ECHL Wheeling Nailers

Nailers Announce 2015-16 Season-Ending Roster

June 15, 2016 - 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 2016. 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 2015-16 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, on Thursday, teams will be allowed to begin signing players for the 2016-17 season. 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 Andrew Ammon

F Derek Army

F Shane Bakker

D Mickael Beauregard

F Riley Brace

F Jarrett Burton

D Paul Cianfrini

G Casey DeSmith

D Danny Fick

F Tim Hall

F Jordan Kwas

D Mathew Maione

G Franky Palazzese

D Kevin Schulze

F Josh Shalla

D Brett Stern

F Matt Tabrum

F Zack Torquato

F Cody Wydo

The Nailers will begin their 25th season of hockey in Wheeling on October 15th against the Brampton Beast at WesBanco Arena.

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