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Carolina Thunderbirds

Year of foundation: 1988
Colours: black, red, gold, white
Club status: active
Address: 1315 Main Street
Wheeling, WV 26003-2803
Phone: +1 304-234-GOAL [4625]
Email: tickets@wheelingnailers.com (ticket office)
WWW: http://www.wheelingnailers.com/

Carolina Thunderbirds is minor league affiliate of: Laval Rocket
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins

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All time leagues: ECHL | AAHL (1986-89) | ACHL

Season 1985-1986

This club in 1985-1986: ACHL

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Ray LeBlanc	24.10.1964	178 cm	77 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Doug McCarthy	04.11.1962	178 cm	81 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	John Torchetti	09.07.1964	183 cm	90 kg	right	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

Arena
Name changes
Achievements
Logos
Links

WesBanco Arena

Adress: 2 14th Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: +1 304-233 7000
Web: http://www.wesbancoarena.com
Capacity: 5406
Opened in: 1977

from 1981 to 1989: Carolina Thunderbirds
from 1989 to 1991: Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
from 1991 to 1996: Wheeling Thunderbirds
from 1996 to present: Wheeling Nailers

League winners:

1988-1989: ECHL
1985-1986: ACHL
1984-1985: ACHL
1982-1983: ACHL

from 1993 to 2019:

from 2019 to present:

http://www.wheelingnailers.com/ (official)

Team statistics

Historic rosters:

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Past results:

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Fast factsseason 1985-1986

Youngest player: Ray LeBlanc (21 years)
Oldest player: Doug McCarthy (23 years)
Shortest player: Doug McCarthy (178 cm)
Tallest player: John Torchetti (183 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (1), USA (2)

Leagues

Carolina Thunderbirds participates in season 1985-1986: ACHL

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