Checkers steal home ice.  Dalpe on fire

It?s been a while since I?ve checked in here, and you probably can?t blame me for failing to find anything to post about.  I lost my job.  The Hurricanes missed the playoffs on the final day of their season.  Things haven?t exactly been sunshine and light over at RBH headquarters.  While the Hurricanes are looking at their free agent contracts, the Charlotte Checkers are busy in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs. 

On Thursday, the series between the Checkers and the defending champion Hershey Bears (Washington Capitals) got underway in Hershey.  Charlotte took that first game 5-4 on goals by Zac Dalpe, Chris Terry, defenseman Brett Bellemore, Zach Boychuk and Drayson Bowman.  Dalpe also added two assists. 

On Sunday, the Bears turned the tables on the Checkers.  They evened the series at on apiece with a 4-2 win.  Dalpe had both goals for the Checkers and now shares the league lead with three goals. 

This particular series uses the 2-3-2 format, so Charlotte will get three straight home games:  this Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.  It will be the first ever Calder Cup playoff game in Charlotte.  By splitting the games in Hershey, Charlotte now has home-ice advantage in the five remaining games. 

Source: http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/rbh/comments/ch/

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