Wheeling Neilers

Wheeling Neilers
Wheeling Neilers
A country	USA
City	Wheeling (West Virginia)
Based
Home arena	VesBanko Arena (at 5406)
Colors	Black, Gold, White;
Hockey league	Echl
Division	Northern
The conference	Western
Main coach	Jeff Christian
Captain	Derek Armie
Affiliated clubs	Pittsburgh Penguins ( NHL ), Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins ( AHL )
Official site	wheelingnailers.com

Wheeling Nailers is a professional hockey club playing in the West Coast Hockey League Western Conference. The club was founded in 1981 ^[1] . Based in Wheeling , West Virginia . Spends home games at the arena "VesBanko Arena".

This is the oldest club that has not missed a single season in its entire existence.

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History

The Wheeling Nealers began playing in 1981 at the Atlantic Coast Hockey League ( ACHL ) as the Carolina Thunderbirds , based in Winston-Salem , North Carolina .

The team immediately established itself as one of the leaders, having won four regular seasons in a row and three times becoming the owners of the “Bob Payne Trophy” as the winners of the championship. In 1987, ACHL ceased to exist and the team joined the AAHL League Championship , 1987–88 season. Subsequently , Carolina Thunderbirds , Virginia Lancers , and Johnston Chiefs became the first East Coast Hockey League clubs in 1988. The Thunderbirds managed to reach the finals, but lost to his Toledo Storm team from Ohio. In 1990, the team was renamed Winston-Salel Thunderbirds and moved to Wheeling . In 1992, the team was renamed again, this time into the Wheeling Neilers, under the leadership of President and Co-owner Ed Broihil .

After a dispute with the Seattle Thunderbirds over the use of the brand, the club was renamed the Nealers. The name was chosen in connection with the rich history of the city in the field of nail production.

The team spends home games at the VesBanko arena.

Results

And - the number of games played, B - winnings in regular time, VO - winnings in overtime, WB - winnings in post-match shootouts, PO - losses in overtime, PB - losses in post-match shootouts, P - losses in regular time, O - number of scored points, W - the ratio of goals scored and goals conceded, RS - the place according to the results of the regular season.

Season	AND	AT	IN	WB	PB	BY	P	ABOUT	W	RS	Playoff
Wheeling Thunderbirds
1992–93	64	40	-	-	-	eight	sixteen	88	314 - 223	1st place, East	Lost in the final: 2-4 “Toledo Storm”
1993–94	68	38	-	-	-	7	23	83	327 - 289	3rd place, North	Lost in the 3rd round: 0–3 “Toledo Storm”
1994—95	68	46	-	-	-	five	17	97	313 - 243	1st place, North	Lost in the 1st round: 0–3 “Birmingham Bulls”
1995—96	70	42	-	-	five	-	23	89	289 - 261	2nd place, North	Lost in the 2nd round: 1-3 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Wheeling Neilers
1996–97	70	36	-	-	-	-	29th	77	298 - 291	4th place, North	Lost in the 1st round: 0–3 Peoria Riverman
1997—98	70	37	-	-	-	-	24	83	255 - 255	2nd place, North	Lost in the third round: 2–4 Hampton Road Admirals
1998–99	70	27	-	-	-	-	37	60	206 - 249	6th place, Northeast	Did not play in the playoffs
1999—00	70	25	-	-	-	-	40	55	202 - 246	5th place, Northeast	Did not play in the playoffs
2000-01	72	24	-	-	-	-	40	56	192 - 277	5th place, Northeast	Did not play in the playoffs
2001-02	72	36	-	-	-	-	32	76	213 - 208	5th place, Northeast	Did not play in the playoffs
2002-03	72	28	-	-	-	-	41	59	193 - 261	6th place, Northeast	Did not play in the playoffs
2003-04	72	51	-	-	-	-	17	106	259 - 188	1st place, North	Lost in the first round: 2-3 “Reading Royals”
2004-05	72	38	-	-	-	-	29th	81	171 - 173	6th place, North	Did not play in the playoffs
2005-06	72	45	-	-	-	-	21	96	247 - 186	2nd place, East	Lost in the second round: 2-3 “Toledo Storm”
2006-07	72	32	-	-	four	2	34	70	215 - 255	7th place, North	Did not play in the playoffs
2007-08	72	22	-	-	four	3	43	51	186 - 284	7th place, North	Did not play in the playoffs
2008–09	72	36	-	-	6	2	28	80	263 - 260	4th place, North	Lost in the first round: Cincinnati Cyclones
2009—10	72	33	-	-	five	2	35	73	240 - 249	4th place, North	Did not play in the playoffs
2010-11	72	38	-	-	five	-	29th	81	230 - 210	2nd place, North	Lost in the third round: 2–4 to Kalamazoo Wings
2011-12	72	37	-	-	6	four	26	83	219 - 202	2nd place, Atlantic	Lost in the first round: 1-3 “Kalamazoo Wings”
2012-13	72	31	-	-	9	3	29th	74	193 - 225	3rd place, Atlantic	Did not play in the playoffs
2013-14	72	39	-	-	five	one	27	84	216 - 196	2nd place, Atlantic	Lost in the second round: Greenville Road Warriors
2014-15	72	37	-	-	one	one	33	76	210 - 213	4th place, North	Lost in the first round: Toledo Valley
2015-16	72	37	-	-	four	five	26	83	214 - 211	2nd place, North	Lost in the finals: Allen Americans

Notes

↑ Thunderbirds Carolina Thunderbirds (neopr.) . AZ Enciclopedia . Archived January 25, 2010.

Links

[1] Thunderbirds Carolina Thunderbirds (neopr.) . AZ Enciclopedia . Archived January 25, 2010.