Nailers Host NASCAR Night as Part of CORE Night
Published on February 26, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
WHEELING, WV- The Wheeling Nailers, proud ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens, are thrilled to announce that they will be hosting NASCAR Night as part of CORE Night on March 28th.
NASCAR Night will take place on Saturday, March 28th, when the Nailers play host to the Reading Royals at 7:35. The main highlight of the night will be the appearance of the #3 Cheerios car, which is driven by Austin Dillon. On the ice the Nailers will have a similar look to Dillon, as they will wear special NASCAR styled jerseys, comprised of sponsor logos, race car font for the numbers, player Twitter handles on the namebars, and the player's name on the bottom front of the jersey.
The night will also feature the #01 West Virginia University Car of Travis Braden.
The annual CORE Night promotion will also take place that evening, with proceeds from the specialty jerseys being donated to CORE.
The Nailers will play a four-game homestand from February 27th-March 3rd.
Elmira returns to town on Friday, February 27th at 7:35 as the Nailers host their annual Wing Fest game. That night will also be a Flat Screen Friday, Frosty Friday, Player Poster Giveaway, and Wheeling Island Nailer Night.
Saturday, February 28th is Pink in the Rink, when Wheeling battles Greenville at 7:35. The Nailers will wear special jerseys, there will be pink rally towels handed out, and autographed mystery pucks will be available for purchase.
Sunday, March 1st wraps up the weekend at 4:05 against the Road Warriors on a Family Funday with $5 kids tickets, Oglebay Good Zoo Day, and a post game skate with the team. That day will also be the annual Pucks & Paws Day, when fans are invited to bring their dogs and cats to the game.
Tuesday, March 3rd will be the make-up game for the postponed contest from February 16th against the Jackals. Face-off is scheduled for 7:05, and fans will be able to purchase a hot dog and soda combo for $5.
Wheeling Nailers 2015-16 season tickets, as well as flex tickets, group tickets and single-game tickets for 2014-15 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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