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Charlotte Checkers (other)
Charlotte Checkers is an American Hockey League team. Charlotte Checkers may also refer to: * Charlotte Checkers (1956–1977), a defunct team in the Eastern Hockey League and Southern Hockey League, 1956–1977 * Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010), a defunct team in the ECHL, 1993–2010 See also * Checkers (other) Checkers, or draughts, is a board game. Checkers or chequers may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Checkers (1913 film), ''Checkers'' (1913 film), a 1913 lost American silent film with Gertrude Shipman * Checkers (1919 film), ''Ch ... {{disambiguation Charlotte Checkers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Checkers
The Charlotte Checkers are a professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Checkers play their home games at Bojangles' Coliseum. The current organization is the third team by this name; it succeeded a Checkers franchise that played in the ECHL from 1993 until the end of the 2009–10 ECHL season. The original Checkers team played in the city from 1956 to 1977, originally in the Eastern Hockey League and then in the Southern Hockey League. The franchise is one of six teams to replace and share a name with a predecessor franchise from a lower-tier league; the others are the Bakersfield Condors, Colorado Eagles, Ontario Reign, Rockford IceHogs, and San Diego Gulls. History The franchise was originally based in Troy, New York, as the Capital Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Checkers (1956–1977)
The Charlotte Checkers were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team began as the Baltimore Clippers in 1954, playing in the Eastern Hockey League. When the arena in Baltimore burned down, the team briefly played as the Charlotte Rebels, before permanently relocating to the Bojangles' Coliseum, Charlotte Coliseum in 1956, becoming the Charlotte Clippers. The team was renamed the Checkers in 1960, and played its final four seasons in the Southern Hockey League (1973–1977), Southern Hockey League, before folding in 1977. The Clippers/Checkers franchise won five playoff championships in its existence, and were the first team to be based in the Southeast United States. Baltimore Clippers, 1954–1956 The Baltimore Clippers began play in the Eastern Hockey League during the 1954–55 season, with Andy Brown as coach. Herve Lalonde led the team, scoring 22 goals, and 50 assists, winning the John Carlin Trophy, as the league's top score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010)
The Charlotte Checkers were an American ice hockey team in Charlotte, North Carolina, and played in the ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League). Franchise history Following a 17-year break from ice hockey, the Checkers returned in 1993 and made the playoffs ten times, including winning the ECHL Championship in 1996. The Checkers franchise was founded in 1993, and was owned by a consortium headed by local auto dealer and NASCAR team owner Felix Sabates, with former Charlotte Hornets president Carl Scheer and NASCAR drivers Richard and Kyle Petty among the minority partners. They played in the old Charlotte Coliseum, which was heavily renovated and renamed Independence Arena. Soon after winning the Jack Riley Cup in 1996, Sabates sold controlling interest minority partner Tim Braswell, who claimed he could make the team more popular. However, in a case of exceptionally bad timing, this came just as the NFL's Carolina Panthers were due to open their new downtown stadium. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkers (other)
Checkers, or draughts, is a board game. Checkers or chequers may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Checkers (1913 film), ''Checkers'' (1913 film), a 1913 lost American silent film with Gertrude Shipman * Checkers (1919 film), ''Checkers'' (1919 film), a 1919 lost American melodrama silent film * Checkers (1937 film), ''Checkers'' (1937 film), a 1937 American drama film * Checkers (novel), ''Checkers'' (novel), a young-adult fiction novel by Australian author John Marsden * The Checkers (American band), a doo-wop group of the 1950s * The Checkers (Japanese band), a Japanese idol group of the 1980s Brands and enterprises * Checkers and Rally's, Checkers (fast food), an American fast food restaurant chain * Checkers (supermarket chain), a supermarket chain in South Africa * Checkers Food Stores, a Channel Islands supermarket chain * The Checkers (restaurant), in Powys, Wales Ice hockey teams * Charlotte Checkers, American Hockey League team * Columbus Checkers, a for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |