Charlotte Checkers

Another forward has been added to Charlotte’s pool for next season, as Riley Hughes has been signed to a one-year, two-way AHL contract.

The 2023-24 season is officially in the books, so to wrap it all up let’s take a look at how each player on the roster fared statistically, a one-sentence summary of their year and what their status is for next season.

The Checkers announced today that defenseman Keaton Pehrson has been signed to a one-year, two-way AHL contract for next season.

The American Hockey League announced today that Spencer Knight of the Charlotte Checkers is the 2023-24 winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey.

With the clock ticking down only minutes before the trade deadline, Magnus Hellberg was notified that he had been traded. Florida exchanged Ludovic Waeber to receive Hellberg and a conditional 2025 seventh-round pick.

The tightly contested Atlantic Division race all comes down to the final week of the regular season.

The Florida Panthers have rewarded forward Wilmer Skoog with an NHL contract for next season.

Evan Nause is headed back to the Queen City, as the Panthers prospect has been assigned from the Florida Everblades to Charlotte.

The Checkers are proud to announce that Brendan Perlini has been named the team’s winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Charlotte community during the 2023-24 season.

A lot has changed for the Checkers over the last three months.