Nailers Sweep Lions for Fifth Straight Win

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

Nailers Earn Fantastic Win in the 304

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

Nailers Rally Back to Top Lions, 4-3

January 9, 2026 - WHEELING, WV - The Wheeling Nailers showed loads of heart on Friday night, as they opened up a three-game home weekend against the Trois-Rivières Lions at WesBanco Arena. The Nailers battled back from a pair of deficits, then took their first lead of the game with 10:45 remaining on a goal by ECHL All-Star Brent Johnson. Wheeling made sure to hold onto that lead, as it defeated the defending champions, 4-3. The win was the first of the season for the Nailers when trailing at the end of two ... Full Story

Nailers News & Notes - January 8, 2026

January 8, 2026 - While the hockey season approaches its midway mark, we have arrived in a new calendar year, and the Wheeling Nailers already have a pair of victories in 2026. The Nailers took down the Worcester Railers and Bloomington Bison over the weekend to bring their season record to 22-7-1, which is good for 45 points. Wheeling has a seven-point lead over Adirondack in the North Division and a two-point edge over Florida for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Three more games at WesBanco Arena are on... Full Story

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Wheeling Nailers forward Tanner Andrew (right) vs. the Trois-Rivières Lions

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January 11	ECHL	Trois-Rivieres 2 at Wheeling 4	Final
January 10	ECHL	Trois-Rivieres 0 at Wheeling 5	Final
January 9	ECHL	Trois-Rivieres 3 at Wheeling 4	Final
January 3	ECHL	Bloomington 1 at Wheeling 4	Final
January 2	ECHL	Worcester 2 at Wheeling 3	Final
December 31	ECHL	Worcester 7 at Wheeling 2	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)
• 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)
• Nailers get revenge on Railers, 3-2 - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (January 3)
• Annual Kids’ New Years Eve game hits the ice - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (December 31)
• ECHL, PHPA Come To Terms On 5-Year Contract - ECHL Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register (December 31)
• ECHL, Players Reach Tentative Agreement To End Strike; Nailers Could Return To Ice Wednesday - ECHL Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register (December 29)
• Tentative deal ends ECHL strike - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (December 29)
• ECHL postpones games as league and union fail to agree - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (December 27)
• Player’s strike looming for ECHL - ECHL Martins Ferry Times Leader (December 24)
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