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 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.

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 ...

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 — 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.

In 2024-25, Asplund was held pointless in six NHL games with Florida and had 52 points in 81 AHL regular-season and playoff games as the Charlotte Checkers advanced to the Calder Cup finals.

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.