When the Charlotte Checkers needed a hero against the Hershey Bears on Saturday, Rasmus Asplund answered the call. He found the back of the net in the third to tie the game at 1, and then again in ...

For the second straight AHL playoff series, the Checkers take a 2-0 series lead after Rasmus Asplund’s overtime winner ...

Asplund was returned to AHL Charlotte on Wednesday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports. Asplund spent the past week and a half with the Panthers and recorded no points, two hits, two ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Checkers defeated the Hershey Bears 3-2 on Friday thanks to John Leonard's shorthanded ...

Rasmus Asplund scored his second goal of the night 3:09 into overtime to give Charlotte a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the ...

The loss postponed what many hoped would be a series-clinching celebration, though Charlotte still holds a 2-1 advantage ...

It was quite the day for forward Rasmus Asplund. On the same afternoon in which he celebrated winning the Stanley Cup, the Swedish forward signed a one-year extension with the Florida Panthers ...

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Prior to their matchup with the Detroit Red Wings in the Motor City on Sunday, the defending Stanley Cup champions recalled Rasmus Asplund, Jesse Puljujarvi and Matt Kiersted from the AHL.

When center Rasmus Asplund restored Charlotte’s lead on a power-play conversion from left wing John Leonard, the roar returned — a collective release that seemed to say this night would indeed ...