For the second straight AHL playoff series, the Charlotte Checkers take a 2-0 series lead after Rasmus Asplund’s overtime winner pushes the top-seeded Hershey Bears to the brink of elimination.

When the Charlotte Checkers needed a hero against the Hershey Bears on Saturday, Rasmus Asplund answered the call. He found the back of the net in the third to tie the game at 1, and then again in ...

Charlotte Checkers Rasmus Asplund, center, is unable to strike the puck from his back as the Abbotsford Canucks swarm during Game 6 of Monday’s Calder Cup finals at Bojangles Coliseum.

The Charlotte Checkers are just one win away from from a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. They’re up 2-0 in the Calder Cup Playoffs against the defending champion Hershey Bears.

Charlotte Checkers Rasmus Asplund, center, is unable to strike the puck from his back as the Abbotsford Canucks swarm during Game 6 of Monday’s Calder Cup finals at Bojangles Coliseum.

When center Rasmus Asplund restored Charlotte’s lead on a power-play conversion from left wing John Leonard, the roar returned — a collective release that seemed to say this night would indeed ...

The Checkers’ loss postponed what many hoped would be a series-clinching celebration, though Charlotte still holds a 2-1 advantage heading into Friday’s Game 4.

The defenseman's sixth goal of the season came off assists from Rasmus Asplund and Justin Sourdif. Criscuolo then added his 17th goal into an empty net with eight seconds left to secure the victory.

Asplund, 26, appeared in 67 American Hockey League (AHL) games with the Charlotte Checkers, recording a career-high 44 points (9-35-44) throughout the 2023-24 campaign.

It was quite the day for forward Rasmus Asplund. On the same afternoon in which he celebrated winning the Stanley Cup, the Swedish forward signed a one-year extension with the Florida Panthers ...

For the second straight AHL playoff series, the Charlotte Checkers take a 2-0 series lead after Rasmus Asplund’s overtime winner pushes the top-seeded Hershey Bears to the brink of elimination.

When the Charlotte Checkers needed a hero against the Hershey Bears on Saturday, Rasmus Asplund answered the call. He found the back of the net in the third to tie the game at 1, and then again in ...