2018-19 Charlotte Checkers Roster As of December 1 No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Sh. Hometown Birthdate Pronunciation 7 Aleksi Saarela C 5'11" 198 L Rauma, Finland 1/7/1997 SAW-rel-ah 8 Saku Maenalanen RW 6'3" 185 L Tornio, Finland 5/29/1994 SAH-koo MY-nuh-LAH-nen 12 Julien Gauthier RW 6'4" 225 R Montreal, QC 10/15/1997 JEW-lee-in GOH-tyay 14 Greg McKegg C 6'1" 191 L St. Thomas, ON 6/17/1992 15 Nicolas Roy C 6'4" 208 R Amos, QC 2/5/1997 nih-COH-la wah 16 Cliff Pu RW 6'2" 191 R Maple, ON 6/3/1998 poo 18 Spencer Smallman RW 6'0" 200 R New Maryland, NB 9/9/1996 19 Morgan Geekie C 6'2" 178 R Strathclair, MB 7/20/1998 21 Zack Stortini RW 6'4" 215 R Sudbury, ON 9/11/1985 22 Andrew Poturalski C 5'10" 190 R Buffalo, NY 1/14/1994 paht-er-AHL-skee 23 Janne Kuokkanen C 6'1" 188 L Oulu, Finland 5/25/1998 YAH-nee KWOH-kuh-nehn 24 Patrick Brown C 6'1" 210 R Bloomfield Hills, MI 5/29/1992 37 Nick Schilkey F 5'10" 173 R Smiths Creek, MI 5/12/1994 SHIHL-kee 88 Martin Necas C 6'1" 167 R Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE 1/15/1999 MAHR-tihn NAY-chas 2 Jake Bean D 6'1" 187 L Calgary, AB 6/9/1998 3 Roland McKeown D 6'1" 195 R Listowel, ON 1/20/1996 mih-CUE-ehn 4 Josiah Didier D 6'3" 218 R Littleton, CO 4/8/1993 joh-SIGH-uh DIH-dee-ay 5 Trevor Carrick D 6'2" 175 L Stouffville, ON 7/4/1994 6 Michal Cajkovsky D 6'3" 225 Bratislava,L Slovakia 5/6/1992 MY-kuhl chai-KAHV-skee 20 Dennis Robertson D 6'1" 215 FortL Saint John, BC 5/24/1991 28 Dan Renouf D 6'2" 205 L Pickering, ON 6/1/1994 reh-NUF 34 Josh Wesley D 6'3" 205 R Raleigh, NC 4/9/1996 1 Callum Booth G 6'4" 191 L Montreal, QC 5/21/1997 CAHL-uhm 30 Alex Nedeljkovic G 5'11" 190 L Parma, OH 1/7/1996 nuh-DEHL-koh-vihch 35 Scott Darling G 6'5" 226 L Newport News, VA 12/22/1988 Head Coach Mike Vellucci Head Athletic Trainer Bryn-Marc Conaway Assistant Coach Ryan Warsofsky Strength & Conditioning Coach Ryan Wysocki Assistant Coach/Video Myles Fee Equipment Managers Steve Latin & Donny White CHARLOTTE CHECKERS 2018 – 2019 GAME NOTES | December 1, 2018 THE LAST TIME THE CHECKERS… SCORED A POWER PLAY GOAL ALLOWED A POWER PLAY GOAL HOME: NOV 25, 2018 vs LAV – HOME: NOV 21, 2018 vs BEL – st st (Aleksi Saarela, 11:40, 1 , 3‐1 win) (Paul Carey, 7:21, 1 , 3‐2 win*) AWAY: NOV 30, 2018 at PRO – AWAY: NOV 17, 2018 at WBS – (Peter Cehlarik, 15:27, 3rd, 2‐1 loss) (Adam Johnson, 6:30, 1st, 6‐5 win*) SCORED A SHORTHANDED GOAL ALLOWED A SHORTHANDED GOAL HOME: NOV 3, 2018 vs PRO – HOME: APR 3, 2018 vs. LV – (Michal Cajkovsky, 14:00, 1st, 3‐2 win) (Colby Williams, 1:57, 1st, 5‐4 win) AWAY: OCT 13, 2018 at SYR – AWAY: NOV 9, 2018 at BNG – (Patrick Brown, 16:25, 2nd, 4‐1 win) (Blake Pietila, 3:20, 3rd, 4‐3 loss) PLAYER HAD A HAT TRICK ALLOWED A HAT TRICK HOME: APR 7, 2018 vs HER – HOME: MAR 29, 2015 vs LE – (Janne Kuokkanen, 7‐3 win) (Andrew Agozzino, 5‐1 loss) AWAY: NOV 11, 2016 at IA – AWAY: FEB 17, 2017 at MIL – (Matt Tennyson, 4‐1 win) (Vladislav Kamenev, 6‐3 loss) WERE AWARDED A PENALTY SHOT WERE ASSESSED A PENALTY SHOT HOME: MAR 10, 2018 vs HFD – HOME: NOV 3, 2018 vs PRO – (Janne Kuokkanen vs Jeff Jakaitis, No Goal) (Ryan Donato vs Alex Nedeljkovic, No Goal) AWAY: OCT 13, 2018 at SYR – AWAY: NOV 14, 2018 at LV – (Julien Gauthier vs Connor Ingram, No Goal) (Cole Bardreau vs Alex Nedeljkovic, No Goal) SCORED A PENALTY SHOT GOAL ALLOWED A PENALTY SHOT GOAL HOME: NOV 29, 2014 vs MIL – HOME: APR 12, 2015 vs RFD – (Ben Holmstrom vs Magnus Hellberg) (Brandon Mashinter vs Rasmus Tirronen, Goal) AWAY: NOV 28, 2010 at HER – AWAY: DEC 22, 2016 at CLE – (Jacob Micflikier vs Braden Holtby) (Sonny Milano vs Michael Leighton, Goal) SHUT OUT OPPOSING TEAM WERE SHUT OUT BY OPPOSING TEAM HOME: FEB 18, 2018 vs. SYR – HOME: OCT 20, 2018 vs. HER – (Alex Nedeljkovic, 23 saves) (Vitek Vanecek, 25 saves) AWAY: FEB 18, 2017 at RFD – AWAY: FEB 25, 2018 at BRI – (Alex Nedeljkovic, 32 saves) (Kristers Gudlevskis, 39 saves) WON IN SHOOTOUT LOST IN SHOOTOUT HOME: OCT 19, 2018 vs HER – HOME: NOV 26, 2017 vs PRO – (Morgan Geekie, Won 4‐3**) (Ryan Fitzgerald, Lost 2‐1**) AWAY: MAR 18, 2016 at MIL – AWAY: FEB 3, 2018 at HER – (Justin Shugg, Won 2‐1**) (Travis Boyd, Lost 6‐5**) WON IN OVERTIME LOST IN OVERTIME HOME: NOV 21, 2018 vs. BEL – HOME: FEB 12, 2016 vs SD – (Martin Necas, Won 3‐2*) (Mike Sgarbossa, 1:27, Lost 3‐2*) AWAY: NOV 17, 2018 at WBS – AWAY: NOV 14, 2018 at LV – (Aleksi Saarela, 1:26, Won 6‐5*) (T.J. Brennan, 3:42, Lost 3‐2*) *Indicates Overtime Decision ** Indicates Shootout Decision Proud Affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes CHARLOTTE CHECKERS 2018 – 2019 GAME NOTES | December 1, 2018 TRANSACTIONS OCTOBER 10/3 – (F) Steven Lorentz – Assigned to Florida (ECHL) 10/3 – (D) Josh Wesley – Assigned to Florida (ECHL) 10/3 – (G) Jeremy Helvig – Assigned to Florida (ECHL) 10/10 – (LW) Nick Schilkey – Assigned to Florida (ECHL) 10/15 – (LW) Nick Schilkey – Recalled from Florida (ECHL) 10/17 – (C) Clark Bishop – Recalled by Carolina (NHL) 10/17 – (C) Martin Necas – Assigned to Charlotte (AHL) 10/17 – (D) Haydn Fleury – Assigned to Charlotte (AHL) 10/19 – (D) Michael Fora – Assigned to Florida (ECHL) 10/22 – (G) Scott Darling – Assigned to Charlotte (AHL) for conditioning stint 10/23 – (C) Clark Bishop – Assigned to Charlotte (AHL) 10/23 – (C) Nicolas Roy – Recalled by Carolina (NHL) 10/25 – (G) Scott Darling – Recalled by Carolina (NHL) from conditioning stint 10/31 – (D) Haydn Fleury – Recalled by Carolina (NHL) NOVEMBER 11/2 – (LW) Phil Di Giuseppe – Assigned to Chalotte (AHL) 11/7 – (C) Clark Bishop – Recalled by Carolina (NHL) 11/7 – (LW) Phil Di Giuseppe – Recalled by Carolina (NHL) 11/7 – (C) Nicolas Roy – Assigned to Charlotte (AHL) 11/11 – (C) Steven Lorentz – Recalled from Florida (ECHL) 11/13 – (LW) Valentin Zykov – Assigned to Charlotte (AHL) on conditioning stint 11/21 – (C) Clark Bishop – Assigned to Charlotte (AHL) 11/21 – (C) Steven Lorentz – Assigned to Florida (ECHL) 11/23 – (D) Trevor Carrick – Recalled by Carolina (NHL) 11/24 – (D) Josh Wesley – Recalled from Florida (ECHL) 11/25 – (D) Trevor Carrick – Assigned to Charlotte (AHL) 11/25 – (RW) Valentin Zykov – Recalled by Carolina (NHL) from conditioning stint 11/25 – (D) Jake Bean – Recalled by Carolina (NHL) 11/30 – (RW) Valentin Zykov – Claimed off waivers by Edmonton (NHL) 11/30 – (G) Scott Darling – Assigned to Charlotte (AHL) DECEMBER 12/1 – (D) Jake Bean – Assigned to Chalotte (AHL) Proud Affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes CHARLOTTE CHECKERS 2018 – 2019 GAME NOTES | December 1, 2018 CURRENT STREAKS INDIVIDUAL GAMES/PLAYER DATES POINTS GOALS ASSISTS 3 games – Greg McKegg 11/24 vs LAV – Present 0‐4‐4 POINTS 4 games – Jake Bean 11/20 vs BEL – Present 1‐3‐4 3 games – Greg McKegg 11/24 vs LAV – Present 0‐4‐4 TEAM GAMES DATES OVERALL WINNING LOSING 1 11/30 at PRO – Present POINTS WINLESS 1 11/30 at PRO – Present TEAM GAMES DATES HOME WINNING 3 11/21 vs BEL – Present LOSING POINTS 3 11/21 vs BEL – Present WINLESS TEAM GAMES DATES ROAD WINNING LOSING 1 11/30 at PRO – Present POINTS WINLESS 1 11/30 at PRO – Present Proud Affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes CHARLOTTE CHECKERS 2018 – 2019 GAME NOTES | December 1, 2018 LONGEST WINNING STREAK 5 10/5 at ROC – 10/19 vs HER | 10/24 at UTI – 11/3 vs PRO LONGEST POINTS STREAK 5 10/5 at ROC – 10/19 vs HER | 10/24 at UTI – 11/3 vs PRO LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK 3 11/21 vs BEL – Present LONGEST HOME POINTS STREAK 3 11/21 vs BEL – Present LONGEST ROAD WINNING STREAK 7 10/5 at ROC – 10/27 vs SYR LONGEST ROAD POINTS STREAK 7 10/5 at ROC – 10/27 vs SYR LONGEST LOSING STREAK LONGEST WINLESS STREAK 2 11/11 at BRI – 11/14 at LV LONGEST HOME LOSING STREAK LONGEST HOME WINLESS STREAK LONGEST ROAD LOSING STREAK LONGEST ROAD WINLESS STREAK 2 11/11 at BRI – 11/14 at LV 2018‐2019 OVERTIME AND SHOOTOUT DECISIONS GAME DATE OPPONENT SCORE GAME WINNER GOALIE RECORD #72 10/19/18 Hershey 4‐3** Geekie Nedeljkovic 1‐0‐0‐0 #108 10/26/18 Binghamton 4‐3* Bean Booth 2‐0‐0‐0 #219 11/14/2018 Lehigh Valley 2‐3* Brennan Nedeljkovic 2‐0‐1‐0 #248 11/17/2018 W‐B/S 6‐5* Saarela Booth 3‐0‐1‐0 #258 11/21/2018 Belleville 3‐2* Necas Nedeljkovic 4‐0‐1‐0 OVERTIME RECORD: * Indicates Overtime Decision SHOOTOUT RECORD: ** Indicates Shootout Decision Proud Affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes CHARLOTTE CHECKERS 2018 – 2019 GAME NOTES | December 1, 2018 2018 – 2019 CHECKERS SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS (TEAM) SCORING # DATES MOST GOALS (GAME) 7 11/10 at LV MOST GOALS (PERIOD) 3 Four times MOST GOALS AGAINST (GAME) 5 11/17 at WBS | 11/20 vs BEL MOST GOALS AGAINST (PERIOD) 3 1st, 11/17 at WBS MOST GOALS (BOTH TEAMS) 11 11/10 at LV | 11/17 at WBS FEWEST GOALS (GAME) 0 10/20 vs HER FEWEST GOALS AGAINST (GAME) 1 Four times FEWEST GOALS (BOTH TEAMS) 2 10/20 vs HER MOST PP GOALS (GAME) 3 10/26/18 at BNG MOST PP GOALS AGAINST (GAME) 3 10/19 vs HER MOST SH GOALS (GAME) 1 Five times MOST SH GOALS AGAINST (GAME) 1 11/9 at BNG FASTEST GOAL TO OPEN A PERIOD 0:56 3rd, Martin Necas, 10/31 at SYR FASTEST GOAL TO OPEN A GAME 0:58 Greg McKegg, 10/25 at UTI FASTEST GOAL TO OPEN A PERIOD AGAINST 0:09 2nd, Wayne Simpson, 10/6 at ROC FASTEST GOAL TO OPEN A GAME AGAINST 3:22 Reid Boucher, 10/12 at UTI TWO FASTEST GOALS SCORED 0:35 12:24 – 12:59, 1st, 10/5 at ROC TWO FASTEST GOALS AGAINST 0:36 17:34 – 18:10, 1st, 11/10 at LV LARGEST WINNING MARGIN 4 10/5 at ROC LARGEST LOSING MARGIN 4 11/20 vs BEL SHOTS # DATES MOST SHOTS (GAME) 39 10/5 at ROC MOST SHOTS (PERIOD) 16 3rd, 10/5 at ROC | 1st, 11/14 at LV |3rd, 11/21 vs BEL FEWEST SHOTS (GAME) 20 11/3 vs PRO | 11/20 vs BEL FEWEST SHOTS (PERIOD) 2 2nd, 11/25 vs LAV MOST SHOTS