Nailers Announce Season-Ending Roster

Today, the Wheeling Nailers announced their season ending roster. Season ending rosters can contain a maximum of 20 players. Of those 20, no more than 8 can be extended qualifying offers. Of the 8 qualifying offers, only 4 of those can have “Veteran Status”. (Veteran Status is defined as 260 regular season professional games as of the start of 2013-14)

The list is as follows: Scott Darling, Gentry Zollars, Joe Tolles, Alex Velischek, Tim Corcoran, Zach Hansen, Adam Ross, Todd Orlando, Andrew Hotham, Peter Merth, Zack Torquato, Peter Lenes, Matt Germain, Cam Fergus, Chris Barton, Jeff Ryan, Chris Rooney, Chris Higgins, Christiaan Minella and Paul Crowder.

Not making the cut from the Nailers’ protected list were: D Cody Wild, D Richie Crowley, F Bobby Farnham, F Jordy Trottier, F Ben Farrer, F Denver Manderson and F Cody Chupp

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Another Season Has Past

Well fans here we are, another ending to yet another season. As the players move on from the dressing room to their respective home towns we the fans move on to our summer festivities, counting down the days to opening night of the next hockey season.

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New Name For Hart Memorial Trophy ?

The NHLFA is actively lobbying the National Hockey League (NHL) in an attempt to have the Hart Memorial Trophy renamed the Gordie Howe Trophy.
The Hart Trophy is awarded annually to the NHL “player judged most valuable to his team”. Since 1924, the trophy has been awarded to 54 different players, including six times to Gordie Howe, second only to Wayne Gretzky who won the trophy a record nine times.
The NHL community owes an enormous debt to Gordie Howe. Mr. Hockey, now 85 years old, was instrumental in building the game for today’s generation of owners, players and executives. During a long, successful career spanning five decades, Gordie was the game’s marquee player. Away from the rink, Gordie has always been a model ambassador for the sport.
The NHLFA is encouraging hockey fans to join a social media campaign to show their support for this change. Please “follow” our Facebook page (facebook.com/GordieHoweTrophy) or “like” our Twitter account (https://twitter.com/HoweTrophy).

The NHLFA would like to encourage your hockey loving family, friends and colleagues to support this campaign.

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Nailers Announce Protected List

The Wheeling Nailers, ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens have announced their protected list for the upcoming season: G Scott Darling, D Cody Wild, D Gentry Zollars, D Joe Tolles, D Alex Velischek, D Tim Corcoran, D Zach Hansen, D Richie Crowley, D Adam Ross, D Todd Orlando, D Andrew Hotham, D Peter Merth, F Bobby Farnham, F Zack Torquato, F Jordy Trottier, F Peter Lenes, F Matt Germain, F Cam Fergus, F Chris Barton, F Jeff Ryan, F Chris Rooney, F Chris Higgins, F Ben Farrer, F Christiaan Minella, F Paul Crowder, F Denver Manderson and Forward Cody Chupp.

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WBS Season Ends with 7-0 Loss

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins came into Saturday night’s showdown with the Syracuse Crunch in game five of the Eastern Conference Final in need of a win to stay alive, and they did not get it as Syracuse dominated their way to the Calder Cup Final with a 7-0 victory.

The Penguins started Jeff Zatkoff in net, replacing Brad Thiessen who had started the series’ first four contests. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton came out strong early in the period, but it was the Crunch who surged to lead later on in the frame. Vladislov Namestnikov cashed in off a Warren Peters turnover with 3:56 remaining in the opening frame to make it 1-0 Crunch. Then just 52 seconds later, Radko Gudas fired home a shot home from the point after a clean face off loss in the defensive zone by the Penguins, making it 2-0 Crunch. Each team failed to convert one power play opportunity in the period, and Syracuse out shot the Pens 11-9 in the frame.

Things did not get any better for the Pens in the middle frame. Just like in the first period, neither team lit the lamp early on, but also like the first, Syracuse got rolling late. Phillipe Paradis converted on a wrap around to make it 3-0 with 6:23 remaining. Just under two minutes later, Dan Sexton capitalized on a Penguin turnover and made it 4-0. With 3:12 remaining Joey Mormina took a high sticking penalty, and Ondrej Palat tipped a puck home on the power play to make it 5-0 Syracuse with 2:02 to go. The Crunch out shot the Pens 15-5 in the second, and 26-14 after two.

The third period would be the Pens last on the 2013 playoff campaign, as Syracuse continued to run away with the scoreboard. Brian Dumoulin fell down, setting up Paradis’ second of the night just 1:02 into the frame to make it 6-0. The game had a chippy side all night long, and that was apparent 4:11 in when Paul Thompson and Dimitry Korobov squared off after Korobov delivered a heavy hit on Brian Gibbons. Paradis capped off the scoring, completing the hat trick 5:43 in, and the Penguins’ season ended with a 7-0 loss.

Zatkoff stopped 22 of 29 before being replaced by Thiessen after the seventh goal, and he turned aside the one shot he faced. The Pens could not solve Cedrick Desjardins, who stopped all 22 shots he faced.

By Andrew Grimm
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Harrington Nets First Pro Goal, Crunch Take Stranglehold On Series

The Penguins came into tonight’s game looking to tie the series with game 5 looming tomorrow night.

MVP Tyler Johnson made sure that didn’t happen.

Johnson scored the game winner just 1:50 into the third, and Syracuse won 4-2. They now lead the series 3-1.

In a penalty-filled first, the Penguins’ struck first. With Radko Gudas in the box for interference, rookie Scott Harrington skated into the slot and fired a puck past Syracuse goalie Cedrick Desjardins. Assists went to Dominik Uher and Riley Holzapfel. Unfortunately for the Wilkes-Barre, the leads was short lived, as Syracuse struck back just 1:17 later. Brendan Mikkelson wristed a shot that eldude WBS netminder Brad Thiessen.

In the second period, Wilkes-Barre took the lead back. 3:20 in, Warren Peters took a loose puck on the half boards and found a streaking Jayson Megna in the slot. It was Megna’s second of the playoffs. Once again, the Crunch would strike right back. Following a turnover in the offensive zone, Mark Barberio would take a point shot that was deflected by Brett Connolly.

The game winner came early in the third. Ondrej Palat circled behind the net, faked out Thiessen severely and found a WIDE open Johnson at the far post, and he did not miss. J.T. Wyman would add an empty-netter with 55 seconds left, and that was all she wrote. Game 5 is tomorrow from the War Memorial at OnCenter at 7 P.M.

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Penguins Fail To Convert Chances, Trail Series.

The Wilkes-Barre Power Play, consistently one of the best in these playoffs, was 0-5. That was the story of game 4 of the American Hockey League’s Eastern Conference Final.

The first period, which was not kind to the Penguins’ on Sunday when they were outshot by a margin of 15-1, was a markedly balanced affair tonight. Both teams traded chances and it seemed Wilkes-Barre carried the play in the back half of the frame. The Penguins’ best chance of the period came as the period was winding down and they had the man-advantage, but Syracuse netminder Cedrick Desardins’ stood tall.

What proved to be the game winning goal for the Crunch came at 7:29 of the middle period. An Alex Grant turnover was picked up by Ondrej Palat, who passed to Vladislav Namestnikov, who faked out Chris Collins and fired it past Brad Thiessen.

In the third, Wilkes-Barre managed only five shots. The nail in the coffin came when J.T. Brown scored his third of the playoffs with five seconds remaining.

NOTES: Attendance was 4012–Three Stars were 3-Thiessen (WBS 2-Namestnikov (SYR) 1-Desjardins (SYR) Shots for the game were 22 for each side. Game 4 is Friday in at Mohegan Sun Arena At Casey Plaza: 7:10 Faceoff

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