Asplund’s heroics helped the Checkers go up 2-0 on the Bears in the best of five Atlantic Division Finals. A goal from Luke ...

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.

Asplund was returned to AHL Charlotte on Wednesday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports. Asplund spent the past week and a half with the Panthers and recorded no points, two hits, two ...

The loss postponed what many hoped would be a series-clinching celebration, though Charlotte still holds a 2-1 advantage ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Checkers defeated the Hershey Bears 3-2 on Friday thanks to John Leonard's shorthanded ...

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 ...

Rasmus Asplund scored his second goal of the night 3:09 into overtime to give Charlotte a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the ...

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Prior to their matchup with the Detroit Red Wings in the Motor City on Sunday, the defending Stanley Cup champions recalled Rasmus Asplund, Jesse Puljujarvi and Matt Kiersted from the AHL.

Game 3. After taking care of business on the road, the Florida Panthers will carry a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference First Round back to their own barn when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning ...

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 ...