| NHL Affiliate: | Florida Panthers | Founded: | 2010 |
| Home Rink: | Bojangles’ Coliseum | Coach: | Geordie Kinnear |
| GM: | Gregory Campbell | Captain: | Zac Dalpe |
The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league 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.
Deeper Dive
- Geordie Kinnear Hard Work Pays Off
- Panthers Affiliate Charlotte Checkers Opt-Out of 2020-21 Season
- Charlotte Checkers Finally Ready to Return to Action
The Players
- Panthers Top Prospects Heading Into 2021-22 Season
- Brotherly Love with Jared Staal
- Manny Malhotra’s Journey Back to NHL Begins in Charlotte
- 3 Panthers Prospects Who Could Debut in 2021-22
- Florida Panthers’ Anton Lundell Should Skip AHL
Franchise History
- 1990–1993 Capital District Islanders
- 1993–2010 Albany River Rats
- 2010–present Charlotte Checkers