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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 1988-1989

This club in 1988-1989: ECHL

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
D	Antti Autere	16.10.1967	179 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Frank Lattuca	06.05.1965	174 cm	75 kg	N/A	Show profile»
D	Victor Posa	05.11.1966	183 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Robert Wensley	29.03.1963	180 cm	95 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Scott Allen	06.04.1966	178 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
C	John Devereaux	06.06.1965	183 cm	93 kg	right	Show profile»
RW	Brian Hannon	26.09.1965	178 cm	81 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Bill Huard	24.06.1967	185 cm	98 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
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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 1988-1989

Youngest player: Antti Autere (21 years)
Oldest player: Robert Wensley (26 years)
Shortest player: Frank Lattuca (174 cm)
Tallest player: Bill Huard (185 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (2), Finland (1), Germany (1), Italy (2), USA (3)

Leagues

Carolina Thunderbirds participates in season 1988-1989: ECHL

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