Nailers Preseason Games Canceled for Health and Safety Protocols

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The Wheeling Nailers, proud ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, have announced that the preseason games scheduled for Friday and Saturday night have been cancelled due to ECHL Health and Safety Protocols.

In place of Friday’s game, the Nailers will play an intrasquad scrimmage at WesBanco Arena, beginning at 7:10. Admission to the intrasquad scrimmage is free.

Fans who had purchased tickets for Friday’s preseason game against Fort Wayne will have their tickets refunded.

The Nailers and Komets will open the regular season against each other in Fort Wayne on Saturday, October 23rd at 7:30. That will be the first of four straight road games to start the campaign for Wheeling, who will play its home opener against the Komets on Saturday, November 6th at 7:10. Season memberships and individual tickets are available, and fans can get more information by calling (304) 234-GOAL. The Wheeling Nailers, considered one of the top things to do in Wheeling, West Virginia, provide affordable family entertainment for fans throughout the Ohio Valley.

Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

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