Wheeling Nailers Find Temporary Home at Wheeling Park Ice RInk Provided October 7, 2019 Because of the unexpected failure of WesBanco Arena’s ice-making system, Wheeling Park Commission officials will open Wheeling Park’s Memorial Ice Rink early to provide the Wheeling Nailers with a temporary pra...
Wheeling Nailers Provide Fast-Paced Fun Nick Musgrave February 17, 2019 While our warehouses and factories stand in testament to our tradition of hard work, the crowd at WesBanco Arena is living, breathing (and yelling) proof that Wheeling plays hard, too. Currently in its 27th ...
WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Roger Kalia Back to Wheeling for Symphony on Ice Phyllis Sigal November 26, 2018 Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions to the candidates vying for the position of Wheeling Symphony music director. There are ...
Good Grief! Dr. William Mercer Unveils ‘Joe Nailer’ Ellen Brafford McCroskey November 13, 2018 Dr. William Mercer is well known in the local area as a driving force behind the Clean Indoor Air Regulation that banned smoking in most public spaces in Ohio County back in 2005. What may not be so well known ...
Sauter Returns for Pro Hockey’s 25th Anniversary Steve Novotney October 15, 2016 He bawled like a baby when he returned to Wesbanco Arena yesterday, and that’s not exactly how hockey fans in Wheeling remember Doug Sauter, the head coach that escorted a minor-league hockey franchise from Nor...
Nailers Coaches Prepping Team for Home Opener Steve Novotney October 11, 2016 It may seem like a wait-and-see situation for fans of the Wheeling Nailers, but the team’s coaches have not approached preseason training camp with an uncertain roster in mind. For head coach Jeff Christian ...
ECHL Hockey Legend’s Cup Is Overflowing Steve Novotney June 9, 2016 He admits it. He told a little fib during his very first hockey tryout. Patrick Kelly grew up in a small town in Ontario, and in 1948 the local fire department had placed an ad in the newspaper about the try...