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PHOTOS: Bloomington Bison vs. Wheeling Nailers – 11/02/2024

WHEELING, W.Va. – The Wheeling Nailers and the Bloomington Bison faced off Saturday night at WesBanco arena. The Wheeling Nailers took the victory in the last moments of the game, with a final score of 2-1. Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Stacey Gramlich for highlights from the game.

ECHL Game Recap: Cincinnati Cyclones vs Wheeling Nailers l 11/06/2024

The Cincinnati Cyclones hosted their former Central Division rival, the Wheeling Nailers, on Wednesday night in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, where fans enjoyed $2 beer night. Historically, these two teams faced each other multiple times each season, but the Nailers have since moved to the North Division of the Eastern Conference. The Nailers came into this […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Trade Defenseman To The Worcester Railers

The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have traded 6’5″ defenseman Brenden Rons to the Worcester Railers in exchange for future considerations. This is the second new player the Railers have acquired in the last 48 hours after signing Kolby Johnson yesterday. Rons will be reunited with Ryan Dickinson, who he played with in […]

ECHL Game Preview: Wheeling Nailers at Cincinnati Cyclones l 11/06/2024

The Cincinnati Cyclones (0-4-2) will host their former Central Division rival, the Wheeling Nailers (3-3-0), on Wednesday night in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Historically, these two teams faced each other multiple times each season, but the Nailers have since moved to the North Division of the Eastern Conference. The Nailers are coming off a 2-1 victory […]

ECHL Player Profile: Ryan Smith

Forward Ryan Smith was born in Roanoke, Virginia; however, his introduction to the game came in Atlanta, playing roller hockey. The 27-year-old forward is the youngest of three brothers who all played hockey and would throw skates on Ryan to get him started. Two out of the three Smith brothers would end up making it […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Sign Kolby Johnson

The Worcester Railers made an acquisition a couple of weeks into the season. They signed forward Kolby Johnson to an ECHL contract. He will blend nicely with the current talent the Worcester Railers have skating, and he has plenty of professional hockey experience. The 26-year-old Johnson joins Worcester from the Pensacola Ice Flyers of the […]

ECHL Game Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs. Worcester Railers | 11/03/2024

ECHL: Norfolk Admirals vs. Worcester Railers Game Recap | 11/03/2024

ECHL Game Recap: Wheeling Nailers vs Bloomington Bison | 11/02/2024

After being on the road for their first seven games of the season, the Wheeling Nailers finally returned home to WesBanco Arena to welcome the Bloomington Bison on Saturday night. In dramatic fashion, the Nailers pulled off an incredible third period to take the game 2-1, sending the Wheeling faithful home happy. From start to […]

ECHL Game Recap: Trois-Rivieres Lions vs Adirondack Thunder | 11/02/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Trois-Rivieres Lions met up for the second time in two weeks, this time North of the border in Trois-Rivieres. For the second straight game, it would be the Thunder who got on the board first as T.J. Friedmann would put home a rebound past Zachary Emond to give the Thunder a […]

ECHL Game Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Worcester Railers | 11/01/2024

For the second time in three days, the Norfolk Admirals and Worcester Railers met inside Norfolk Scope for an ECHL North Division Showdown, with the Admirals taking game one by a 3-1 final. On Friday night, the Railers got the best of the Admirals as they came away with a 6-5 overtime win to even […]