Bryan Ewing Aims For 40 Goal Club
Published on March 10, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
It's been quite a season for Bryan "Boomer" Ewing. The first ever Wheeling native and WAHA product to play professional hockey has been tearing it up with his original hometown team in his rookie season.
With Ewing's next goal he will become just the 6th Nailer all-time to join the 40 goal club and the first to do it in 12 years. John Varga was the most recent to do it in a Wheeling jersey when he led the league with 56 goals in the 96-97 campaign.
Ewing is currently 3rd in the league in goals. The last time a Wheeling Nailer finished in the top 5 in goals was 03-04 when Jason Jaffray placed 3rd with 37.
The last time a Wheeling Nailer finished in the top 5 in points was 96-97 when John Varga finished 4th with 101 points. Ewing is currently 2nd in the league in points with 76 and is currently on an 8 game point streak with 6 goals and 6 assists over the stretch.
The season started off innocently enough for Ewing as the Boston University product would score just one goal in his first 8 games. But after that his scoring pace rapidly picked up as he went from 5 goals in November to 9 goals in December and then 14 goals in January that also saw a 7 game goal scoring streak including 2 of his year's 3 hat tricks.
Bryan Ewing By The Numbers
- Ewing is 7th all-time in goals in a season for the Nailers with 39.
- With one more goal Ewing will be the 6th ever Wheeling Nailer to accomplish the feat (Schwartz did it twice)
- Ewing has the record for most goals by a Nailer in the 21st century.
- Ewing's 39 goals are the most by any Wheeling player since 96-97 when John Varga had 56.
- Ewing can be the 4th Wheeling Nailer ever to finish in the top 3 in the ECHL in goals
Wheeling Nailers Most goals in a season:
62 - Darren Schwartz 92-93
56 - John Varga 96-97
54 - Darren Schwartz 93-94
46 - Devin Edgerton 92-93
42 - Steve Gibson 95-96
41 - Derek DeCosty 94-95
39 - Bryan Ewing 08-09
39 - Vadim Slivchenko 93-94
37 - Vadim Silvchenko 94-95
37 - Steve Gibson 94-95
37 - Jason Jaffray 03-04
35 - Samuel Groleau 95-96
33 - Tim Tisdale 92-93
32 - Keli Corpse 95-96
31 - Tim Tisdale 93-94
31 - Eric Royal 96-97
31 - Dylan Gyori 01-02
31 - Kurtis McLean 05-06
30 - Mike Latendresse 97-98
29 - Jim Bermingham 93-94
29 - Steve Gibson 93-94
Wheeling Nailers finishing in the top 3 in the ECHL in goals:
03-04 Jason Jaffray, 3rd with 37
96-97 Jason Varga, 1st with 56
93-94 Darren Schwartz, 3rd with 54
92-93 Darren Schwartz, 2nd with 62
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