The Charlotte Checkers are enjoying tremendous success during the summer of 2019. They just won their first Calder Cup after all. But, that’s the current AHL incarnation of the Checkers. The Checkers franchise has been around for over 60 years.
The Charlotte Checkers were not always called the Checkers, or the Charlotte Checkers for that matter. They were first known as the Baltimore Clippers. They were one of the original Eastern Hockey League (EHL) teams, playing their first season being the 1933-1934 season. When a fire destroyed their home ice in early 1956 the franchise was forced to relocate, and fast.