ECHL Wheeling Nailers

Countdown to Faceoff: Game 5 Tonight at WesBanco Arena

Published on April 23, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release


Wheeling vs. Greenville

Nailers Look to Close Out Series Tonight at Home!

Playoff Record: Greenville Road Warriors (4-4) at Wheeling Nailers (6-1-1)

DATE: Tonight! Saturday, April 23, 2011

TIME: 7:35p.m.

SITE: WesBanco Arena - Wheeling, WV

RADIO: The Mix 97.3 FM

WEBCAST: www.wheelingnailers.com (America One)

NHL AFFILIATES

Greenville Road Warriors: Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers

Wheeling Nailers: Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens

Tonight's Events/Promotions

The World Famous Super Fan, Cameron Hughes Will Be on Hand!

He will be leading cheers, dancing, and giving out a number of Nailers T-Shirts! He along with the fans will raise the roof off of WesBanco Arena this Weekend!

ABOUT TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

Playoff Series: Wheeling leads 3-1 (Best-of-Seven)

Regular Season Series: Greenville 6-0

Head-to-Head in Playoffs: First ever series matchup

Regular Season Records:

Greenville : 46-22-3-1, 96 points (1st place, South Division, 1st in Eastern Conference)

Wheeling: 38-29-0-5, 81 points (2nd place, North Division, 4th in Eastern Conference)

Wheeling received two-point efforts out of Andrew Orpik and Mickael Bedard to secure a 2-1 victory over the Greenville Road Warriors Friday Night. Peter Delmas stopped 29 of 30 shots in the game. The game ended with some postgame fireworks, as an altercation took place which included several penalties and misconducts being handed out.

Joey Haddad continues to lead the way for the Nailers offensively with eight points (4g, 4a), while Justin Bowers and Shane Harper lead the way for Greenville with seven points each. Wheeling is still looking for its first power play goal of the series. The Nailers are 0-for-10, while Greenville is 1-of-18 with the man advantage.

(1) Greenville Road Warriors vs. (4) Wheeling Nailers (Best-of-Seven) Wheeling Leads 3-1

Game #1 - Wheeling - 4 at Greenville -3 (Thursday April 14)

Game #2 - Wheeling - 1 at Greenville -2 (OT) (Friday April 15)

Game #3 - Greenville - 2 at Wheeling - 3 (Wednesday April 20)

Game #4 - Greenville - 1 at Wheeling -2 (Friday April 22)

Game #5 - at Wheeling (Saturday April 23) - 7:35 pm (Tonight)

Game #6 - at Greenville (Tuesday April 26) - 7:35 pm**

Game #7 - at Greenville (Wednesday April 27) - 7:35 pm**

For Tickets:

You may receive discounted tickets rates by participating in one of our group ticket packages. Call the Nailers office at (304) 234-GOAL, or (304) 234-4625 to speak to a ticket representative.

Individual tickets are on sale now through The Wheeling Nailers Office, Ticketmaster and the WesBanco Arena Box Office. Office hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For Weekend game days, the office opens four hours before game time. For more information on ticket packages call the Nailers at 304-234-GOAL or online at www.wheelingnailers.com.

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