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Wheeling Nailers
- Year of foundation: 1988
- Colours: black, red, gold, white
- Club status: active
- Address: 1315 Main Street
Wheeling, WV 26003-2803 - Phone: +1 304-234-GOAL [4625]
- Email: tickets@wheelingnailers.com (ticket office)
- WWW: http://www.wheelingnailers.com/
Wheeling Nailers is minor league affiliate of: Hamilton Bulldogs AHL
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All time leagues: ECHL | AAHL (1986-89) | ACHL
Season 1996-1997
Club teams
This club in 1996-1997: ECHL
Current rosterseason 1996-1997
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Joaquin Gage |  | 19.09.1973 | 185 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Mike Minard | | 01.11.1976 | 188 cm | 102 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Olow Sundström |  | 24.04.1968 | 183 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Francis Bouillon |  | 17.10.1975 | 173 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Doug Ast | | 17.04.1973 | 178 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jason Clark | | 06.05.1972 | 186 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Keli Corpse | | 14.05.1974 | 180 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Kimbi Daniels | | 19.01.1972 | 179 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Steve Gibson | | 10.10.1972 | 185 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Marian Kacir |  | 29.09.1974 | 188 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Aleksandr Matveichuk |  | 13.05.1975 | 176 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Darcy Mitani Takeshi |  | 17.10.1973 | 175 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Perry Pappas | | 03.11.1973 | 188 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Eric Royal | | 16.02.1972 | 184 cm | 88 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Rob Trumbley | | 09.08.1974 | 177 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | John Varga | | 31.01.1974 | 178 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
WesBanco Arena
- Adress: 2 14th Street
Wheeling, WV 26003 - Phone: +1 304-233 7000
- Web: http://www.wesbancoarena.com
- Capacity: 5406
- Opened in: 1977
- from 1981 to 1989: Carolina Thunderbirds
- from 1989 to 1991: Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
- from 1991 to 1996: Wheeling Thunderbirds
- from 1996 to present: Wheeling Nailers
from 1993 to 2019:
from 2019 to present:
- http://www.wheelingnailers.com/ (official)
Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 1996-1997
- Youngest player: Mike Minard (20 years)
- Oldest player: Olow Sundström (29 years)
- Shortest player: Francis Bouillon (173 cm)
- Tallest player: Marian Kacir (188 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (9), Czechia (1), Japan (1), Sweden (1), Ukraine (1), USA (3)
Leagues
Wheeling Nailers participates in season 1996-1997: ECHL
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