Nailers Announce 2014-15 Season-Ending Roster
June 16, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
WHEELING, WV- The Wheeling Nailers, proud ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, have announced their Season-Ending Roster for the Summer of 2015. The roster consists of 20 players, which is the maximum number allowed by the ECHL.
The Season-Ending Rosters may include up to 20 players, but cannot include players who did not sign an ECHL contract during the 2014-15 season. From this list, teams are entitled to reserve the rights to a maximum of eight players, by extending a qualifying offer to them by July 1st. No more than four of the eight can be veterans (260 regular season professional hockey games), players on open qualifying offers cannot be traded, and if a player signs a contract prior to July 1st, that team does not have to extend a qualifying offer to said player. If a player does receive a qualifying offer, that offer remains open for acceptance until August 1st.
The ECHL's deadline to complete any trades involving future considerations has passed, and the Nailers were silent on that front. Also, as of Tuesday, ECHL teams are now allowed to sign players. Each signing must be approved by the ECHL, and will be announced by each respective club, following the approval of the transaction.
The Wheeling Nailers Season-Ending Roster consists of the following players:
F Derek Army
F Shane Bakker
D Ben Blood
F Jarrett Burton
F Riley Brace
D Paul Cianfrini
F Tyler Fernandez
F David Gilbert
F Sahir Gill
F Chaz Johnson - veteran
F Adam Krause
D Tristin Llewellyn
F Max MacKay
F Patrick McGrath
D Mike Ratchuk - veteran
D Justin Sefton
D Mike Slowikowski
F Zack Torquato - veteran
D Evan Wardley
F Cody Wydo
The Wheeling Nailers will start the 2015-16 season with a two-game road series against the Norfolk Admirals on October 16th and 17th, before playing their home opener on October 24th against the Brampton Beast at 7:35.
WheelingNailers 2015-16 season tickets are on sale now. For more information, call 304-234-GOAL or visit wheelingnailers.com.
Listen to all Nailers regular season and post-season games live on the Valley's rock station EAGLE 107.5 FM, on www.iheartradio.com or watch live on www.echl.tv. Catch every road game live on WLUTV on Comcast Cable 14.
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