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Revision as of 20:22, 23 December 2015

Wheeling Nailers
File:WheelingNailers.png
CityWheeling, West Virginia
LeagueECHL
ConferenceEastern
DivisionNorth
Founded1981 (In the ACHL)
Home arenaWesBanco Arena
ColorsBlack, Vegas gold, white
     
Owner(s)Hockey Club of the Ohio Valley
Head coachDavid Gove
CaptainShane Bakker
MediaWheeling News Register
WKWK Mix 97.3 FM
WTRF-TV channel 7
WTOV-TV channel 9
AffiliatesPittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Franchise history
1981–82Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
1982–89Carolina Thunderbirds
1989–92Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
1992–96Wheeling Thunderbirds
1996–presentWheeling Nailers
Championships
Regular season titles1993, 1995
Division titles1993, 1995, 2004
Current season

The Wheeling Nailers are an ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL.

The Nailers are the oldest surviving minor league franchise below the level of the American Hockey League, with unbroken continuity of franchise and never having missed a season of play.

Franchise history

The Nailers began play in 1981 in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League as the Carolina Thunderbirds based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Thunderbirds were hugely successful on the ice, winning four consecutive regular season titles and were three-time Bob Paine Trophy winners as league champions.[1] In 1987, the ACHL folded and the team joined the All-American Hockey League, which lasted just the 1987–88 season. The Thunderbirds, Virginia Lancers, and Johnstown Chiefs then became the basis for the East Coast Hockey League, now known as the ECHL. The Thunderbirds lost the first ECHL playoff championship final to the Toledo Storm. The team was renamed Winston-Salem Thunderbirds in 1990 and moved to Wheeling to become the Wheeling Thunderbirds in 1992 under the leadership of president and co-owner Ed Broyhill.

After a trademark dispute with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League, the team was renamed Nailers for the 1996–97 season when the franchise held a contest open to local fans, which was won by C. J. Wickham of Steubenville, Ohio. The name "Nailers" was chosen for the city's long history of nail manufacturing. For the 2012–13 season, the Nailers dropped the red-black-gold scheme they had used for nearly two decades in favor of a black-and-gold palette used by the Penguins.[2]

The team plays at the WesBanco Arena (formerly the Wheeling Civic Center), and used the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania as an alternative venue during the 2010–2011 and 2011-2012 seasons.[3] After missing the playoffs for five straight seasons, they had a 106-point season in 2003–04. They were defeated by the Reading Royals in 5 games, 3–2. In season 2005–06 they had a great season making it to the second round of the playoffs losing to Toledo in the final second of the final game.

In August 2011, the Nailers moved to the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division as part of the league realignment for the 2011–12 season. The Chicago Express took the North Division spot vacated by the Nailers.[4] In June 2014 the Nailers returned to the North Division after the ECHL eliminated the Atlantic Division in its realignment for the 2014–15 season.[5]

On March 29, 2012, the ECHL announced that ownership of the Nailers would be transferred from the Brooks-owned Nailers Hockey LLC to the Hockey Club of the Ohio Valley, a joint venture of the Ohio Valley Industrial & Business Development Corporation, and the Wheeling Amateur Hockey Association,[6] to take effect at the conclusion of the 2011–2012 season.

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SOL Points Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
1992–93 64 40 16 — 8 — 88 314 223 1st, East
1993–94 68 38 23 — 7 — 83 327 289 3rd, North
1994–95 68 46 17 — 5 — 97 313 243 1st, North
1995–96 70 42 23 — — 5 89 289 261 2nd, North
1996–97 70 36 29 5 — — 77 298 291 4th, North
1997–98 70 37 24 9 — — 83 255 255 2nd, North
1998–99 70 27 37 6 — — 60 206 249 6th, Northeast
1999–2000 70 25 40 5 — — 55 202 246 5th, Northeast
2000–01 72 24 40 8 — — 56 192 277 5th, Northeast
2001–02 72 36 32 4 — — 76 213 208 5th, Northeast
2002–03 72 28 41 3 — — 59 193 261 6th, Northeast
2003–04 72 51 17 4 — — 106 259 188 1st, North
2004–05 72 38 29 5 — — 81 171 173 6th, North
2005–06 72 45 21 6 — — 96 247 186 2nd, East
2006–07 72 32 34 6 — — 70 215 255 7th, North
2007–08 72 22 43 — 3 4 51 186 284 7th, North
2008–09 72 36 28 — 2 6 80 263 260 4th, North
2009–10 72 33 35 — 2 5 73 240 249 4th, North
2010–11 72 38 29 — 0 5 81 230 210 2nd, North
2011–12 72 37 26 — 4 6 83 219 202 2nd, Atlantic
2012–13 72 31 29 — 3 9 74 193 225 3rd, Atlantic
2013–14 72 39 27 — 1 5 84 216 196 2nd, Atlantic
2014–15 72 37 33 — 1 1 76 210 213 4th, North

Playoffs

Season Preliminary 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Kelly Cup finals
1992–93 — Bye W, 3–1, Johnstown W, 4–2, Raleigh L, 2–4, Toledo
1993–94 — W, 2–0, Nashville W, 3–1, Hampton L, 0–3, Toledo —
1994–95 — L, 0–3, Birgmingham — — —
1995–96 — W, 3–0, Columbus L, 1–3, Tallahassee — —
1996–97 — L, 0–3, Peoria — — —
1997–98 — W, 3–2, Dayton W, 3–1, Toledo L, 2–4, Hampton —
1998–99 Out of playoffs
1999–2000 Out of playoffs
2000–01 Out of playoffs
2001–02 Out of playoffs
2002–03 Out of playoffs
2003–04 — L, 2–3, Reading — — —
2004–05 Out of playoffs
2005–06 — W, 3–1, Reading L, 2–3, Toledo — —
2006–07 Out of playoffs
2007–08 Out of playoffs
2008–09 — L, 3–4, Cincinnati — — —
2009–10 Out of playoffs
2010–11 — W, 3–1, South Carolina W, 4–3, Greenville L, 2–4, Kalamazoo —
2011–12 — L, 1–3, Kalamazoo — — —
2012–13 Out of playoffs
2013–14 — W, 4–0, South Carolina L, 2–4, Greenville — —
2014–15 — L, 3–4, Toledo — — —

Current roster

Updated October 24, 2015.[7]
Team roster
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
16 United States Derek Army C R 33 2014 North Kingstown, Rhode Island Nailers
19 Canada Shane Bakker (C) C L 36 2013 Ottawa, Ontario Nailers
3 Canada Mickael Beauregard D R 29 2015 St. Jerome, Quebec Nailers
23 Canada Riley Brace LW L 32 2014 Woodlawn, Ontario Nailers
20 Canada Jarrett Burton F L 33 2014 Echo Bay, Ontario Nailers
8 Canada Tanner Burton D R 35 2014 Echo Bay, Ontario Nailers
4 Canada Paul Cianfrini D L 35 2013 Dundas, Ontario Nailers
30 United States Casey DeSmith G L 32 2015 Rochester, New Hampshire Nailers
18 Canada Dallas Ehrhardt D L 32 2015 Calgary, Alberta Nailers
5 United States Danny Fick D R 32 2015 Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota Nailers
31 United States Brian Foster G L 37 2015 Pembroke, New Hampshire Wilkes-Barre
21 Canada Sahir Gill C L 32 2013 Terrace, British Columbia Nailers
6 United States Mike Gunn D L 32 2015 Livonia, Michigan Nailers
18 United States Ryan Kelly RW L 33 2015 Boston, Massachusetts Nailers
26 United States Adam Krause RW R 32 2015 Hermantown, Minnesota Wilkes-Barre
12 Canada Christophe Lalancette C R 30 2015 Roberval, Quebec Nailers
7 United States Connor Leen LW L 32 2015 Chester, New York Nailers
25 United States John McCarron RW R 32 2015 Macomb Township, Michigan Wilkes-Barre
13 United States Patrick McGrath RW R 31 2013 Shavertown, Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre
29 Canada Franky Palazzese G L 31 2014 Mississauga, Ontario Nailers
5 Canada Harrison Ruopp D R 31 2013 Zehner, Saskatchewan Pittsburgh
22 Canada Clark Seymour D R 31 2014 Brockville, Ontario Wilkes-Barre
27 United States Brett Stern D L 32 2015 St. Paul, Minnesota Nailers
14 United States Matt Tabrum F R 33 2015 Colorado Springs, Colorado Nailers
15 Canada Zack Torquato C R 35 2011 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Nailers
11 United States Cody Wydo F L 33 2015 Allen Park, Michigan Nailers
17 Russia Anton Zlobin RW R 31 2013 Moscow, Russia Pittsburgh

Nailers alumni

Head coaches

References

  1. ^ "A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey". Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/1918/Wheeling_Nailers/
  3. ^ http://tribune-democrat.com/sports/x993486041/Arena-confirms-Wheeling-Nailers-to-play-some-games-in-Johnstown-next-year
  4. ^ Press release (August 1, 2011). "Annual ECHL Board of Governors meeting concludes". ECHL. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "Annual ECHL Board of Governors Meeting concludes", ECHL, June 24, 2014. (accessed 24 June 2014)
  6. ^ Press Release. "Ownership Transfer Approved By ECHL". Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Nailers Hockey - The Official Website". Wheeling Nailers. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  8. ^ wheelingnailers.com. "NHL Alumni". Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  9. ^ Triveri, Frankie and David. "FRANCHISE HISTORY". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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