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Checkers Get Ready for One Home, One Road Game this Week

November 3, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release


The Checkers (2-3-2) go from a long, four-game week to a short week with only two games on the schedule for the coming week. Friday the Checkers will host the Greensboro Generals at Cricket Arena at 7:30 p.m. Saturday Charlotte will head to Charleston, South Carolina to battle the Stingrays at 7:30 p.m. Last week the Checkers went 0-2-2 in a busy and injury-filled week. Defenseman Dan Preston and center Allan Egeland went down with injuries, and their return status is still being determined today after further medical evaluation.

OVERALL 2-3-2 = 6 POINTS
HOME 0-2-1 = 1 POINTS
ROAD 2-1-1 = 5 POINTS
STREAK 0-2-2
LAST 10 2-3-2
STANDINGS TIED FOR SIXTH PLACE IN THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE

THIS WEEK:

*** All Checkers road games can be heard on the Internet by logging on to www.gocheckers.com, and can be heard over the telephone, TOLL FREE, in the United States and Canada by calling "TEAMLINE" at (800) 847-4600 - CODE # 2820

FRIDAY'S PREVIEW: The Checkers will host the Greensboro Generals in the first of eight matches during the season, and first of four at Cricket Arena. The Generals enter the week with a record of 4-3-0 for eight points, and are tied for third place in the Southern Division of the Eastern Conference. After missing the playoffs for three straight seasons Greensboro, under first-year coach Rick Adduono, made a dramatic improvement last season with a 42-21-9 record for 93 points and a playoff berth. The Generals are once again led by veteran goaltender Daniel Berthiaume who has started the season with a 4-2-0 record and 3.55 GAA. Eric Fortier, Matt Turek and Mark Turner all lead Greensboro in scoring with nine points each.

2003-04 VS. GREENSBORO (0-0-0 = 0 PTS) - EIGHT-GAME SEASON SERIES OVERALL - 0-0-0 HOME - 0-0-0 AWAY - 0-0-0 LIFETIME VS. GREENSBORO: 26-7-3

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SATURDAY'S PREVIEW:

2003-04 VS. SOUTH CAROLINA (0-0-0 = 0 PTS) - SEVEN-GAME SEASON SERIES OVERALL - 0-0-0 HOME - 0-0-0 AWAY - 0-0-0 LIFETIME VS. SOUTH CAROLINA - 31-33-7

Charlotte will play the Stingrays in the first of seven meetings between the two teams, and first of three in Charleston. The Checkers met the Stingrays in a preseason game on October 9, dropping a 4-3 decision. Last season the Checkers were a perfect 3-0 in games at the North Charleston Coliseum. South Carolina enters the week on a two-game losing streak and an overall record of 3-3-0 for six points. The Stingrays are tied with the Checkers for sixth place in the Southern Division. South Carolina's scoring leaders are Kevin Spiewak and Dave Seitz, both with five points. The Stingrays have veteran goalies Kirk Daubenspeck and David Brumby.

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CHECKERS RECENT MOVES AND TRANSACTIONS:

Mon. Oct 27 Placed right wing Brandon Cullen on injured reserve Tues. Oct 28 Hartford assigned center Benoit Dusablon, forward Lucas Lawson and defenseman Patrick Aufiero to Charlotte Wed. Oct 29 Removed right wing Doug Christiansen from injured reserve Sat. Nov 1 Hartford recalled left wing Dusty Jamieson Sat. Nov 1 Hartford assigned left wing/defenseman Steve MacIntyre to Charlotte Sun. Nov 2 Hartford assigned left wing Dusty Jamieson to Charlotte

NEWS AND NOTES:

· Rookie defenseman Rory Rawlyk scored his first professional goal, a power- play goal, in Saturday night's 4-3 OT loss at Columbia.

· Charlotte is 26th in the ECHL on the power play, and 20th in the ECHL on the penalty kill.

· Both Checkers goalies have save percentages above .900. David St. Germain ended the week at .932 while Scott Meyer ended the week at .912.

· Left wing Dusty Jamieson (3-3-6) and center Allan Egeland (2-4-6) lead the Checkers in scoring, each with six points.

· The Checkers have the second fewest penalty minutes (106) in the 31-team ECHL. Only Greenville (104) has fewer pims. Charlotte had the fewest minutes per game at 15.1.

· The Checkers have outscored their opponents in the first two periods of games so far (6-3 - 1st), (7-4 - 2nd), but have been outscored 15-5 in the third period.

· The Checkers are tied for second in the ECHL in short-handed goals with two.

TEAM LEADERS:

POINTS ALLEN EGELAND & DUSTY JAMIESON (6)
GOALS DUSTY JAMIESON (3)
ASSISTS ALLAN EGELAND (4)
PLUS / MINUS BLAZ EMERSIC (+3)
PENALTY MINUTES STEVE MACINTYRE (16)

Checkers went 0-2-2 last week.

TICKET INFO: All individual game tickets are on sale and may be purchased at the Cricket Arena Box Office, the Charlotte Coliseum Box Office, and all Ticketmaster locations. Tickets may also be purchased by phone by using a credit card and calling Ticketmaster at (704) 922-6500, and through the Internet at www.ticketmaster.com.

Individual game tickets for the 2003-04 season are priced at $7.00 for balcony seats, $10.00 for end mezzanine seats, $12.00 for side mezzanine seats, $15.00 for circle seats, and $20.00 for box seats.

Season Tickets, mini plans and group tickets remain on sale through the Checkers office. Season tickets prices will now be prorated Further information can be obtained by calling the Checkers office at (704) 342-4423.

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