Wheeling Nailers

PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Reading Royals – 01/24/2024

READING, PA – The Reading Royals and Wheeling Nailers faced off Wednesday night at Santander Arena. The Nailers defeated the Royals 5-4 in overtime. Click here to read Sarah Rossini’s full recap of the game. Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rink’s Sarah Pietrowski who was there to capture the action.

PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Cincinnati Cyclones – 12/22/2023

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Friday night, the visiting Wheeling Nailers beat the Cincinnati Cyclones 4-2 at the Heritage Bank Center in downtown Cincinnati. The Cyclones’ comeback fell short despite tying the game up at two goals a piece early in the third period. Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Héctor Urcia, for highlights […]

ECHL: Michael McNiven Traded to Savannah Ghost Pirates

In a surprising move, the Savannah Ghost Pirates have acquired goaltender Michael McNiven from the Wheeling Nailers. The 26-year-old netminder, hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, brings experience and skill to his new team. This season, McNiven has appeared in six games for the Nailers, posting a goals-against average of 3.98 and a save percentage of […]

Detroit Red Wings Prospect Check-in Week of 11/20-11/25

Checking in on the Detroit Red Wings affiliates and prospects.

Heartlanders All-Time Point Streak Comes to an End After Second Game in Wheeling

Wheeling, WV- After a high-scoring and chippy game on Saturday, both teams came out of the tunnel on Sunday with almost no energy to spare. The Iowa Heartlanders and Wheeling Nailers each took one of their two-game rivalry renewal at the WesBanco Arena. Iowa earned their league-high point streak for this season at 8 games […]

PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Cincinnati Cyclones – 11/24/2023

CINCINNATI, Ohio.- Friday afternoon and for the second consecutive game, Cincinnati’s Matej Pekar was the star of the game, registering two goals in a 5-2 win against the Wheeling Nailers. It was a scoreless first period, with only 11 total shots on goal for both teams. In the second period, Cincinnati jumped ahead with two goals […]

ECHL: Heartlanders Look to Continue Eight Game Points Streak in Wheeling

From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia… that’s a line you’ve heard a lot of if you’re a Billy Joel fan or watched lots of Nailers hockey. The Iowa Heartlanders took an impressive win and a close shootout loss. Iowa now has 15 points in their last eight games and has climbed all the […]

Heartlanders look to spoil Thanksgiving for rivals, extend win streak

Coralville, Iowa- The Heartlanders just completed their six-game homestand sweep of the Kalamazoo Wings and Utah Grizzlies. Now, the team will embark on a ten-game road trip, including four games from Wednesday, November 22 to Sunday, November 26 against their three biggest rivals for Thanksgiving weekend. Going into last week, Iowa was 0-3 all-time against […]

Heartlanders’ Davis Koch wins Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week

Shrewsbury, N.J.- The ECHL announced on Monday, November 20th Heartlanders Forward Davis Koch had earned the Inglasco Player of the Week Award for the week of November 13th-20th. Koch becomes the third Heartlander to bring the award back to Iowa, and the first since Kris Bennett in February of 2022. Jake Smith also won the […]

Detroit Red Wings Prospect Check-in Week of 11/13-11/19

The Red Wings affiliates went 4-2-1 over the last week, who were the three stars of the week?