| Wheeling Nailers | |
|---|---|
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| City | Wheeling, West Virginia |
| League | ECHL |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 1981 (in the ACHL) |
| Home arena | WesBanco Arena |
| Colors | Black, gold, white |
| Owner(s) | Hockey Club of the Ohio Valley |
| Head coach | Derek Army |
| Media | Wheeling News Register WKWK-FM 97.3 WTRF-TV channel 7 WTOV-TV channel 9 |
| Affiliates | Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) |
| Website | wheelingnailers |
| Franchise history | |
| 1981–1982 | Winston-Salem Thunderbirds |
| 1982–1989 | Carolina Thunderbirds |
| 1989–1992 | Winston-Salem Thunderbirds |
| 1992–1996 | Wheeling Thunderbirds |
| 1996–present | Wheeling Nailers |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2 (1992–93, 1994–95) |
| Division titles | 3 (1992–93, 1994–95, 2003–04) |
| Conference titles | 2 (1992–93, 2015–16) |
 Current season | |
The Wheeling Nailers are a professional ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
The Nailers are the oldest surviving minor league franchise below the level of the American Hockey League, with unbroken continuity of franchise and never having missed a season of play.[1]