2017-18 Wheeling Nailers Statistics

ECHL (ECHL)
Team Record: 35-28-8 (SO: 0-1) - 79 points
Finishing 5th in the ECHL's North Division
Coach: Jeff Christian (35-28, 8 OTL)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Attendance: 86,035, Avg. 2,390 in 36 home dates
2017-18 Wheeling Nailers Roster

The Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 35 wins and 28 losses (and 8 overtime losses), with a 0-1 showing in shootouts for 79 points finishing fifth in the ECHL's North Division.

The Nailers netted 248 goals and yielded 245. Reid Gardiner scored 30 goals for Wheeling, and Nick Sorkin contributed 49 assists. Adam Morrison topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.11 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Jeff Christian coached the team.

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Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG SOG SG%
Nick SorkinLW699495846+3211725.2
Reid GardinerC5830275736+157122213.5
Cody WydoF5326305634+73218713.9
Cameron BrownC5517365332+34215011.3
Garrett MeursC61212950124-45020410.3
Riley BourbonnaisC6723194231+112118212.6
Troy JosephsC4316203655+54010914.7
Frederik TiffelsLW441617336-10201639.8
Kevin SchulzeD478233113-230849.5
Hunter FejesLW3216112738-35012213.1
Danny FickD704192366+1300854.7
Dylan ZinkD464182225+430984.1
Chris FrancisC35812206-7217311.0
Derek ArmyF267132016050789.0
Jeff TaylorD284151926+520508.0
Dan MilanD6851116142+200628.1
Jaynen RisslingD363101323-320724.2
Zach TolkinenD54391248+400754.0
Ross McMullanD40471127-400508.0
Kenny RyanRW973100-3202924.1
Matt AbtD1215611-300254.0
Kevin SpinozziD122356-1310287.1
Jeremy BeirnesF54224126-1400434.7
Ayrton ValenteD111344+400520.0
Marcus BasaraF61344-100147.1
JC CampagnaC52130000238.7
Jarrett BurtonF52132+1001612.5
Andrew SchmitF100335+200100.0
Michael TurnerLW1503316-100170.0
Daniel TedescoF60330+10090.0
Tyler VankleefF31120-310520.0
Jacob BoltonD61120+210812.5
Louick MarcotteLW21120-100333.3
Jerry LaaksoD30220+40020.0
Adam MorrisonG3602220000
Will KingG1502220000
Bryan ArnesonF31014-100616.7
Nick SchneiderD10110-1000
Dalton ReumD60119-30060.0
Johnny DanielsF70110-200130.0
Colin MurrayF90112-400130.0
Colin StevensG1100000000
Nolan DescoteauxD6000800060.0
Owen HeadrickD40000+20010.0
Daniel LeavensF30002-10050.0
Tyler MurovichC20000-30020.0
Kyle ThackerD4000200030.0
Matt HarringtonRW10000-10020.0
Ryan MarcuzLW30000-100110.0
Ethan ProwD30000-20040.0
Matt O'ConnorG400000000
Danny TironeG200020000
Dylan Vander EschF1000000010.0
Benjamin Dieude-FauvelD30004-20050.0
Sean GammageD20002-1000
Sean MaguireG1200000000
Totals12292464186641007-656825539.6

Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Sean Maguire12677:008300373.28409372.910
Will King15786:006610433.28426383.899
Colin Stevens11574:003240353.66321286.891
Adam Morrison361984:001814211033.111083980.905
Matt O'Connor4216:000120123.3311199.892
Danny Tirone2100:00020095.404839.813
Totals80433735289012393.3123982159.900


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