Puck Drop:
Friday, 7:00 p.m.
TV/Radio
info: TWC Ch. 323 / no radio
Records:
Checkers 1-2-0, Griffins 1-1-0
The
Charlotte Checkers are set to play their first home game of the season after
starting the 2014-15 campaign with a three-in-three road trip. After dropping
their first two games of the season, Charlotte secured a 2-1 win in overtime on
Sunday thanks to Ben Holmstrom's first goal as a member of the Checkers and 42
saves (on 43 shots) from Drew MacIntyre.
The
Griffins split a home-and-home series with the Lake Erie Monsters and will take
on Charlotte at Time Warner Cable Arena again on Saturday.
Hurricanes
assign Brown, Sutter to Charlotte
Per AHL
release...
RALEIGH --
Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National
Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has assigned
forwards Patrick Brown and Brody Sutter to the Charlotte Checkers of the
American Hockey League (AHL). It was also announced that forward Jeff Skinner
has been removed from injured reserve.
Notes: This
is the first of eight regular-season meetings between the Griffins and
Checkers. ... Tonight is the 13th all-time meeting between Charlotte and Grand
Rapids. The Checkers hold the edge with a 8-4-0-0 (16 points) record. ... Holmstrom (1-1-2) is tied for the team leas in goals and points and has
recorded points in his last two games. ... Both Sutter and Brown
are expected to play tonight. ... Former Checker Chris Terry (3-1-4) has scored three goals in the Hurricanes last four games and is tied for the team lead in points.
Probable
lines:
Brock
McGinn-Ben Holmstrom-Chad LaRose
Phil Di
Giuseppe-Brody Sutter-Alex Aleardi
Carter
Sandlak-Greg Nemisz-Jared Staal
Kyle
Hagel-Patrick Brown-Brendan Woods
Rasmus
Rissanen-Michal Jordan
Keegan
Lowe-Danny Biega
Trevor
Carrick-Beau Schmitz
Drew
MacIntyre
John Muse
Healthy
scratches: Mike Aviani (signed a PTO with the Checkers on Thursday), Dennis
Robertson
Injured/out: Justin Shugg
Injured/out: Justin Shugg
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