JEFF SINER [email protected] Charlotte Checkers fan Hudson Jacobs sports a team mascot “Chubby” cap prior to the team’s game against the Cleveland Monsters at Bojangles Coliseum ...

It’s been tough times the past two seasons for the Charlotte Checkers, but at least they ... The fierce, growling rat was a great mascot and an interesting mark for an AHL club.

The Charlotte Checkers opened their 2018-19 season on the road, came home unbeaten, and had a defenseman named Trevor Carrick in the lineup. That team went on to win the American Hockey League’s ...