Wheeling Nailers

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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Toldeo Walleye salute their home crowd after a game two win over the Wheeling Nailers.

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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Lewandowski goes through the line after tying the game at 1.

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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ECHL and FloSports Announce Multi-Year Agreement

The ECHL and FloSports have announced a multi-year extension to extend the media partnership between the two sides. The ECHL and FloHockey partnered in September 2020 as FloSports expanded into professional hockey. FloHockey has been the exclusive broadcast partner of the ECHL for the last three seasons, streaming more than 1,000 ECHL games each season. […]

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ECHL Important Summer Dates

It’s that time of year in the ECHL to look at certain dates and times for events that are critical to the opening night roster come October. June of 2024 June 8th – Protected Lists are due by 3 pm Eastern- ECHL Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they would like to, bearing […]

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PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Toledo Walleye – 05/04/2024

TOLEDO, Ohio – Saturday night, the Toledo Walleye went up against the Wheeling Nailers for Game 2 of the Central Division Finals in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Walleye took a 5-3 victory and a 2-0 series lead. Mitchell Lewandowski, Sam Craggs, and Brandon Kruse led the way with two points each for the Walleye. […]

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PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Toledo Walleye – 05/03/2024

TOLEDO, Ohio – Friday night, the Toledo Walleye went up against the Wheeling Nailers for Game 1 of the Central Division Finals in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Walleye took a 2-1 victory, with Walleye player Brandon Hawkins notching the game-winner in overtime. Wheeling scored the first goal of the game and the Walleye scored […]

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Toledo Walleye celebrate a 5-3 win over the Wheeling Nailers to go up 2-0 in the series.

ECHL Playoffs Recap: Wheeling Nailers Vs. Toledo Walleye Game 2 | 5/4/2024

After winning game one of the Central Division Finals Friday night, the Toledo Walleye hosted the Wheeling Nailers for game two of the Central Division Finals, with the Walleyes taking a 2-0 series lead after a 5-3 win Saturday night at Huntington Center in Toledo, OH. With tonight’s win, the Walleye extended their win streak […]

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Mitchell Lewandowski celebrates his game-tying goal late in the third period.

ECHL Playoffs Recap: Wheeling Nailers Vs. Toledo Walleye Central Division Finals | Game 1

Game one of the Central Division Finals between the Wheeling Nailers and Toledo Walleye did not disappoint at the Walleye took game one 2-1 in overtime Friday night at Huntington Center in Toledo, OH. John Lethemon picked up the win between the pipes for the Walleye, stopping 23 of the 24 shots he faced. The […]

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