2024-25 Charlotte Checkers Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 25-14-3 (SO: 0-2) - 55 points
Finishing 3rd in the AHL's Atlantic Division
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2024-25 Charlotte Checkers Statistics

The Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League ended the 2024-25 season with a record of 25 wins and 14 losses (and 3 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 55 points finishing third in the AHL's Atlantic Division.

The Checkers scored 145 goals and allowed 122. John Leonard netted 19 goals for Charlotte, and Trevor Carrick accounted for 27 assists. Ken Appleby topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.17 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Marek AlscherDApril 7, 20046'3"198RKladno, Czech Republic
Ken ApplebyGApril 10, 19956'4"205LNorth Bay, ON
Liam ArnsbyCOctober 20, 20035'11"180RAjax, ON Canada
Rasmus AsplundCDecember 3, 19975'11"176LFilipstad, Sweden
Michael BenningDJanuary 5, 20025'9"177RSt.Albert, AB
Riley BezeauLWMay 4, 20026'0"188RRothesay, NB
Tobias BjornfotDApril 6, 20016'0"193LUpplands Vasby, Sweden
Cooper BlackGJune 14, 20016'8"240LAlpena, MI
Trevor CarrickDJuly 4, 19946'2"187LStouffville, ON
Dennis CesanaDApril 4, 19985'9"188RProvidence, RI
Kyle CriscuoloCMay 5, 19925'8"165RSouthampton, NJ USA
Zac DalpeCNovember 1, 19896'1"189RParis, ON
Josh DaviesCMarch 24, 20045'10"201LCalgary, AB
Chris DriedgerGMay 18, 19946'3"203LWinnipeg, MB Canada
MacKenzie EntwistleRWJuly 14, 19996'3"181RGeorgetown, ON
Riese GaberRWOctober 10, 19995'8"165RGilbert Plains, MB
Patrick GilesCJanuary 3, 20006'4"189RChevy Chase, MD
Mikulas HovorkaDJuly 1, 20016'6"229RPrague, Czechia
Riley HughesFJune 27, 20006'2"194RWestwood, MA
Matthew KierstedDApril 4, 19985'11"165LElk River, MN
John LeonardCAugust 7, 19985'11"188LAmherst, MA
William LockwoodFJune 20, 19985'10"151RBloomfield Hills, MI
Matt LuffRWMay 5, 19976'2"170ROakville, ON
Ryan McAllisterFDecember 19, 20015'10"185LLondon, ON
Aidan McDonoughLWNovember 6, 19996'2"200LMilton, MA
Jaycob MegnaDDecember 10, 19926'5"218LPlantation, FL
Oliver OkuliarLWMay 24, 20006'2"187LTrencin, Slovakia
Jesse PuljujarviRWMay 7, 19986'6"203R Alvkarleby, Sweden
Wilmer SkoogFJuly 17, 19996'1"191LTyreso, Sweden
CJ SmithFDecember 1, 19945'10"175LDes Moines, IA
Justin SourdifCMarch 24, 20025'11"152RSurrey, BC
Ben SteevesFMay 10, 20025'4"126LBedford, NH
Mitchell Vande SompelDFebruary 11, 19975'10"180LLondon, ON
Sandis VilmanisLWJanuary 23, 20046'2"192LRiga, Latvia
Nicholas ZabanehFMarch 27, 20015'11"185LToronto, ON



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