2018-19 Charlotte Checkers Roster
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 51-17-7 (SO: 1-1) - 110 points
Finishing 1st in the AHL's Atlantic Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Mike Vellucci (51-17, 7 OTL)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 253,916, Avg. 6,682 in 38 home dates
2018-19 Charlotte Checkers StatisticsTeam Record: 51-17-7 (SO: 1-1) - 110 points
Finishing 1st in the AHL's Atlantic Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Mike Vellucci (51-17, 7 OTL)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 253,916, Avg. 6,682 in 38 home dates
The Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League ended the 2018-19 season with a record of 51 wins and 17 losses (and 7 overtime losses), with a 1-1 showing in shootouts for 110 points finishing first in the AHL's Atlantic Division.
The Checkers scored 255 goals and gave up 189. Aleksi Saarela netted 30 goals for Charlotte, and Andrew Poturalski recorded 47 assists. Alex Nedeljkovic earned 34 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.26 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.
Mike Vellucci coached the team. The 2018-19 Charlotte Checkers won the League Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bean | D | June 9, 1998 | 6'0" | 175 | R | Calgary, AB |
| Clark Bishop | C | March 29, 1996 | 6'0" | 184 | L | St. John's, NL |
| Callum Booth | G | May 21, 1997 | 6'2" | 196 | L | Montreal, QC |
| Patrick Brown | C | May 29, 1992 | 6'1" | 197 | R | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| Michal Cajkovsky | D | May 6, 1992 | 6'3" | 208 | L | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Trevor Carrick | D | July 4, 1994 | 6'2" | 187 | L | Stouffville, ON |
| Scott Darling | G | December 22, 1988 | 6'5" | 215 | L | Lemont, IL |
| Josiah Didier | D | April 8, 1993 | 6'2" | 216 | R | Littleton, CO USA |
| Phil DiGiuseppe | LW | October 9, 1993 | 6'0" | 197 | R | Toronto, ON |
| Haydn Fleury | D | July 8, 1996 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Regina, SK Canada |
| Michael Fora | D | October 30, 1995 | 6'3" | 205 | R | Bellinzona, SUI |
| Julien Gauthier | RW | October 15, 1997 | 6'3" | 220 | R | Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC |
| Morgan Geekie | C/RW | July 20, 1998 | 6'0" | 152 | R | Strathclair, MB Canada |
| Jeremy Helvig | G | July 5, 1997 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Markham, ON |
| Tomas Jurco | RW | December 28, 1992 | 6'1" | 200 | L | Kosice, Slovakia |
| Janne Kuokkanen | C | May 25, 1998 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Oulunsalo, Finland |
| Steven Lorentz | C | April 13, 1996 | 6'2" | 177 | L | Waterloo, ON |
| Saku Maenalanen | F | May 29, 1994 | 6'3" | 185 | L | Kemi, Finland |
| Stelio Mattheos | C | June 14, 1999 | 6'2" | 196 | R | Winnipeg, MB |
| Greg McKegg | C | June 17, 1992 | 6'0" | 191 | L | St. Thomas, ON |
| Roland McKeown | D | January 20, 1996 | 6'1" | 195 | R | Listowel, ON |
| Zach Nastasiuk | RW | March 30, 1995 | 6'2" | 196 | R | Barrie, ON |
| Martin Necas | C | January 15, 1999 | 6'1" | 175 | R | Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | G | January 7, 1996 | 6'0" | 182 | L | Parma, OH |
| Andrew Poturalski | C | January 14, 1994 | 5'8" | 141 | R | Williamsville, NY USA |
| Jacob Pritchard | F | April 9, 1995 | 6'0" | 178 | L | Macomb, MI |
| Cliff Pu | RW | June 3, 1998 | 6'1" | 178 | R | Richmond Hill, ON |
| Daniel Renouf | D | June 1, 1994 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Pickering, ON CAN |
| Dennis Robertson | D | May 24, 1991 | 6'1" | 215 | R | Fort Saint John, BC |
| Nicolas Roy | C | February 5, 1997 | 6'4" | 190 | R | Amos, QC |
| Aleksi Saarela | C | January 7, 1997 | 5'11" | 198 | L | Helsinki, Finland |
| Bobby Sanguinetti | D | February 29, 1988 | 6'3" | 190 | R | Trenton, NJ USA |
| Nicholas Schilkey | May 12, 1994 | 0'0" | Marysville, MI USA | |||
| Jesper Sellgren | D | June 11, 1998 | 5'11" | 170 | L | Ornskoldsvik, Sweden |
| Derek Sheppard | F/D | May 22, 1994 | 6'0" | 216 | L | Scarborough, ON Canada |
| Spencer Smallman | RW | September 9, 1996 | 6'0" | 186 | R | Summerside, PEI |
| Zack Stortini | R | September 11, 1985 | 6'3" | 228 | R | Ellliot Lake, ON Canada |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | September 16, 1989 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Watson, SK Canada |
| Josh Wesley | D | April 9, 1996 | 6'3" | 195 | R | Raleigh, NC |
| Eric Williams | D | June 14, 1995 | 6'1" | 185 | R | Newmarket, CAN |
| Valentin Zykov | RW | May 15, 1995 | 6'2" | 205 | R | St.Petersburg, Russia |
