- Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010)
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This article is about the ECHL franchise that played from 1993–2010. For the current AHL franchise, see Charlotte Checkers. For the Eastern Hockey League and Southern Hockey League franchise, see Charlotte Checkers (1956–1977).
Charlotte Checkers 
City Charlotte, North Carolina League ECHL Operated 1993–2010 Home arena Time Warner Cable Arena Colors Powder blue, navy blue, red, white
Owner(s) Michael Kahn Franchise history 1993–2010 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).
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Franchise history
Following a 17-year hiatus from hockey, Charlotte welcomed the Checkers back in 1993. After their return, the Checkers 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]
Season-by-season record
Records as of 2009-10 season.[5]
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 MacAdamOut 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 WilkinsonOut 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 1 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)
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
- Scott Bailey
- Eric Boulton
- Eric Cairns
- Daniel Girardi
- Chris Holt
- Dusty Jamieson
- Antti Laaksonen
- Jason LaBarbera
- Steve MacIntyre
- Darryl Noren
- David Oliver
- Matt Robbins
- Paxton Schafer
- Rob Tallas
- Shawn Wheeler
- Derek Wilkinson
- Peter Worrell
- Joe Zappala
Retired numbers
- 4 - Kurt Seher
References
- ^ Mancuso, Jeff; Pat Kelly (2005). Hockey in Charlotte. Arcadia Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 0-7385-4230-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=eQALBnDckHUC&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=Charlotte+Checkers+riley+cup+1996&source=bl&ots=um0BvTSHCX&sig=2sQSmDhMWeZC-LHwg_AL6W0lqu8&hl=en&ei=RGIWTozJFOHl0QGkm9R2&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CC4Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Charlotte%20Checkers%20riley%20cup%201996&f=false. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Wage, Bob (January 22, 2010). "AHL To Charlotte Closer To Becoming A Reality?". Canes Country. http://www.canescountry.com/2010/1/22/1265397/ahl-to-charlotte-closer-to. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Press release (February 9, 2010). "Capital District Sports Announces River Rats Sale". Albany River Rats Hockey. http://wnyt.com/wnytimages/2-9-10%20River%20Rats%20release.pdf. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Press release (February 17, 2010). "ECHL Concludes Mid-Season Board of Governors Meeting". ECHL.com. http://echl.com/echl-concludes-mid-season-br-board-of-governors-meeting-p165278. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Season-by-season record". hockeydb.com. 2008-12-01. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=5177. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
External links
Preceded by
Richmond RenegadesRiley Cup Champions
1995–96Succeeded by
South Carolina StingraysCategories:- Charlotte Checkers
- Colorado Avalanche
- New York Rangers
- Sports clubs established in 1993
- Sports clubs disestablished in 2010
- Goals: 48
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