Panther Parkway Radio

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Play-By-Play voice of the Charlotte Checkers TJ Chillot(@tj_chillot) to the show to discuss the upcoming Rookie showcase that will be held in Nashville this weekend. Armando got TJ's response to the big club winning the Stanley Cup, and how motivating it is for Head Coach Geordie Kinnear coming into his ninth season in the Panthers organization. The two discuss what is next for the farm and the logistical changes that comes with the ECHL affiliation change with the Savannah Ghost Pirates now being part of the mix. The guys also recap the Checkers season after being bounced in the first round by the Hartford Wolfpack, but the growth the next wave of prospects like Mackie Samoskevich, Justin Sourdif, Uvis Balinskis Spencer Knight and more. There will be a lot of new faces coming into the mix for the Checkers with guys coming in from Josh Davies, Sandis Vilmanis from junior hockey and guys who have played pro hock