2000-01 Wheeling Nailers Roster
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 24-40 (SO: 0-8) - 56 points
in the ECHL's Northwest Division
Coach: Alain Lemieux (19-35-7)
Coach: Joe Harney (5-5-1)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Attendance: 98,880, Avg. 2,747 in 36 home dates
2000-01 Wheeling Nailers StatisticsTeam Record: 24-40 (SO: 0-8) - 56 points
in the ECHL's Northwest Division
Coach: Alain Lemieux (19-35-7)
Coach: Joe Harney (5-5-1)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Attendance: 98,880, Avg. 2,747 in 36 home dates
The Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 2000-01 season with a record of 24 wins and 40 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 56 points in the ECHL's Northwest Division.
The Nailers scored 192 goals, worst in the league and conceded 277. Alex Podalinski netted 20 goals for Wheeling, while Jamie O'Leary contributed 40 assists. Joel Laing topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 2.87 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Alain Lemieux and Joe Harney coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bagnell | R | July 16, 1975 | 5'8" | 160 | Barrie, ONT Canada | |
| Stefan Brannare | LW | October 17, 1972 | 5'10" | 190 | L | Pitea, SWE |
| Kevin Caulfield | RW | January 7, 1978 | 6'2" | 212 | R | Boston, MA USA |
| Miloslav Cermak | RW | December 5, 1975 | 6'1" | 216 | L | Beroun, CZE |
| Brandon Christian | RW | April 21, 1972 | 6'4" | 280 | R | Burlington, ON Canada |
| Martin Duval | RW | March 8, 1971 | 5'11" | 187 | R | St-Leonard, QC Canada |
| Valeri Ermolov | R | August 22, 1975 | 5'9" | 170 | Minsk, Belarus | |
| Jason Hamilton | D | January 25, 1977 | 6'2" | 220 | R | Bathurst, NB CAN |
| Shep Harder | G | February 4, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | L | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Justin Harney | D | November 14, 1977 | 6'2" | 194 | R | Hopkinton, MA USA |
| Craig Hillier | G | February 28, 1978 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Cole Harbour, NS Canada |
| Mike Hurley | RW | November 17, 1977 | 6'1" | 183 | Sherwood Park, AB Canada | |
| Karl Kaebel | LW | November 15, 1966 | 5'11" | 205 | L | Pekin, IL USA |
| Karson Kaebel | C | December 5, 1972 | 5'10" | 205 | L | Pekin, IL USA |
| Antti Kohvakka | D | January 4, 1976 | 5'10" | 209 | L | Tampere, FIN |
| Alexei Kolkunov | C | February 3, 1977 | 6'2" | 214 | R | Belgorod, Russia |
| Vitali Kozel | LW | May 26, 1975 | 6'4" | 203 | L | Minsk, BLR |
| Joel Laing | G | November 3, 1975 | 5'10" | 183 | L | Maryfield, SK Canada |
| Scott McCallum | D | February 15, 1979 | 6'4" | 229 | L | Dauphin, MB Canada |
| Arpad Mihaly | LW | June 27, 1980 | 6'4" | 220 | L | Miercuria, Romania |
| Rob Millar | F | August 30, 1976 | 6'2" | 200 | Smithers, BC | |
| Mark Moore | D | February 13, 1977 | 6'3" | 185 | R | Thornhill, ON Canada |
| Chris Newans | D | October 6, 1969 | 5'11" | 180 | R | Summerside, PEI |
| Eric Normandin | RW | August 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 201 | R | St-Eustache, QC Canada |
| Jamie O'Leary | C | September 15, 1974 | 5'10" | 174 | R | Needham, MA USA |
| Kevin Paden | LW | February 12, 1975 | 6'4" | 223 | L | Woodhaven, MI USA |
| Steve Parsons | LW | March 12, 1975 | 6'4" | 236 | L | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Alex Podalinski | R | April 8, 1973 | 5'10" | 186 | R | Moscow, Russia |
| Samuel Polomsky | RW | July 4, 1980 | 6'1" | 194 | R | |
| Boris Protsenko | RW | August 21, 1978 | 6'0" | 192 | R | Kiev, UKR |
| Jason Ricci | D | September 4, 1972 | 5'10" | 179 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Mark Scally | G | June 29, 1977 | 5'10" | 165 | L | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Doug Schmidt | D | January 19, 1978 | 5'11" | 196 | Grosse Ile, MI USA | |
| Jeff Schmidt | F | March 6, 1977 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Sean Seyferth | D | April 30, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | Ann Arbor, MI USA | |
| Andrei Sharkevitch | D | April 20, 1977 | 6'3" | 210 | L | Minsk, Belarus |
| Chris Slater | D | December 25, 1974 | 5'9" | 198 | L | Mattawan, MI USA |
| Rob Smillie | LW | February 26, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Richmond, BC Canada |
| Bud Smith | F | February 1, 1975 | 5'8" | 165 | R | Rochfort Bridge, AB Canada |
| Derek Smith | C | April 22, 1975 | 5'9" | 185 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Jean-Philippe Soucy | D | May 25, 1978 | 6'1" | 205 | L | Riviere-du-Loup, QC Canada |
| Michal Stastny | LW | April 21, 1973 | 6'1" | 209 | L | Bratislava, SVK |
| Scott Wray | LW | December 19, 1979 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
