Apr 15, 2021
Nailers Get the Job Done Against Indy
WHEELING, WV- The Wheeling Nailers were hungry to get things rolling on Wednesday night, as they played host to the Indy Fuel at WesBanco Arena. Wheeling tallied once in each period and got a 25-save effort from Shane Starrett to extend its point streak to six with a 3-1 triumph. Patrick Watling snapped a tied score late in the second period, then Austin Fyten added a key insurance strike in the third. The Nailers scored the lone goal of the first period at the 5:15 mark. Cody Sylvester got the puck behind the net off of a strong offensive zone forecheck by his club. He then dished a pass to Joshua Winquist in the right circle, who immediately fed Patrick McNally for the redirection tally from the top-left corner of the crease.
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Brandon Hawkins, making his Komets debut against his former team, is chased by Michael Pelech of the Wheeling Nailers on Friday at Wheeling, West Virginia.
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The Komets Blake Siebanaler, making his Fort Wayne debut against his former team, is defended by the Wheeling Nailers Matt Alfaro on Friday in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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The Komets Nolan LaPorte, left, and Wheeling s Brady Tomlak chase the puck after it s flipped past the blue line in Wheeling, West Virginia, on Friday night.
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It appears 2021 is off to a roaring start for Filip Koffer, and now, he s put pen to paper on his first contract.
The Prince George Cougars forward has signed a multi-year deal with HC Dynamo Pardubice, who play in the highest level of professional hockey in his home country after delivering a surprise performance with Czech Republic at the 2021 World Junior Championships.
Koffer is well-known to the organization as he s played with its Under-19 program prior to being selected by Prince George in the 2019 CHL Import Draft.
That year, he potted 38 points, including 10 goals, in 34 regular-season games. I want to help the team as much as possible and do a good job in the role that the coach assigns me, he said in a Dynamo team release.