meeting" - ECHL.com[
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STAFF MEMBER

Head Coach

Derek Wilkinson

Assistant Coach

Jason Dawe

Head Athletic Trainer

Terri LaSalle

Head Equipment Manager

Donny White

Assistant Equipment Manager

Thomas Anderson

Charlotte Checkers Official Website

Preceded by Richmond Renegades	Riley Cup Champions 1995–96	Succeeded by South Carolina Stingrays

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[1] ttp://www.gocheckers.com/udp.php?id=121

[2] ttp://www.canescountry.com/2010/1/22/1265397/ahl-to-charlotte-closer-to

[3] "CAPITAL DISTRICT SPORTS ANNOUNCES RIVER RATS SALE" - AlbanyRiverRats.com

[4] [http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&id=21388 "ECHL Concludes Mid-Season Board of Governors Meeting" - ECHL.com[

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Conference Championships	1995–96 • 2000–01
Division Titles	Pacific: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 • Northwest: 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2013–14
Retired Numbers	19 • 21 • 23 • 33 • 52 • 77 • 99 (league wide)
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