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Zack FitzGerald adds toughness to Bulldogs roster
Amidst the anticipation of Montreal Canadiens training camp opening and the tragic loss of KHL team Lokomotiv last week, a minor signing by the Hamilton Bulldogs got buried. Last Friday, the 'Dogs signed defenceman Zack FitzGerald (yes that's how it's spelled) to a one-year, one way contract. He is...
BC's John Muse Signs With Charlotte Checkers, Carolina Hurricanes AHL Affiliate
Congrats to BC's John Muse, who signed a two-way AHL contract with the Carolina Hurricanes affiliate Charlotte Checkers. "Charlotte Checkers head coach and general manager Jeff Daniels announced today the team has signed goaltender John Muse to a two-way American Hockey League contract. Muse, 22,...
Charlotte Checkers Raise Money for Biggest Fan
This was too good a story not to share, and it reaffirms my belief that hockey players have been and will always be the best athletes in professional sports. Zach Bennett, an 11 year old boy from Albany, NY, was born with neurofibromatosis, a degenerative disease that causes tumors to grow on his...
Q&A With River Rats Coach Jeff Daniels: New Faces And The Playoff Push
Albany River Rats coach Jeff Daniels has had to do his share of roster shuffling this season given injuries, NHL call-ups and — most recently — the NHL trade deadline and end of the the NCAA’s regular season. While Daniels has had to make due without recently promoted Justin...
Zac Dalpe To Sign With Carolina Hurricanes?
USCHO.com is reporting that it looks like Carolina Hurricanes prospect Zac Dalpe, who was the team’s second-round pick (45th overall) in the 2008 draft, will leave Ohio State and sign his professional contract. The Buckeyes fired head coach John Markell this week, and given Dalpe's stated...
Canes Country Q&A: Interview With Charlotte Checkers Owner Michael Kahn, Part 2
We published the first installment in our two-part Q&A with Charlotte Checkers owner Michael Kahn Thursday. The second half of the interview focuses on the business side of the Checkers' integration into the AHL, such as the team's affiliation negotiations with the Hurricanes, being a tenant at...
Canes Country Q&A: Interview With Charlotte Checkers Owner Michael Kahn, Part 1
Less than a month ago, news started to trickle out that the Albany River Rats, the Carolina Hurricanes' AHL affiliate, could be sold to Michael Kahn, the owner of the ECHL's Charlotte Checkers, and relocated to the Queen City. Three weeks later, rumor became fact when Rats owner Dr. Walter Robb...
Tim McManus on the Phantoms and the impact of Albany's move
We wrote a lengthy piece yesterday about the impact the move of the Albany River Rats from upstate New York to North Carolina will have on the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms. There was a lot of discussion about the impact this all has on the Flyers in the comments of that article....
The Albany-to-Charlotte Move, And It's Impact On The Adirondack Phantoms
The Albany River Rats have officially announced that they will be moving to Charlotte, North Carolina next season. The new team will take the name of the current ECHL team located in Charlotte, the Checkers. The move locates them closer to their NHL affiliate, the Carolina Hurricanes. There are a...
Hurricanes Announce AHL Affiliation With New Charlotte Checkers
‘CANES PROSPECTS TO START PLAY IN CHARLOTTE IN 2010-11 Checkers owner Michael Kahn purchases Albany River Rats AHL franchise RALEIGH, NC—Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today at a news conference in Charlotte,...
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