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Charlotte Checkers
- Year of foundation: 1990
- Colours: Red, Black, White, Silver
- Club status: active
- Address: 210 E. Trade St., Suite E480
Charlotte, NC 28202 - Phone: +1 (704) 342-4423
- Fax: +1 (704) 377 4595
- Email: dadkins@gocheckers.com
- WWW: Charlotte Checkers
Charlotte Checkers is major league affiliate of: Florida Everblades
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Charlotte Checkers is minor league affiliate of: Carolina Hurricanes
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Charlotte Checkers is minor league affiliate of: Carolina Hurricanes
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Season 1997-1998
Club teams
This club in 1997-1998: ECHL
Current rosterseason 1997-1998
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Paxton Schafer |  | 26.02.1976 | 175 cm | 74 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Tom Brown | | 11.11.1977 | 196 cm | 102 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Jay Kenney |  | 21.09.1973 | 188 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Bill McCauley | | 20.04.1974 | 183 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Chad Nelson | | 03.06.1974 | 185 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Dale Purinton | | 11.10.1976 | 190 cm | 102 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Andrei Yakhanov |  | 23.07.1973 | 187 cm | 94 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Eric Boulton | | 17.08.1976 | 185 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Eric Flinton | | 02.02.1972 | 189 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Brad Gratton | | 08.06.1970 | 181 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Mike Hartman | | 07.02.1967 | 184 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Antti Laaksonen |  | 03.10.1973 | 183 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Bob Maudie | | 17.09.1976 | 183 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Mikhail Nemirovsky |  | 30.09.1974 | 180 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Andre Roy | | 08.02.1975 | 193 cm | 104 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Richard Uniacke | | 03.11.1976 | 182 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Marty Yewchuk | | 16.11.1967 | 185 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Marks | | 22.03.1948 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte
- Adress: 333 East Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202 - Phone: +1 704-688-9000
- Web: http://www.timewarnercablearena.com
- Capacity: 14100
- Opened in: 2005
The franchise was originally the Capital District Islanders from 1990-1993. They then became the Albany River Rats from 1993-2010, until the River Rats were sold to MAK Hockey, LLC, led by Michael Kahn. The new ownership relocated the team to Charlotte for the 2010-11 season, renaming the franchise the "Charlotte Checkers", and relinquished the ECHL franchise to the league
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Fast factsseason 1997-1998
- Youngest player: Tom Brown (20 years)
- Oldest player: Mike Hartman (31 years)
- Shortest player: Paxton Schafer (175 cm)
- Tallest player: Tom Brown (196 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (10), Finland (1), Germany (1), Russia (1), USA (4)
Leagues
Charlotte Checkers participates in season 1997-1998: ECHL
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