The Charlotte Checkers on Wednesday announced that three players have signed one-way AHL deals for the 2017-2018 season. Forwards Zack Stortini and Nick Schilkey and goaltender Martin Ouellette will join the Checkers for the start of their season in October.
Stortini is a veteran of 257 games with the Oilers and Predators over six seasons, and has played an additional 556 games in the American Hockey League. Best known as a tough guy, Stortini has racked up 725 penalty minutes in his NHL career to go with more than 1,700 in the AHL.