For the 2011-12 season, Staal returned to the Charlotte Checkers.
He also played for the Charlotte Checkers, five games 2-2-1.
Five teams participated in the regular season, and the Charlotte Checkers were the league champions.
The Everblades beat the Charlotte Checkers 4-2 to win the conference.
With the Hurricanes having changed their minor league affiliate, he joined a new team, the Charlotte Checkers.
It was then announced that the River Rats would begin playing the 2010-11 season as the Charlotte Checkers.
Charlotte Checkers has been the name of several professional ice hockey franchises:
Saurdiff scored his goal on March 18, 1995 in a game vs the Charlotte Checkers.
The Charlotte Checkers are an American professional ice hockey team that began playing in 2010.
He dressed in two games with the Charlotte Checkers in the 2009-2010 season.