2002-03 Wheeling Nailers Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 28-41 (SO: 0-3) - 59 points
in the ECHL's Northwest Division
Coach: John Brophy (28-41, 3 OTL)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Attendance: 105,680, Avg. 2,936 in 36 home dates
2002-03 Wheeling Nailers RosterTeam Record: 28-41 (SO: 0-3) - 59 points
in the ECHL's Northwest Division
Coach: John Brophy (28-41, 3 OTL)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Attendance: 105,680, Avg. 2,936 in 36 home dates
The Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 28 wins and 41 losses, with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 59 points in the ECHL's Northwest Division.
The Nailers scored 193 goals and allowed 261. Bobby Russell netted 26 goals for Wheeling, and Zenon Konopka contributed 48 assists. Mike Valley topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 3.22 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
John Brophy coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenon Konopka | C | 68 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 231 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 14.1 |
| Michel Ouellet | R | 55 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 40 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 12.1 |
| Mario Larocque | D | 66 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 194 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 12.8 |
| Bobby Russell | LW | 37 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 188 | 13.8 |
| Mark Major | L | 68 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 135 | -14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 145 | 11.7 |
| Steve Crampton | RW | 69 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 79 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 12.7 |
| Jean-Philippe Soucy | D | 66 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 128 | -13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 5.5 |
| Chris McNamara | RW | 47 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 42 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 9.5 |
| Dmitri Doulebenets | D | 52 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 26 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 13.4 |
| Arpad Mihaly | LW | 69 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 38 | -21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 6.1 |
| Ryan Gillis | D | 61 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 62 | -21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 3.0 |
| Matt Smith | D | 53 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 132 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 4.8 |
| T.J. Reynolds | D | 71 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 371 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3.2 |
| Matt Elich | R | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 32 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 8.1 |
| Tim Preston | LW | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 |
| Brian Cummings | F | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 |
| Bench | 72 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Nelson | C | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7.9 |
| Derek Ernest | F | 64 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 240 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Mark Moore | D | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Jeff Cameron | D | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Jacques Lariviere | LW | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 77 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Andrew McPherson | C | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| David Koci | D | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 103 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0.0 |
| Steve Burgess | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mike Valley | G | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darcy Robinson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tyler MacKay | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Vychodil | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Chant | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Thornton | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Stuart Pietersma | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Del Monte | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1229 | 193 | 313 | 506 | 2139 | -166 | 51 | 13 | 21 | 2018 | 9.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Valley | 44 | 2439 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 131 | 3.22 | 1425 | 1294 | .908 |
| Tyler MacKay | 27 | 1521 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 3.43 | 904 | 817 | .904 |
| David Chant | 9 | 392 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5.82 | 286 | 248 | .867 |
| Totals | 80 | 4352 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 256 | 3.53 | 2615 | 2359 | .902 |
