Chirps from Center Ice

It’s noon Tuesday and time to look back at the web that was for the Wheeling Nailers.

It was a rough week for the Nailers, who continue to slip away from the third place Adirondack Thunder, six points behind the third place Thunder.

Friday, the Nailers were in Indy and took on the Fuel and won 3-2 in overtime. Nailers fell behind 2-1 before getting a third period goal from Tyler Currier to even it up at two, before Cody Wydo scored in overtime to give the Nailers the win. Doug Carr stopped 21 of 23 in net.

Saturday, the Nailers traveled to Fort Wayne for the first of two with the Komets. They lost a close one 4-3 to Fort Wayne. The Nailers blew a 3-1 lead in the third period as the Komets stormed back to scored three even strength goals and take the win. Doug Carr took the loss with 33 saves on 37 shots. Wheeling scored two power play goals.

Sunday in the rematch, the Fort Wayne Komets swept the weekend with a 2-1 win. Gage Quinney opened the scoring for the Nailers but Wheeling was not able to hold on as the Komets scored two to take the win. Sean Maguire stopped 41 of 43.

The week, the Nailers host the Quad City Mallards for a pair of games Friday and Saturday before taking on the Toledo Walleye Sunday. The Walleye have already locked up a playoff spot.

Wheeling sits fourth in the North Division with a record of 28-23-6-0, good for 62 points.

It’s noon Tuesday and time to look back at the week that was for the ECHL affiliate in Wheeling.

The Nailers started the week with two games in Toledo, Ohio and only took one point with them out of the Central Division leaders.

On Friday, nothing went right for the Nailers and they were obliterated by the Walleye 7-0. Let’s just move on from this one.

On Saturday it was a closer affair with Toledo and won that ended in overtime for the Walleye by a score of 4-3. Fast forward to the end of the game, the Nailers had a goal in overtime called back on account of goaltender interference. As fate would have it, the next play would see the Walleye beat Doug Carr, who would end the night with 24 saves on 28 shots. Both Cody Wydo and Adam Krause had a goal and an assist in the contest.

Sunday, the Nailers headed to Fort Wayne, Indiana and took on the Komets and lost 4-3. Sean Maguire went back in the net after getting throttled Friday by Toledo. He stopped just 16 of 2o0 and was pulled late into the second for Doug Carr, who stopped all 10 shots but the Nailers were unable to overcome the deficit and were not able to score after the change. Johnny Daniels, Garrett Meurs and Cody Wydo all scored for the Nailers in the loss. Meurs added an assist. Danny Fick chipped in two assists also in the losing effort.

Wheeling remains fifth in the six team North Division with a record of 27-21-6-0, good for 60 points.

The Nailers remain on the road this week and take on the Indy Fuel this Friday before returning back to Fort Wayne for a pair against the Komets Saturday and Sunday.

It’s Tuesday and time to look back at the week that was for the Wheeling Nailers.

The Nailers split a pair of 6-3 games with the Brampton Beast to start the week, beat the Kalamazoo Wings on Saturday and then lost to the Beast again Monday on Presidents’ Day.

Last Wednesday, the Nailers hosted the Brampton Beast and beat them 6-3. The Nailers chased Brampton starting goaltender Zachary Fucale after putting 8 shots on him which he only stopped 5 of. Wheeling only put up 24 shots on the Beast this night, but the real story was the play in net by Nailers goaltender Sean Maguire. Maguire stopped 40 of 43 shots by the Beast. Oh, and on the offensive side, Cody Wydo had a hat trick, Christan Hilbrich had three assists and Michael Webster potted two.

In the rematch Friday, the Beast would win 6-3. Brampton this time would get the better of Sean Maguire. David Pacan got two past Maguire and chipped in with an assist. Jordan Kwas scored twice for the Nailers and Garrett Meurs scored once and had a pair of assists.

Saturday, the Nailers played host to the Kalamazoo Wings and beat the Wings 5-4. Each team had 40+ shots on net. Ex-Penguin Tyler Biggs scored for Kalamazoo. Garrett Meurs and Nick Sorkin both had a goal and added two assists. Jordan Kwas had three assists. Wheeling struck three times on the power play.Doug Carr picked up the win for the Nailers, stopping 36.

On a Monday Presidents’ Day matinee in Canada, the Nailers lost to the Brampton Beast in their third meeting with the Beast in the week by a score of 3-2. Zachary Fucale had a much better showing in net for the Beast, picking up first star honors by stopping 26 of 28 shots. Kevin Schulze chipped in with two assists on Nick Sorkin and Cody Wydo’s goals.

The Nailers still remain in fifth place in the North Division with a record of 27-19-5-0 good for 59 points. Wheeling trails fourth place Adirondack by 5 points. Everyone in the North has 51 games played except for division leader Manchester who has 52.

Wheeling heads into the week with three games this weekend. They head into Toledo for a pair of games with the Walleye before wrapping up the weekend with a Sunday matchup in Fort Wayne.

It’s Tuesday afternoon and time to take a look back at how the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers did this past week.

The Nailers traveled out West to the capital of Idaho in Boise, and took on the Idaho Steelheads for a trio of games.

Wheeling won once, by way of a shutout, on Friday.

Game 1 was Wednesday and the Nailers only scored one goal and lost 4-1. Tyler Currier scored for Wheeling. Sean Maguire took the loss in net, stopping 36 of 40. Wheeling went 0-for-5 on the power play and the Steelheads struck just once.

Game 2 was Friday and this was a shutout for Doug Carr. Carr stopped all 26 shots against him and the Nailers won 3-0. Garrett Meurs scored a pair of goals and Tyler Currier added the other. All of the scoring was done in the first period.

Game 3 was Saturday and the Nailers lost that one 5-1. Anthony Luciani had a hat trick for the Steelheads and an assist to go with ten shots. Doug Carr took the loss in net for the Nailers and Gage Quinney scored the only goal for Wheeling.

Wheeling dropped to fifth in the North Division with a 25-17-5-0 record good for 55 points.

The Nailers return home for a pair of games against the Brampton Beast on Wednesday and Friday and then welcome in the Kalamazoo Wings to WesBanco Arena on Saturday.

Tuesday means that it’s time to take a look at how the Penguins ECHL affiliate in Wheeling, West Virginia did this week.

The Nailers played three games this week and got points out of all of them.

On Thursday, the Nailers traveled to Cincinnati to take on the Cyclones and lost in overtime 4-3. Wheeling scored with :09 left in regulation on a Jarrett Burton shot but fell in overtime on a power play goal by Andrew Yogan. Sean Maguire took the loss in net stopping 18 of 22 shots.

On Friday, Wheeling traveled to Kalamazoo and beat the Wings 3-2. The Nailers put 42 shots at K-Wings goaltender Joel Martin and scored three time with Darryl Lloyd, Gage Quinney and Jordan Kwas all finding the back of the net. Doug Carr picked up the win in net and stopped 26 of 28 shots.

Saturday the Nailers returned home to square off against the Reading Royals, a team the Nailers are chasing for a playoff spot, and lost 4-3 in overtime. Reading struck three times on the power play and picked up the big win.

Earlier in the week, it was announced that Sean Maguire was named January ECHL Goaltender of the Month. Maguire went 6-1-1 in January with a 2.53 GAA and a .913 save percentage including two shutouts.

This week, the Nailers make the trek West to play three games this week with the Idaho Steelheads on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The Steelheads sit third in the Mountain Division with 55 points.

The Nailers are still in a playoff spot in the North Division with a 24-15-5-0 record good for 53 points and the fourth spot in the division. They are tied in points with Brampton, two off third place Adirondack and six pack of second place Reading. Manchester continues to lead the North with 64 points.

It’s Tuesday and a new month, so it’s time to take a look back at the week that was for the Wheeling Nailers.

The Nailers played four games last week starting with a Wednesday game against the Toledo Walleye and won a wild one by a score of 7-6. Wheeling scored two goals in the third period to force overtime and Christian Hilbrich’s goal with :57 left sent the Wesbanco Arena crowd home happy as the Nailers completed the comeback. Gage Quinney had a goal and three assists.

Wheeling continued its busy week with a visit from the Quad City Mallards and won 5-2. Sean Maguire picked up the win in goal for the Nailers, stopping 25 of 27 shots. Cody Wydo had two goals and an assist. Nick Sorkin added a goal and two assists. The Nailers scored four of their goals on the power play.

The momentum continued Saturday as the Nailers hosted the Brampton Beast and shut them out 4-0. Sean Maguire stopped all 25 shots sent his way. Jarrett Burton scored two goals.

But the momentum ran out for the Nailers playing their fourth game in five games in Kalamazoo, Michigan as the Nailers fell narrowly by a score of 5-4. Gage Quinney scored a goal and assisted on two others. The Nailers came back from two goals but the K-Wings scored the go ahead with under five minutes left.

The Nailers are up to third in the North Division with 23-15-3-0 with 49 points, two off second place Reading and ten back of the division leading Manchester Monarchs.

Wheeling three games this week, on the road this Thursday in Cincinnati, Friday again in Kalamazoo before hosting the second place Royals Saturday night.