A longtime affiliation is continuing, as the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) have announced a two-year extension with the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins and AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. (more…)
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Flyers would consider stocking Trenton ECHL team
Though the Philadelphia Flyers would have no interest in owning a new Trenton ECHL team, they would be interested in sending players if the league arranges a franchise, according to team president Peter Luukko. The old Trenton Titans were affiliated with and partly owned by the Flyers and were generally successful before the team was […]
The week that was: June 12
Here are the most popular stories in the past week on Arena Digest, as measured in page views. In general, it was a week where the new ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes and the proposed merger between the CHL and the IHL dominated the news. Hold your horses: CHL/IHL merger hitting obstacles Bettman: Oh, Canada? […]
Wheeling Nailers to play 10 “home” games in Johnstown
The Wheeling Nailers will play 10 “home” games at Johnstown’s Cambria County War Memorial Arena this coming season, taking some of the sting out of the loss of the Johnstown Chiefs to Greenville for the 2010-2011 season. It’s a pretty sweet schedule if you’re a Johnstown hockey fan: all 10 games are on the weekend […]
