Nailers Announce Playoff Roster
Published on April 5, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
WHEELING, WV - The Wheeling Nailers have announced their roster for the 2011 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs, which will open up tonight in Charleston, South Carolina beginning at 7:00 p.m. The rosters were announced Tuesday.
ECHL rules mandate that each team is allowed to place 23 players on the roster to be eligible for the playoffs. This number does include goaltenders. The following is breakdown of the Nailers 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs Roster:
Forwards (11)
Tyler Murovich
Andrew Orpik
Brandon DeFazio
Kris Vernarsky
Chris Kushneriuk
Mikael Bedard
Tim Crowder
Paul Crowder
Doug Rogers
Anthony Maiani
Joey Haddad
Defenseman (6)
Zach Hansen
Peter Merth
Channing Boe
Dan Henningson
Alex Grant
Kyle Bushee
Goaltenders (2)
Patrick Killeen
Peter Delmas
IR/Reserve Players (4)
Christiaan Minella (F)
David Urquhart (D)
Andrew Lord (F)
Jason DeSantis (D)
The Nailers open the first round of the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs against the South Carolina Stingrays, tonight at the North Charleston Coliseum. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. Fans may tune in to The Mix 97.3, www.wheelingnailers.com, or watch the game on RTV9. Wheeling will host game three on Friday April 8 at WesBanco Arena beginning at 7:35 p.m. The following is a complete schedule of games for the first round series:
#4 Wheeling Nailers vs. #5 South Carolina Stingrays (Best of Five Series)
AWAY: Wheeling at South Carolina - Tuesday, April 5 @ 7:00 PM
AWAY: Wheeling at South Carolina - Wednesday, April 6 @ 7:00 PM
HOME: South Carolina at Wheeling - Friday, April 8 @ 7:35 PM
HOME: South Carolina at Wheeling -Saturday, April 9 @ 7:35 PM**
HOME: South Carolina at Wheeling - Monday, April 11 @ 7:05 PM**
** If necessary
For Tickets:
To purchase playoff tickets, or playoff ticket packages, call the Nailers office at (304) 234-GOAL, or (304) 234-4625 to speak to a ticket representative.You may receive discounted tickets rates by participating in one of our group ticket packages
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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