AHL Charlotte Checkers

Checkers Sign Goalie Rob Madore

Published on July 17, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release


CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte Checkers Head Coach and General Manager Jeff Daniels today announced that the team has signed goaltender Rob Madore to a two-way American Hockey League contract.

Madore, 24, recently completed his collegiate career as a four-year starter at the University of Vermont, where he compiled a record of 41-64-20 with a 2.91 goals-against average, .902 save percentage and five shutouts. The Pittsburgh, PA, native also appeared in 12 regular-season games with the Chicago Express and five playoff games with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL, posting a combined record of 10-6-1 with a 2.53 goals-against average, .918 save percentage and one shutout.

Two of Madore's postseason wins came by way of overtime, as he made 54 saves in his professional playoff debut, South Carolina's 4-3 four-overtime victory over Gwinnett on April 6, before making 39 stops in a 4-3 double-overtime win two days later.

During his career with the Catamounts, Madore (5'10", 179 lbs.) ranked second on the team's all-time saves chart with 3,352, trailing NHL All-Star Tim Thomas. He is among the school's all-time leaders in several other categories, including games played (third - 127), goals-against average (fourth), save percentage (fifth) and wins (sixth). A member of the 2010-11 Hockey East All-Academic Team, he was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Week on six separate occasions during his career.

Madore also played two seasons of junior hockey with the Chicago Steel of the USHL from 2006-2008, going 29-41-6 with a 3.33 goals against average, a .907 save percentage and two shutouts.

Checkers season tickets for the 2012-13 are on sale and start as low as $380. For more information, please call 704-342-4423.

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