CHARLOTTE, NC—The Charlotte Checkers have announced today the release of their 2009-10 regular season schedule. The team, in its 17th season of ECHL play, will skate in 72 regular season games, 29 of which will be against out-of-division opponents.
The Checkers will once again start the season on the road when they embark on a four-game southern swing beginning Oct. 17 in North Charleston, S.C. against the defending Kelly Cup Champion South Carolina Stingrays. They will return to Charlotte for their home opener on Sunday, Nov. 1 against the Gwinnett Gladiators. The game will start at 2 p.m. and will be the first of several “Skate With the Checkers” games where fans will have the opportunity to skate with the players after the game.
Checkers fans will get to see a rematch of last year’s playoffs on Dec. 16, Dec. 18 and Dec. 20 when the Stingrays come to Charlotte.
Due to a scheduling format change in the ECHL the Checkers will host all 10 American Conference teams this season including two unfamiliar opponents. New to the ECHL in 2009-10 are the Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye who will visit Time Warner Cable Arena for two games each. Kalamazoo will make their first ever trip to Charlotte on Nov. 8 while Toledo will play their first of two games on Feb. 7.
Thursday, Feb.18 will be the first ever midnight game in Charlotte. The Checkers will host the Toledo Storm and doors will open at 11pm while puck-drop is scheduled for 12:01am.
With the exception of the midnight game, and two others to be announced at a later date, game times will be 7 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.
Training camp opens Oct. 1 with the first pre-season home game scheduled for Oct. 10 at Extreme Ice Center. Tickets are free for season ticket holders and $10 for the general public.
Regular season mini plans start at $40 and season ticket information can be found at www.gocheckers.com or by calling the Checkers’ front office at (704) 342-4ICE (4423). The Checkers’ promotional calendar, including giveaways and theme nights, will be released shortly.
A printable PDF version of the schedule can be found at: http://www.prosportsmedia.com/checkers/uploaded_images/09-10CheckersSchedule.pdf
The Checkers are getting ready for their 17th season of play as a member of the ECHL and 16th as an affiliate of the New York Rangers. In the team’s 16-year history, the Checkers have made the playoffs 12 times including five consecutive playoff appearances to date. The Checkers are entering their fifth season of play at Time Warner Cable Arena. Season tickets are on sale now. For season ticket information, please call 704-342-4-ICE or visit www.gocheckers.com.
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2009-2010 Charlotte Checkers Schedule
Sat, Oct 17 Charlotte at South Carolina
Fri, Oct 23 Charlotte at Florida
Sat, Oct 24 Charlotte at Florida
Wed, Oct 28 Charlotte at Gwinnett
Sun, Nov 1 Gwinnett at Charlotte
Wed, Nov 4 Florida at Charlotte
Thu, Nov 5 Florida at Charlotte
Sun, Nov 8 Kalamazoo at Charlotte
Fri, Nov 13 Elmira at Charlotte
Sat, Nov 14 Charlotte at South Carolina
Sun, Nov 15 Elmira at Charlotte
Wed, Nov 18 South Carolina at Charlotte
Fri, Nov 20 Johnstown at Charlotte
Sat, Nov 21 Johnstown at Charlotte
Thu, Nov 26 Charlotte at Gwinnett
Sat, Nov 28 Charlotte at Gwinnett
Sun, Nov 29 Gwinnett at Charlotte
Wed, Dec 2 Gwinnett at Charlotte
Fri, Dec 4 Elmira at Charlotte
Sun, Dec 6 Charlotte at Gwinnett
Wed, Dec 9 Charlotte at Florida
Fri, Dec 11 Charlotte at Florida
Sat, Dec 12 Charlotte at Florida
Sun, Dec 13 Charlotte at South Carolina
Wed, Dec 16 South Carolina at Charlotte
Fri, Dec 18 South Carolina at Charlotte
Sat, Dec 19 Charlotte at South Carolina
Sun, Dec 20 South Carolina at Charlotte
Sat, Dec 26 Florida at Charlotte
Sun, Dec 27 Charlotte at South Carolina
Sun, Jan 3 Gwinnett at Charlotte
Wed, Jan 6 South Carolina at Charlotte
Fri, Jan 8 Charlotte at Kalamazoo
Sat, Jan 9 Charlotte at Kalamazoo
Sun, Jan 10 Charlotte at Toledo
Wed, Jan 13 Gwinnett at Charlotte
Sat, Jan 16 Charlotte at Gwinnett
Sun, Jan 17 Kalamazoo at Charlotte
Mon, Jan 18 Charlotte at Gwinnett
Fri, Jan 22 Wheeling at Charlotte
Wed, Jan 27 Charlotte at Cincinnati
Fri, Jan 29 Charlotte at Johnstown
Sat, Jan 20 Charlotte at Reading
Sun, Jan 31 Charlotte at Johnstown
Thu, Feb 4 Florida at Charlotte
Fri, Feb 5 Florida at Charlotte
Sun, Feb 7 Toledo at Charlotte
Wed, Feb 10 South Carolina at Charlotte
Fri, Feb 12 Charlotte at Gwinnett
Sat, Feb 13 Charlotte at Gwinnett
Thu, Feb 18 Toledo at Charlotte
Sun, Feb 21 Charlotte at Gwinnett
Fri, Feb 26 Charlotte at Cincinnati
Sat, Feb 27 Charlotte at Kalamazoo
Sun, Fri 28 Charlotte at Kalamazoo
Wed, Mar 3 Cincinnati at Charlotte
Fri, Mar 5 Charlotte at Wheeling
Sat, Mar 6 Charlotte at Toledo
Sun, Mar 7 Charlotte at Toledo
Thu, Mar 11 Gwinnett at Charlotte
Sat, Mar 13 Gwinnett at Charlotte
Sun, Mar 14 Gwinnett at Charlotte
Wed, Mar 17 Charlotte at Elmira
Thu, Mar 18 Charlotte at Reading
Fri, Mar 19 Trenton at Charlotte
Tue, Mar 23 Florida at Charlotte
Thu, Mar 25 Florida at Charlotte
Sat, Mar 27 Reading at Charlotte
Sun, Mar 28 Reading at Charlotte
Tue, Mar 30 Gwinnett at Charlotte
Fri, Apr 2 Charlotte at Florida
Sat, Apr 3 Charlotte at Florida
