Charlotte took a 2-0 lead in Game 6 of the Calder Cup finals before Abbotsford scored three goals to win the game, and series, Monday night at Bojangles Coliseum.

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.

This comes after a dramatic finish in overtime Saturday when new father Rasmus Asplund scored the game-winning goal. Asplund and his wife recently welcomed a baby boy.

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.

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, 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 ...

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.