ECHL Wheeling Nailers

Nailers Weekly

Published on November 24, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release


Record for week: 0-2-0, 0 points

Record for season: 8-6-1, 17 points (Fifth in Northern Division)

Player notes:

Steve Crampton has scored a goal in two consecutive games and has at least one point in four consecutive games. Jason Jaffray leads the team with five multiple point games. Chris McNamara leads the Nailers with 11 points(4 goals, 7 assists) in the month of November.

Team notes:

The Nailers are third in the league in shots on goal for per game at 34.80 and are seventh in shots on goal against per game at 27.13. They are ninth in the league in goals for per game at 3.27. The Nailers are 25th in the league in penalty minutes per game at 23.0.

Friday, November 21 Wheeling 1 @ Johnstown 4

Wheeling is 0-3-0 against Johnstown this season, 0-2-0 in Johnstown, after this loss. The Chiefs scored two first period goals to take a 2-0 lead. Richard Paul scored the first goal at 8:06 from Ian Manzano and Willie Levesque. Jason Notermann gave the Chiefs a 2-0 lead 17:24 of the first period. Brent Kelly and Brent Bilodeau assisted on the second score. Neither team scored in the second period and the Nailers trailed 2-0 after two periods of play. Johnstown scored a power play goal 23 seconds into the third period to take a 3-0 lead. Shawn Mather scored the goal with Jay Langager and Dmitri Tarabrin assisting. Steve Crampton scored the NAilers only goal of the game at 1:19 from Mark Kosick. Johnstown ended the scoring at 1:39 of the final period on a Dominic Forget goal. P.L. Courchense picked up the only assist on the goal. Arturs Irbe made 46 saves on 47 shots for the win. Andy Chiodo made 28 saves on 32 shots in the loss.

Saturday, November 22 Wheeling 3 @ Toledo 9

The Nailers gave up a season high nine goals in this game and suffered the second largest margin of defeat of the season. For the first time this season the Nailers scored the first goal of the game and did not win. Jason Jaffray scored a power play goal from Mario Larocque and Dan Ennis at 7:31 of the first period to give the Nailers a 1-0 lead. Toledo tied the game and took the lead with two goals just 16 seconds apart at 11:00 and 11:16 of the first period. Toledo later scored the first of their five power play goals to take a 3-1 lead. The Nailers scored a power play goal at 18:35 of the first period to get back to within one goal at 3-2. Jake Ortmeyer scored the goal from T.J. Reynolds. The Storm scored a power play goal at :18 of the second period to lead 4-2. Steve Crampton scored the final goal of the game for the Nailers at 2:20 of the second period to get the Nailers to within one goal at 4-3. Toledo scored three more power play goals in the second period to lead 7-3. The Storm finished the scoring with a pair of even strength goals in the final period for the 9-3 win. Andy Chiodo surrendered five goals and took the loss. Tyler MacKay gave up four goals in relief.

PREVIEW OF UPCOMING NAILERS GAMES

November 24-November 30

Wednesday, November 26 Johnstown @ Wheeling 7:00p.m.

For the first time in Wheeling's history there will not be a Thanksgiving night game. Instead they will play the night before Thanksgiving. Wheeling is 6-5-0 at home for their Thanksgiving Day games. The first 2,000 people in attendance will receive a binder courtesy of Wheeling News Register and The Intelligencer. The binder will be full of coupons and discounts to local businesses and restaurants.

Friday, November 28 Wheeling @ Trenton 7:30p.m.

The Nailers travel to Trenton for the first of three games there this season. This game is the first of six against the Titans this season. The Nailers are 6-13-0 against the Titans all-time.

Saturday, November 29 Trenton @ Wheeling 7:30p.m.

This is the first of two games at home against the Titans for the weekend and first of three in Wheeling for the season. The first 1,500 fans in attendance to this game will receive a Puck Bank courtesy of United Bank.

Sunday, November 30 Trenton @ Wheeling 6:00p.m.

The Nailers conclude an unprecedented three games in three nights against the same team by hosting the Titans for the second consecutive night. The Nailers will have their annual Teddy Bear Toss during this game for the Toys for Tots Campaign. Fans that bring a new stuffed animal to the game will be encouraged to "toss" the toy on the ice after the Nailers first goal. The stuffed animals will be collected for the Toys for Tots Campaign in cooperation with the United States Marines.

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