The Charlotte Checkers are headed to summer vacation after dropping their first round playoff series 3-2 to the Chicago Wolves. In a matchup in which they were heavy underdogs, the Checkers put up a great fight for a young team that gave the division’s top seed all they could handle.
Ultimately, what plagued them during the regular season trickled its way into the playoffs. After a league worst power play during the regular season, the trend continued into the playoffs where the Checkers went 0 for 10 with the man advantage in the series. The team continuously tries to make an extra pass with the man advantage and it ends up cleared down the ice.