The history of hockey in Charlotte, and also the history of hockey in the southeastern United States, can be traced back to a fire that took place in Maryland in January 1956. When their home rink burned down midway through the season, the Eastern Hockey League’s Baltimore Clippers needed to quickly find a place to play their final five home games. Enter the Charlotte Hockey Club, a group of investors that had already hoped to put a team in the new Charlotte Coliseum (currently known as Bojangles Coliseum). Just a short time after the fire, the Clippers were an instant success in their new home. Despite having little experience with the sport (the entire team hosted an on-ice demonstration for the crowd prior to warm-ups), more than 10,000 curious locals, at least one of whom expected the players to be riding horses (?), packed the Coliseum for the 6-2 loss against New Haven. Approximately 3,000 more were turned away. More on reddit.com

So sick! It’s cool seeing Checkers Jerseys here. I just got into collecting and the white Checkers jersey sparked something in me. More on reddit.com

I had a blast at the game, and feel the same way about the shoulders not being patches. The jerseys they auctioned off appeared to have them.

Good looking jersey either way imo

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yep, those are certified winners

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