Nailers Host Cincy And Johnstown Friday And Saturday
January 8, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
The Nailers return to action after a week off with a pair of games at WesBanco Arena against the Cincinnati Cyclones and Johnstown Chiefs.
Friday night all fans can purchase red, gold and platinum level tickets for $4 off thanks to our Blizzard Special promo. The Ohio Valley received an average of 4 inches of snow overnight which means $4 off those tickets in our fun special.
Saturday night the first 1,000 kids in attendance receive a Nailers backpack courtesy of BB&T. It's also Girl Scout Night at the game.
The Nailers had their 4 game winning streak stopped their last time out in a 5-2 loss at the Trenton Devils last Saturday.
Wheeling enters action tonight with a record of 17-16-2 and are playing 5 of their next 6 games at home in a good opportunity to hopefully rack up some wins.
Cincinnati is leading the North Division with an impressive mark of 21-11-0. They are currently riding a 4-game win streak and have also set a team record by winning their last 7 road games. Wheeling is 1-4-0 against Cincinnati this year.
Former Nailers Brock Sheahan and Doug Krantz are on the Cyclones roster.
Johnstown is trying to climb their way out of the cellar of the American Conference with a record of 9-18-7. They have won only one game in their last 10. The Nailers are 4-1-1 against the Chiefs this year.
The Chiefs recently added a couple of former Nailers to the roster, Tomas Klempa and Jon Ralph. They also have another former Nailer in Sean Berkstresser.
The Nailers will be travelling to Cincinnati Tuesday night for a game against the Cyclones at US Bank Arena before returning home next weekend with three more home game in three days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Nailers hockey is always the most awesome family entertainment value in town and we want you there cheering on your hometown team. Kids tickets are always $5 and students get in for only $7. Call the Nailers at 304-234-GOAL
Notes
The Nailers have been assigned defenseman Jon D'Aversa from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for tonight's game. D'Aversa scored two goals for the American Conference in the ECHL All-Star game a couple years ago. He also played in 3 games with the Nailers last year while spending the bulk of the season in the AHL. He had played in 14 games with WBS this year recording one assist.
The Nailers have traded forward Chris Capraro to the Florida Everblades. The deal completes a trade in which the Nailers received defenseman Cleve Kinley for future considerations back in mid-November.
Forward Aaron Clarke and defenseman Dan Henningson are on the injured-reserve list for the Nailers.
Congratulations to Mitch Ganzak who has been selected to play for the American Conference at the ECHL All-Star Game on January 20th in Ontario, California. Ganzak has 16 assists this year to tie for 3rd in the league among defensemen.
The Nailers won a 3-2 thriller over the Toledo Walleye on New Year's Eve led by Chris Capraro's 2 goals and T.J. Fox's 11th goal of the year. Michael-Lee Teslak played one of the finest games in net on the season to close out 2009 making 30 saves on 32 Walleye shots.
Wheeling made it over the.500 mark for the first time this season on December 30th. Then racked up another December win on New Years' Eve against Toledo. The Nailers went 10-5-0 in December.
Wheeling began the season 2-7-1. They have gone 15-9-1 since their sluggish start.
Tonight is Cliff Loya's 210th game for the Wheeling Nailers. He is all alone in 3rd place all-time past Brendon Hodge who had 208 games (2003-06). Next up on the all-time list are Tim Roberts (215 games, 1992-96) and all-time leader Stephan Brannare (231 games, 1997-99, 00-01, 03-06).
T.J. Fox has a 7 game point streak (7-2-9) and also a 3 game goal streak with 4 goals.
Casey Pierro-Zabotel has a fine game point streak (1-5-6) in 10 points in his last 8 games (2-8-10)
Goalie Brad Thiessen is 3-0-0, 2.67 in his last 3 games.
The Nailers have announced the 2010 selections to the Wheeling Hockey Hall of Fame. First head coach of the organization from 1992-95 Dough Sauter and long-time beat writer covering the team Nick Bedway will be inducted prior to the January 30th game vs. South Carolina which will feature the unveiling of the Hall of Fame banners. They will join all-time Wheeling leading scorer Darren Schwartz and WAHA founder Bob Otten.
Thursday night- Wheeling Nailers (17-15-2 = 36)
Cincinnati Cyclones (21-11-1 = 43)
Head Coach/Asst Coach:
Wheeling - Greg Puhalski/Doug Doull
Cincinnati - Chuck Weber/ Dean Stork
Affiliation:
Wheeling - Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Cincinnati - Montreal Canadiens (NHL), Nashville Predators, Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Top Scorers:
Wheeling - Thomas Beauregard (18-12-30), T.J. Fox (12-14-26), Casey Pierro-Zabotel (7-19-26), Aaron Clarke (10-14-24), Jordan Fox (9-13-22)
Cincinnati - Barret Eghotz (13-17-30), Scott Reynolds (13-16-29), Dustin Sproat (11-17-28)
Top Goalies:
Wheeling - Brad Thiessen (5-3-0, 3.03,.914)
Cincinnati - Jeremy Smith (10-6-1, 2.48,.909)
Great Upcoming Giveaways!
Saturday, January 9th - Nailers Youth Backpacks for the first 1000 kids courtesy of BB&T
Saturday, January 16th - Nailers Ski Caps for the first 2500 fans courtesy of WesBanco
Saturday, January 30th - Doug Sauter Bobbleheads for the first 2500 fans courtesy of WesBanco.
Saturday, January 30th is Wheeling Hockey Hall of Fame Night as the Nailers take on the South Carolina Stingrays. Doug Sauter and Nick Bedway will be inducted in pre-game ceremonies featuring the unveiling of their Hall of Fame banners. Sauter is the first and all-time winningest head coach in Wheeling hockey history. Nick Bedway was a long-time beat-writer covering the team and introducing the Ohio Valley to pro hockey. They will be joining the inaugural class including all-time Wheeling leading scorer Darren Schwartz and WAHA founder Bob Otten.
Call the Nailers for tickets at 304-234-GOAL or purchase your tickets online at wheelingnailers.com.
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