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.

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.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rasmus Asplund scored twice, including the game-winning goal 3:09 into overtime, to lift the Charlotte Checkers to a 2-1 victory over the Hershey Bears in Game 2 of their ...

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 ...

In Saturday's Game 2, forward Luke Philp gave the Bears an early advantage with a first-period goal, but Charlotte's Rasmus Asplund played the hero for the Checkers. Asplund tied the game in the ...

CHARLOTTE — 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.

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.

However, the Checkers’ PK answered the bell, and on their third kill of the afternoon, Rasmus Asplund added offense with a shorthanded shot past Ellis on the blocker at 14:32, finishing off ...

Rasmus Asplund, who’s also played two games with Florida this season, is third on the team with 40 points (18 goals, 22 assists). Coming into their own, a pair of Panthers prospects are also ...

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.