2021-22 Wheeling Nailers Roster

ECHL (ECHL)
Team Record: 37-31-4 - 78 points
Finishing 3rd in the ECHL's Central Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Derek Army (37-31, 4 OTL)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
2021-22 Wheeling Nailers Statistics

The Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL ended the 2021-22 season with a record of 37 wins and 31 losses (and 4 overtime losses) for 78 points finishing third in the ECHL's Central Division.

The Nailers scored 243 goals and conceded 247. Patrick Watling netted 31 goals for Wheeling and accounted for 46 assists. Stefanos Lekkas topped the squad with 12 wins.

Derek Army coached the team. The 2021-22 Wheeling Nailers lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Matt AlfaroCAugust 6, 19966'2"181LCalgary, AB
Niclas AlmariDMay 11, 19986'1"183REspoo, Finland
Justin AlmeidaC/LWFebruary 6, 19995'11"165RKitimat, BC CAN
Luke BafiaDJanuary 19, 19966'1"196RParrish, FL
Nate BoomhowerRWMay 12, 20006'1"215RBelleville, ON
Shaw BoomhowerCOctober 31, 19985'11"185LBelleville, ON
Brody ClaeysGOctober 2, 19966'4"225LDauphin, MB
Jared CockrellFAugust 3, 19955'11"180RKents Hill, ME
Alex D'OrioGApril 28, 19996'2"205RSherbrooke, QC
Cedric DesruisseauxCMarch 3, 20005'7"147L Warwick, QC
Dominic DockeryLDJanuary 2, 19976'1"170LLockport, NY
Tim DohertyLWJuly 10, 19956'1"190LPortsmouth, RI
David DrakeDJanuary 7, 19956'4"185LNaperville, IL
Tyler DrevitchFAugust 1, 19955'11"145LMiddleboro, MA
Taylor EganDJune 9, 19985'11"172RCarp, ON
Jake FlegelDJune 1, 19926'4"215Ajax, ON
Matt FoleyRDApril 20, 19956'1"192RLongmeadow, MA
Louis-Philip GuindonGApril 21, 19956'1"177LMontreal, QC
Bobby HamptonCNovember 18, 19975'11"174RMiddletown, NJ
Bo HansonDNovember 13, 19976'2"190LBoise, ID
Brendan HarrisFJuly 10, 19965'7"160LLas Vegas, NV
Cameron HausingerRWJanuary 12, 19995'10"188RAnchorage, AK
Samuel HoudeCMarch 8, 20005'11"147LBlainville, QC
Cameron HoughLWOctober 23, 20006'1"192LStockholm, Sweden
Nick HutchisonFApril 27, 19956'2"190LHicksville, NY
Sean JoslingRWMarch 22, 19995'11"166RToronto, ON
Hayden LavigneGApril 7, 19966'3"200LBrampton, ON
Jesse LeesDSeptember 14, 19956'0"196RCalgary, AB
Stefanos LekkasGJanuary 17, 19965'9"150LElburn, IL
Dylan MacPhersonDApril 27, 19986'3"183RRedcliff, AB
Nick MangoneFNovember 29, 19955'10"185RMassapequa Park, NY
Josh ManiscalacoRDFebruary 17, 19996'2"205RPerkiomenville, PA
Christopher Merisier-OrtizDJanuary 17, 20015'11"165LBoisbriand, QC Canada
Matt MillerDAugust 22, 19956'1"180LEast Palestine, OH
Evan MoyseGJune 18, 19966'2"170LOlmsted Falls, OH
Joseph MurdacaGMarch 21, 19986'3"186LNiagara Falls, ON
Tommy NappierGJune 22, 19986'3"195LSt. Louis, MO
Felix PareRWMarch 28, 20006'0"193R Levis, QC
Matthew QuerciaCFebruary 24, 19996'2"194LAndover, MA
Will ReillyDJuly 23, 19976'2"197RToronto, ON
Brandon SaigeonCJune 14, 19986'1"191LGrimsby, ON
Max SauveFSeptember 2, 19985'8"155RAcushnet, MA
Adam SmithDNovember 6, 19966'1"194LSharon, ON Canada
Nick SorkinLWJune 3, 19916'3"195LRockville, MD
Alex StevensDJanuary 1, 19976'0"170RPlymouth, MN
Carter StruthersDJanuary 20, 19936'5"212LWeyburn, SK
Matt UstaskiFMay 27, 19946'6"233RGlenview, IL
Josh VictorDFebruary 10, 19946'4"201LRound Rock, TX
Patrick WatlingCSeptember 26, 19936'0"173LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada


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