
Second period collapse dooms Checkers against Stingrays
March 15, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release
Charlotte, N.C. - The Checkers surrendered three goals in the second period against the South Carolina Stingrays and were unable to tally a goal to start a comeback as they were defeated by their division rivals in a 4-0 contest.
After a scoreless first period, the Stingrays struck for three goals in the middle stanza. Their first tally of the contest came at the tail end of a power-play as Stingrays forward Josh Godfrey took a nice pass from Travis Morin and blasted it over the glove of Checkers netminder Jeff Jakaitis at 10:03. Later, Stingrays forward Keith Johnson wrapped the puck around the Checkers net and fed linemate Maxime Lacroix who blasted it past the right pad of Jakaitis at 15:39 giving South Carolina a 2-0 lead. In the dying seconds of the stanza, Stingrays forward Matt Scherer skated swiftly inside the Checkers zone and wristed a shot off the glove of Jakaitis and into the net. As the period ended, the Checkers trailed 3-0.
During the third period, Scherer would add his second goal of the contest on a one-timer at 19:25 and the game would end 4-0.
The Checkers are playing their 16th season of play as a member of the ECHL. The next home game takes place on March 20 against the Florida Everblades at 4 P.M. start. In the team's 15-year history, the Checkers have made the playoffs 11 times including four consecutive playoff appearances to date. The Checkers are in their fourth season of play at Time Warner Cable Arena. For season ticket information, please call 704-342-4-ICE or visit www.gocheckers.com.
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