Checkers to host NHL draft party at the Burger Company
The Checkers are hosting an NHL Draft party at the Burger Company at 1500 W. Morehead St. on Friday, June 22.

Enjoy $2 domestic beer and 25 percent off appetizers while waiting to see what the Carolina Hurricanes do with the No. 2 overall pick! The party will begin at 6 p.m. and live television coverage of the draft's first round beginning at 7.

A total of 24 first-round draft picks have played for the Checkers since the team joined the AHL in 2010, including three last season (Julien Gauthier, Haydn Fleury and Jake Bean).