David Breazeale Reassigned to Nailers

January 12, 2026 - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have reassigned defenseman David Breazeale to their ECHL affiliate, the Wheeling Nailers. Breazeale logged four games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during his recent recall. He scored his first AHL goal on Dec. 28 at Lehigh Valley, then gathered his first AHL assist in the next game, Dec. 30 vs. Charlotte. In six career games for the Penguins, the Grandville, Michigan native has two points and 10 penalty minutes. ... Full Story


January 11, 2026 - WHEELING, WV- The Trois-Rivières Lions may have captured the ECHL's greatest hardware in 2024-25, but this weekend at WesBanco Arena, the Wheeling Nailers weren't about to bow down to the defending champions. Wheeling swept Trois-Rivières in three games, while outscoring the Lions, 13-5. In Sunday's contest, Craig Armstrong opened the scoring just 12 seconds into play, then added an empty netter to cap off a 4-2 triumph on home ice. The Nailers have won five straight games, are 14-2-1 ... Full Story

January 10, 2026 - WHEELING, WV- The theme of the night was a perfect fit on Saturday night at WesBanco Arena, as the Wheeling Nailers were every bit of fantastic in their 5-0 triumph over the Trois-Rivières Lions. Connor Lockhart led the offensive attack by opening the scoring and adding two assists in his 100th professional goal. Emil Pieniniemi netted his first North American pro marker, and Maxim Pavlenko earned his third shutout of the campaign with 26 saves. 3,580 fans had plenty to cheer about, as the ... Full Story

January 10, 2026 - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins wrapped up their first half of the regular season with a 5-1 loss to the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday night at Bojangles' Coliseum. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-10-1-2) fell by the same score that it defeated Charlotte by fewer than 24 hours before. Ben Steeves was named the night's first star by providing one goal and three assists, paired with a pair of goals by rookie Jack Devine. Charlotte seized the game's first goal at 12:34 thanks ... Full Story

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• Nailers Rally Back to Top Lions, 4-3 - Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) January 9
• Nailers News & Notes - January 8, 2026 - Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) January 8
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• Wheeling's Goat Takes Down Bison - Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) January 3
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• Nailers Get Revenge on Railers, 3-2 - Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) January 2
• Penguins Recall Forwards Brayden Edwards, Zach Urdahl - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) January 1
• Special Teams Key Victory for Worcester - Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) December 31
• Penguins Reassign Johnson, Budnick to Wheeling - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) December 31
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Wheeling Nailers forward Tanner Andrew (right) vs. the Trois-Rivières Lions

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January 14	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Providence	7:05 p.m.
January 11	ECHL	Trois-Rivieres 2 at Wheeling 4	Final
January 10	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 at Charlotte 5	Final
January 10	ECHL	Trois-Rivieres 0 at Wheeling 5	Final
January 9	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5 at Charlotte 1	Final
January 9	ECHL	Trois-Rivieres 3 at Wheeling 4	Final
January 3	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0 at Syracuse 6	Final
January 3	ECHL	Bloomington 1 at Wheeling 4	Final
January 2	ECHL	Worcester 2 at Wheeling 3	Final
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• Nailers complete three-game home sweep of Trois-Rivieres - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (January 12)
• ECHL-Best Nailers Win Fifth Straight, Sweep Trois-Rivieres - ECHL Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register (January 12)
• AHL: Harvey-Pinard enjoying fresh start with Penguins - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (January 11)
• AHL: Penguins fall to Charlotte - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (January 11)
• WBS Penguins can’t escape early hole, drop rematch to Charlotte - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (January 11)
• AHL: Penguins top Checkers to snap losing skid - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (January 10)
• Broz’s four-point night powers WBS Penguins past Charlotte - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (January 10)
• Nailers continue to sit atop entire ECHL - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (January 9)
• Nailer’s defenseman Brent Johnson named to 2026 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (January 8)
• Wheeling’s goat takes down Bison - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (January 5)
• AHL: Penguins feel Crunch in Syracuse - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (January 4)
• AHL: Penguins enter new year in need of a regroup - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (January 4)
• Syracuse Crunch shut out Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 6-0 - AHL Syracuse Post Standard (January 4)
• WBS Penguins fall in Syracuse, suffer first shutout loss of season - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (January 4)
• Nailers get revenge on Railers, 3-2 - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (January 3)
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