2023-24 Charlotte Checkers Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 39-26-7 (SO: 1-0) - 85 points
Finishing 4th in the AHL's Atlantic Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Geordie Kinnear (39-26, 7 OTL)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2023-24 Charlotte Checkers Statistics

The Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League ended the 2023-24 season with a record of 39 wins and 26 losses (and 7 overtime losses), with a 1-0 showing in shootouts for 85 points finishing fourth in the AHL's Atlantic Division.

The Checkers netted 217 goals and surrendered 203. Wilmer Skoog and Mackie Samoskevich scored 22 goals for Charlotte each, and Rasmus Asplund accounted for 35 assists. Spencer Knight earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.41 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.

Geordie Kinnear coached the team. The 2023-24 Charlotte Checkers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Rasmus AsplundCDecember 3, 19975'11"176LFilipstad, Sweden
Uvis BalinskisDAugust 1, 19966'0"187LVentspils, Latvia
Michael BenningDJanuary 5, 20025'9"177RSt.Albert, AB
Riley BezeauLWMay 4, 20026'0"188RRothesay, NB
Cooper BlackGJune 14, 20016'8"240LAlpena, MI
Skyler Brind'AmourFJuly 27, 19996'2"175L Raleigh, NC
Lucas CarlssonDJuly 5, 19976'0"190LGavle, Sweden
Dennis CesanaDApril 4, 19985'9"188RProvidence, RI
Evan CormierGNovember 6, 19976'2"181LBowmanville, ON Canada
Zac DalpeCNovember 1, 19896'1"189RParis, ON
Casey FitzgeraldDFebruary 25, 19975'10"150RNorth Reading, MA
Jonah GadjovichLWOctober 12, 19986'2"198RWhitby, ON
Patrick GilesCJanuary 3, 20006'4"189RChevy Chase, MD
Mack GuzdaGJanuary 11, 20016'4"202LKnoxville, TN United States
Magnus HellbergGApril 4, 19916'5"192LUppsala, Sweden
Patrick KhodorenkoFOctober 13, 19985'11"204LWalnut Creek, CA
Matthew KierstedDApril 4, 19985'11"165LElk River, MN
Santtu KinnunenDMarch 25, 19996'2"165RLahti, Finland
Spencer KnightGApril 19, 20016'3"193LDarien, CT
William LockwoodFJune 20, 19985'10"151RBloomfield Hills, MI
Gerald MayhewCDecember 31, 19925'9"165LWyandotte, MI USA
Ryan McAllisterFDecember 19, 20015'10"185LLondon, ON
Cameron MorrisonCAugust 27, 19986'2"203LAurora, ON
Evan NauseDJanuary 20, 20036'2"186LRiverview, NB
Brendan PerliniLWApril 27, 19966'3"205LShelby Township, ON
Jamieson ReesCFebruary 26, 20015'9"161RHamilton, ON Canada
Will ReillyDJuly 23, 19976'2"197RToronto, ON
Mackie SamoskevichFNovember 15, 20025'11"191RNewtown, CT
Kai SchwindtLWDecember 17, 20036'3"195LBreslau, ON
Mark SendenFJanuary 22, 19985'9"172LMedina, MN
Calle SjalinDSeptember 2, 19996'1"176LOstersund, Sweden
Wilmer SkoogFJuly 17, 19996'1"191LTyreso, Sweden
Justin SourdifCMarch 24, 20025'11"152RSurrey, BC
Ben SteevesFMay 10, 20025'4"126LBedford, NH
Alexander TrueCJuly 17, 19976'3"170LCopenhagen, DEN
Zach UensDMay 13, 20016'1"185LBelleville, ON
Mitchell Vande SompelDFebruary 11, 19975'10"180LLondon, ON
Ludovic WaeberGAugust 19, 19966'1"176LFribourg, Switzerland
Andrew WelinskiDApril 27, 19936'1"201RDuluth, MN USA
Jake WiseCFebruary 28, 20005'10"185LNorth Andover, MA


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