Wheeling Nailers
ECHL: Maine Mariners Complete 2024 Future Considerations Deals
The Maine Mariners have announced that they have sent the rights to forward Reid Stefanson to the Savannah Ghost Pirates to complete the deadline-day deal that sent forward Sebastian Vidmar to the Mariners. Vidmar found his game once, arriving in Maine, putting up three goals and five assists for eight points in 12 games before […]
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ECHL: Davis Bunz Heading Overseas
In a week that has seen a ton of players leave the ECHL to head overseas to continue their professional hockey career, another one is added to the list as Wheeling Nailers’ defenseman Davis Bunz is the latest player to leave. Bunz has elected to move to Nottingham, England, and sign for the Nottingham Panthers […]
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ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Announce 2024-25 Protected List
The Wheeling Nailers announced their protected list sent to the ECHL. The list consists of 14 forwards, seven defensemen, and one goalie. Forwards Vincent De Mey, Cedric Desruisseaux, David Jankowski, Cal Kiefiuk, Matt Koopman, Tanner Laderoute, Peter Laviolette III, Dustin Manz, Jordan Martel, Cedric Pare, Felix Pare, Anthony Petruzzelli, Matthew Quercia and Jared Westcott. The […]
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ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Announce 2024-25 Schedule; Moved to Eastern Conference
With the Kelly Cup Finals underway, the ECHL community is counting down the days to puck drop in October for the 2024-25 season. The Wheeling Nailers announced their schedule for the upcoming season as well as their conference and division realignment. With the expansion of the Bloomington Bison heading to the Western Conference’s Central Division […]
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ECHL: Toledo Walleye Announce 2024-25 Schedule
Today, the Toledo Walleye announced their 2024-25 schedule for the upcoming season, and they have a rough start, playing their first five games on the road. The first home game for the Walleye is November 1st against the Wheeling Nailers, the same team they swept in this year’s playoffs. The season schedule has Toledo opening […]
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ECHL: Wheeling Nailers 2023-24 Season Recap
The Wheeling Nailers 2023-24 season was a complete 180 from last season. The Nailers finished in 12th place in the Western Conference last season but finished in 5th this season with a regular season record of 38-28-4-1, which was good enough for 81 points. The Nailers went 21-13-1 at home while going 17-15-4 on the […]
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ECHL: NHL Teams Without An ECHL Affiliate
With two new teams on the horizon for the ECHL, Bloomington Bison and Tahoe Knight Monsters, it leaves those in the hockey world, wondering, who are the NHL affiliates of these two teams? Here is the thing, five teams in the NHL DO NOT have an ECHL affiliate. Having an NHL affiliate helps those teams […]
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PHOTOS: Toledo Walleye vs. Wheeling Nailers – 05/10/2024
WHEELING, W. Va. – The Wheeling Nailers took on the Toledo Walleye in Game 4 of the Central Division Kelly Cup Playoff series on Friday night. The Nailers took the lead in the second period, but the Walleye came back quickly. The game went into overtime, where the Nailers lost and their season ended, with […]
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ECHL Playoffs Series Recap: Wheeling Nailers vs. Toledo Walleye | Round 2
The Wheeling Nailers and Toledo Walleye met in the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs second round in a best-of-seven series to determine who moves on to play for the Western Conference championship. The Nailers put up valiant efforts in games one and four, but it was all Toledo in games three and four as it swept […]
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ECHL Playoff Recap: Wheeling Nailers Vs. Toledo Walleye Game 3 | 05/08/2024
The Wheeling Nailers are in a 0-3 hole in the Central Division Finals after a 7-3 loss to the Toledo Walleye Wednesday night at WesBanco Arena. The Nailers could not find a way to stop the absolute domination tandem of Sam Craggs and Riley Sawchuk in the game. With the win, Toledo extends its win […]
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