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{{Infobox Pro hockey team
| current = 2023–242024–25 AHL season
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| uniform_image = [[File:ECA-Uniform-CLT.png]]
| colors = Red, black, silver, white<br>{{color box|#f5002a}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#9a9a9a}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| owner = [[MichaelZawyer KahnSports (businessman)|Michael& KahnEntertainment]]
| GM = [[Gregory Campbell (ice hockey)|Gregory Campbell]]
| coach = [[Geordie Kinnear]]
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==History==
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The franchise was originally based in [[Troy, New York]], as the [[Capital District Islanders]] from 1990 to 1993. They then became the [[Albany River Rats]] from 1993 to 2010, until the River Rats were sold to MAK Hockey, LLC, led by Charlotte beer distributor [[Michael Kahn (businessman)|Michael Kahn]], owner of the [[Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010)|ECHL Checkers]].<ref>{{cite web|date=February 10, 2010|title=Capital District Sports announce River Rats sale|url=http://www.albanyriverrats.com/news/latest/index.html?article_id=2034|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221173302/http://albanyriverrats.com/news/latest/index.html?article_id=2034|archive-date=February 21, 2010|access-date=June 16, 2010|website=[[Albany River Rats]]|publisher=}}</ref> The new ownership relocated the team to Charlotte for the [[2010–11 AHL season|2010–11]] season, renaming the franchise the "Charlotte Checkers", and relinquished the ECHL franchise to the league.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 15, 2010|title=AHL Hockey coming to Charlotte in 2010-11|url=http://gocheckers.com/news/checkers/index.html?article_id=137|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219215429/http://gocheckers.com/news/checkers/index.html?article_id=137|archive-date=February 19, 2010|access-date=February 15, 2010|website=[[Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010)|Charlotte Checkers]]|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 10, 2010|title=Charlotte added to AHL for 2010-11|url=http://theahl.com/charlotte-added-to-ahl-for-2010-11|url-status=live|access-date=February 10, 2010|website=[[American Hockey League]]|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083857/https://theahl.com/charlotte-added-to-ahl-for-2010-11 |archive-date=2018-02-15 }}</ref>
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===Current roster===
<small>Updated MayAugust 613, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlotte Checkers Team Roster|url=https://charlottecheckers.com/team/roster/|access-date= MayAugust 613, 2024|website=Charlotte Checkers|date = MayAugust 613, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Charlotte Checkers current roster |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/234/charlotte-checkers|access-date= MayAugust 613, 2024|website=Elite Prospects| date = MayAugust 613, 2024}}</ref></small>
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