Photo: Jacob Kupferman
CHARLOTTE, N.C. … The Charlotte Checkers scored three times in the third period to pull away for a 5-2 victory over the Rochester Americans in the Queen City Outdoor Classic on Saturday night.
A standing-room only crowd of 11,031 fans watched the hometown Checkers win the 12th outdoor game in American Hockey League history.
Rookie Mackie Samoskevich scored the winning goal 1:16 into the final frame. Brendan Perlini, who scored for the Chicago Blackhawks at the 2019 NHL Winter Classic in South Bend, Ind., added a goal and an assist for the Checkers, and Spencer Knight finished with 25 saves.
Conditions were ideal throughout the evening, with clear skies and a game-time temperature of 42 degrees Fahrenheit.
| AHL OUTDOOR GAME HISTORY |
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| Date | Site | Result |
| Feb. 20, 2010 | New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, N.Y. |
Binghamton Senators 1 Syracuse Crunch 2 |
| Feb. 19, 2011 | Rentschler Field East Hartford, Conn. |
Providence Bruins 5 Connecticut Whale 4 (SO) |
| Jan. 6, 2012 | Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pa. |
Hershey Bears 3 Adirondack Phantoms 4 (OT) |
| Jan. 21, 2012 | Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton, Ont. |
Toronto Marlies 7 Hamilton Bulldogs 2 |
| Jan. 20, 2013 | Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, Pa. |
W-B/Scranton Penguins 2 Hershey Bears 1 (OT) |
| Dec. 13, 2013 | Frontier Field Rochester, N.Y. |
Lake Erie Monsters 4 Rochester Americans 5 (SO) |
| Dec. 30, 2013 | Comerica Park Detroit, Mich. |
Toronto Marlies 4 Grand Rapids Griffins 3 (SO) |
| Dec. 19, 2015 | Raley Field West Sacramento, Calif. |
Bakersfield Condors 2 Stockton Heat 3 |
| Jan. 7, 2017 | Memorial Stadium Bakersfield, Calif. |
Ontario Reign 2 Bakersfield Condors 3 (OT) |
| Jan. 20, 2018 | Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, Pa. |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms 5 Hershey Bears 2 |
| Mar. 4, 2023 | FirstEnergy Stadium Cleveland, Ohio |
W-B/Scranton Penguins 2 Cleveland Monsters 3 (OT) |
| Jan. 13, 2024 | Truist Field Charlotte, N.C. |
Rochester Americans 2 Charlotte Checkers 5 |
