Nailers Open 2003-04 Season at Home
Published on May 9, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
WHEELING, WV â The Wheeling Nailers today announce their schedule for the 2003-2004 season, the 12th season of professional hockey in Wheeling.
For the fifth time in franchise history, and the first time since the 1998-99 season, the Nailers will open at home. The first game for Wheeling will be Saturday, October 18 against the Roanoke Express. The 72 game regular season schedule will end on April 3, 2004 when the Nailers play at Atlantic City.
This season the East Coast Hockey League and the West Coast Hockey League have merged with seven teams from the WCHL joining the ECHL. The Nailers will play one game against the new additions of the ECHL. The Long Beach Ice Dogs will travel to Wheeling for the Nailers second game of the season on Sunday, October 19.
With the addition of the WCHL teams, the league will have 32 teams competing for the upcoming season. There will be two conferences, Eastern and Western, with two divisions in each conference. The Eastern Conference will have a nine team Northern Division, where the Nailers will be, and a ten team Southern Division. The Western Conference will have a seven team Western Division, made up of the WCHL teams, and a six team Eastern Division.
The playoff format for next Spring will be determined and voted upon by the Board of Governors at a later date. The name of the new league and the championship trophy will also be determined at a later date.
The Nailers will release a list of promotional nights for the 2003-2004 season and ticket prices as soon as they are determined. For any information regarding the upcoming season and the schedule, call the Nailers office at 234-4625 or toll free at 1-877-NAIL-TIX.
Nailers 2003-2004 Schedule
SATURDAY OCT. 18 ROANOKE
SUNDAY OCT. 19 LONG BEACH
FRIDAY OCT. 24 @ PEORIA
SATURDAY OCT. 25 @ PEORIA
FRIDAY OCT. 31 @ READING
SATURDAY NOV. 1 TOLEDO
SUNDAY NOV. 2 READING
WEDNESDAY NOV. 5 @ CINCINNATI
SATURDAY NOV. 8 @ TOLEDO
SUNDAY NOV. 9 DAYTON
FRIDAY NOV. 14 @ JOHNSTOWN
SATURDAY NOV. 15 READING
SUNDAY NOV. 16 JOHNSTOWN
FRIDAY NOV. 21 @ JOHNSTOWN
SATURDAY NOV. 22 @ TOLEDO
WEDNESDAY NOV. 26 JOHNSTOWN
FRIDAY NOV. 28 @ TRENTON
SATURDAY NOV. 29 TRENTON
SUNDAY NOV. 30 TRENTON
FRIDAY DEC. 5 @ TOLEDO
SATURDAY DEC. 6 @ CINCINNATI
SUNDAY DEC. 7 TRENTON
FRIDAY DEC. 12 TOLEDO
SATURDAY DEC. 13 @ DAYTON
SUNDAY DEC. 14 ATLANTIC CITY
FRIDAY DEC. 19 PEORIA
SATURDAY DEC. 20 PEORIA
FRIDAY DEC. 26 DAYTON
SATURDAY DEC. 27 DAYTON
SUNDAY DEC. 28 PEORIA
WEDNESDAY DEC. 31 TOLEDO
FRIDAY JAN. 2 TOLEDO
SATURDAY JAN. 3 DAYTON
SUNDAY JAN. 4 @ DAYTON
FRIDAY JAN. 9 READING
SATURDAY JAN. 10 @ CINCINNATI
SUNDAY JAN. 11 READING
FRIDAY JAN. 16 CINCINNATI
SATURDAY JAN. 17 CINCINNATI
SUNDAY JAN. 18 ATLANTIC CITY
FRIDAY JAN. 23 @ TRENTON
Wednesday JAN. 28 @ ATLANTIC CITY
FRIDAY JAN. 30 GREENSBORO
SATURDAY JAN. 31 DAYTON
Wednesday FEB. 4 @ JOHNSTOWN
FRIDAY FEB. 6 @ DAYTON
SATURDAY FEB. 7 @ CINCINNATI
FRIDAY FEB. 13 @ ATLANTIC CITY
SATURDAY FEB. 14 @ ATLANTIC CITY
FRIDAY FEB. 20 CINCINNATI
SATURDAY FEB. 21 @ CINCINNATI
SUNDAY FEB. 22 @ PEORIA
TUESDAY FEB. 24 @ PEORIA
FRIDAY FEB. 27 CINCINNATI
SATURDAY FEB. 28 CINCINNATI
SUNDAY FEB. 29 @ TOLEDO
FRIDAY MAR. 5 @ JOHNSTOWN
SATURDAY MAR. 6 @ READING
SUNDAY MAR. 7 JOHNSTOWN
TUESDAY MAR. 9 @READING
Wednesday MAR. 10 @ ATLANTIC CITY
FRIDAY MAR. 12 ATLANTIC CITY
SATURDAY MAR. 13 @ JOHNSTOWN
SUNDAY MAR. 14 PEORIA
FRIDAY MAR. 19 @ DAYTON
TUESDAY MAR. 23 @ READING
Wednesday MAR. 24 @ TOLEDO
FRIDAY MAR. 26 JOHNSTOWN
SATURDAY MAR. 27 READING
SUNDAY MAR. 28 @ DAYTON
FRIDAY APRIL 2 @ TRENTON
SATURDAY APRIL 3 @ ATLANTIC CITY
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