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Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
- 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/
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds is minor league affiliate of: Laval Rocket
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Montreal Canadiens
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins
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All time leagues: ECHL | AAHL (1986-89) | ACHL
Season 1989-1990
Club teams
This club in 1989-1990: ECHL
Current rosterseason 1989-1990
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Paul Cohen |  | 31.01.1965 | 180 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Dave Doucette |  | 22.09.1965 | 180 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jamie Russell | | 31.08.1966 | 185 cm | 88 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Robert Wensley | | 29.03.1963 | 180 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D/F | Marc West | | 10.02.1966 | 183 cm | 84 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| C | Scott Allen |  | 06.04.1966 | 178 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | John Devereaux | | 06.06.1965 | 183 cm | 93 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Joe Ferraccioli | | 01.05.1966 | 177 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Trent Kaese | | 09.09.1967 | 181 cm | 93 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| LW | Ron Rolston | | 14.10.1966 | 183 cm | 75 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Dan Shea | | 10.03.1966 | 175 cm | 79 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| LW | Len Soccio |  | 28.05.1967 | 180 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | John Torchetti | | 09.07.1964 | 183 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Dave Wensley | | 29.08.1964 | 183 cm | 77 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Joseph West | | 24.04.1963 | 170 cm | 77 kg | N/A | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris McSorley | | 22.03.1962 | Head Coach | 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 1989-1990
- Youngest player: Trent Kaese (22 years)
- Oldest player: Robert Wensley (27 years)
- Shortest player: Joseph West (170 cm)
- Tallest player: Jamie Russell (185 cm)
- Nationalities: Austria (1), Canada (8), Germany (1), USA (5)
Leagues
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds participates in season 1989-1990: ECHL
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