# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM NotesIR 2 T.J. Miller D L 6'4 210 09.15.86 Placentia, CA 20 1 5 6 -10 6 Placed on 21-day IR, 12/17

5 Andy Thomas D R 6'2 210 11.14.85 Bow, NH 25 1 3 4 -10 17 Drafted by Washington Capitals 4th round, '05

IR 7 Justin Coutu D L 6'0 205 11.19.84 Maple Ridge, BC 30 1 11 12 -5 59 Scratched last 2 games, Placed on 3-day IR, 1/11

IR 8 Martin Nolet D L 6'3 205 10.02.86 Quebec City, PQ 14 2 1 3 +4 10 Placed on 21-day IR, 11/29

9 Trevor Kell F R 6’0 185 06.23.86 Thunder Bay, ON 9 5 6 11 +6 4 Returned to Trenton from AHL, 01/11

10 Tony Zancanaro F L 5’5 170 06.04.82 Trenton, MI 21 3 8 11 -3 25 Played 110 consecutive games at Providence College

11 Myles Stoesz F R 6’1 210 02.15.87 Steinbach, MB 0 0 0 0 0 0 Loaned from Albany 1/11; 97 PIM in 19 ECHL GP in ‘09-10

12 Darcy Zajac F R 6'1 200 09.23.86 Winnipeg, MAN 14 2 6 8 +3 9 Returned to Trenton from AHL, 01/11

14 Matt Lombardi F R 5’11 200 11.09.87 Milton, MA 31 9 6 15 -6 18 4 goals last 8 games

IR 15 Matt Vokes F R 6’1 190 09.03.85 Auburn, MA 7 3 5 8 0 4 Placed on 21-day IR, 12/18

16 Ryan Ginand F L 5’9 180 04.01.86 Milford, MA 31 15 20 35 +5 14 Tied for 7th in ECHL scoring

17 Dan Charleston F L 5'8 180 11.27.84 Oak Forest, IL 10 4 8 12 -4 37 3 goals, 3 assists during 6-game point streak

18 Ryan Hayes F R 5'10 180 06.04.89 Syracuse, NY 29 14 15 29 -4 16 Goals last 2 games

20 Brad Miller D R 5’10 170 01.31.86 Alpharetta, GA 16 4 7 11 +3 4 8 points in 10 games since Trenton debut, 12/12

21 Kory Nagy F L 5’11 195 10.12.89 Walsingham, ON 21 4 6 10 -4 13 Recorded assist for AHL-Albany, 12/18 at Norfolk

22 Kyle Kucharski F L 6’3 200 03.06.87 Saugus, MA 13 0 1 1 -8 18 Attended Phillips Academy in Andover, MA

23 Taylor Vichorek F R 6’8 250 08.25.88 Moose Lake, MN 30 2 7 9 +3 52 Four assists and +1 in December (12 GP)

AHL 24 J.S. Berube F L 6’3 195 06.20.90 Matane, PQ 25 8 10 18 -1 40 Recalled to AHL-Albany, 12/31

25 Jeremy Akeson F L 6’2 210 11.26.84 Ottawa, ON 30 6 6 12 -12 42 Two empty-net goals this season

26 Dave Leaderer D L 5'11 190 07.31.86 Rochester, NY 28 4 8 12 -10 20 UMASS-Amherst school record for career GP w/ 149

27 Justin Pender D L 6’4 215 10.25.88 St. Johns, NL 30 2 7 9 -14 30 Assist Sunday at South Carolina

IR 28 Jordon Southorn D L 6'3 200 05.15.90 Montreal, PQ 15 0 2 2 -8 18 Placed on 21-day IR, 12/07

29 Chase Watson F L 6’0 195 10.23.82 Media, PA 16 0 9 9 -6 4 Recorded two, 3-assist games this season

34 Jeff Prough F R 5’10 180 04.20.86 Dearborn Heights, MI 32 12 11 23 -16 32 3 goals, 3 assists last 5 games

33 Mike Potacco F R 5’10 185 06.14.84 Kinnelon, NJ 9 0 1 1 0 0 First professional point 12/17 at Elmira

# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% NotesIR 1 Jeff Lerg G L 5’6 155 04.09.86 Livonia, MI 8 5 3 0 0 0 3.42 0.888 Last played 11/24 at Florida

31 Shane Connelly G L 5'9 180 03.16.87 Cheltenham, PA 11 2 6 1 1 0 2.73 0.905 Played for Elmira, South Carolina and Trenton this season

AHL 35 Dave Caruso G L 6’1 205 06.18.82 Roswell, GA 16 5 8 0 2 0 3.33 0.907 One of game's 3 stars in each of last 2 games

Trenton Devils

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Wheeling Nailers# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notes2 Mike Gershon D R 5'10 195 10.06.84 Sparta, NJ 26 4 7 11 -1 36 4 seasons at SUNY Brockport (SUNYA)

3 Trevor Hunt D L 5'11 185 03.14.86 Maple Ridge, BC 12 0 1 1 0 16 20 pro games w/ Stockton (ECHL) and Wheeling

4 Sebastien Bissailon D R 6'0 185 12.08.86 Mont-Laurier, PQ 31 4 11 15 +6 10 2 NHL games w/ Edmonton, '06-07

6 Peter Merth D R 6'3 225 06.19.87 New Westminster, 31 1 8 9 +4 42 First pro goal, 12/15 vs. Kalamazoo

7 Dany Masse LW L 5'10 188 05.18.88 La Pocatiere, PQ 25 1 8 9 -7 12 Won '08-09 Presidents Cup w/ Drummondville (QMJHL)

8 Alex Smigelski F R 6'2 210 11.19.87 Mountain Lakes, 27 11 4 15 +5 32 Graduated Delbarton School in 2006

AHL 9 Hunter Bishop F L 6'0 185 09.05.87 Fairbanks, AK 9 2 3 5 -3 4 Recalled to AHL-Hamilton, 11/24

10 Ben Street C L 5'11 185 02.13.87 Coquitlam, BC 30 14 18 32 +11 8 Missed last two Wheeling games while in AHL

11 Andrew Orpik D R 6'3 200 03.12.86 East Amherst, NY 32 4 8 12 -2 30 Brother of Pittsburgh Penguins' Brooks Orpik

12 Dan Henningson D L 6'1 190 01.10.84 Edmonton, AB 34 3 6 9 0 19 Only Wheeling player to appear in every game this season

14 David Urquhart D R 6'0 190 11.10.84 Thorold, ON 17 1 5 6 +5 15 Called up to AHL-Hamilton, 12/2; Returned today

15 Kris Vernarsky C L 6'3 210 04.05.82 Detroit, MI 27 6 9 15 -3 20 Drafted by Toronto, 2nd round, 2000

16 Casey Pierro-Zabotel LW L 6'2 202 11.18.88 Ashcroft, BC 29 9 11 20 +10 29 Drafted by Pittsburgh, 3rd round, '07

AHL 17 Andrew Lord C R 6'3 200 02.22.85 West Vancouver, BC 26 7 12 19 0 74 8 GP w/ AHL's Milwaukee and Oklahoma City this season

18 Kelly Miller C L 5'11 170 03.13.79 Toledo, OH 1 1 0 1 0 0 132-career ECHL games

19 Mikael Bedard F L 5'10 190 12.13.87 Montreal, PQ 12 3 6 9 +7 10 Played for current coach, Stan Drulia, at Port Huron (IHL)

20 Kyle Bushee D L 6'0 190 03.27.85 Otsego, MI 32 2 14 16 +9 10 191 ECHL games w/ Wheeling, Johnstown and Cincinnati

21 Nick Petersen RW L 6'2 186 05.27.89 Wakefield, PQ 29 16 18 34 +4 16 2nd in rookie scoring w/ 34 points

AHL 22 David Marshall F R 5'11 185 03.14.85 Buffalo, MN 16 7 4 11 -3 21 Four seasons at Quinnipiac University (ECAC)

AHL 23 Jason DeSantis D R 5'11 185 03.09.86 Oxford, MI 25 3 13 16 -4 28 Recalled to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 12/14

24 Doug Rogers C R 6'1 195 01.28.88 Watertown, MA 20 3 7 10 +1 8 4 seasons at Harvard University (ECAC)

26 Brett Dickinson D 5'11 195 03.11.86 Furlong, PA 2 0 0 0 0 2 Acquired by Wheeling on 01/05

27 Joey Haddad LW L 6'2 200 12.10.88 Sydney, NS 22 9 10 19 +6 47 34-career AHL games w/ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

28 Ryan Schnell F 6'3 225 01.13.89 Cary, IL 21 2 2 4 +2 89 266 penalty minutes in 80 pro games

# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% Notes1 Patrick Killeen G L 6'4 204 04.15.90 Carp, ON 24 14 7 0 1 2 2.63 0.907 Drafted by Pittsburgh, 6th round, '08

29 Peter Delmas G L 6'2 188 02.16.90 Bedford, NS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.000 Coached by Patrick Roy with Quebec (QMJHL)

TRENTON DEVILS (13-16-0-3, 29pts) vs WHEELING NAILERS (18-14-0-2, 38pts) Game 33 ◦ Wednesday, January 12, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

Today in the ECHLElmira Jackals (16-12-5) at Toledo Walleye (13-16-3) 7 p.m. ET· Elmira’s Justin Donati is third with 39 points (10g-29a).· Toledo’s Andy Bohmbach is tied for fifth among rookies with 28 points (14g-14a).· Jackals are second on the penalty kill on the road at 90.9 percent (60-for-66).· Walleye are 8-3-1 when scoring first. Wheeling Nailers (18-14-2) at Trenton Devils (13-16-3) 7 p.m. ET· Wheeling’s Patrick Killeen is third with 14 wins.· Trenton’s Ryan Hayes is fourth among rookies with 29 points (14g-15a).· Nailers are 14-5-1 when scoring first.· Devils are first with 34.78 shots per game. Kalamazoo Wings (14-15-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (14-13-7) 7:30 p.m. ET· Kalamazoo’s Kory Karlander is fourth with 37 points (15g-22a).· Cincinnati’s Brian O’Hanley is fifth among defensemen with 21 points (6g-15a).· K-Wings are third on the power play at 21.4 percent (34-for-159).· Cyclones are 10-1-3 when leading after two periods. Idaho Steelheads (15-15-7) at Utah Grizzlies (22-10-4) 7:05 p.m. MT· Idaho’s Steve Oleksy is tied for second among defensemen with five power-play goals.· Kevin Deeth leads Utah against the Steelheads with nine points (3g-6a).· Steelheads are tied for second on the penalty kill at 86.1 percent (136-for-158).· Grizzlies are first on the power play at 23.6 percent (43-for-182). Alaska Aces (21-9-2) at Ontario Reign (10-22-1) 7 p.m. PT· Alaska’s Scott Howes is on a six-game point streak since Dec. 29 (5g-8a).· Dusty Collins leads Ontario against the Aces with six points (2g-4a).· Aces are 13-3-1 when scoring first.· Reign are 7-1-1 when leading after two periods. Bakersfield Condors (18-15-1) at Stockton Thunder (14-11-6) 7 p.m. PT· Evan Stoflet leads Bakersfield against the Thunder with six points (1g-5a).· Stockton’s Bretton Cameron has six goals in his last five games.· Condors are 9-3-1 in one-goal games.· Thunder are second with 28.35 shots-against per game. Las Vegas Wranglers (19-9-3) at Victoria Salmon Kings (14-19-3) 7:05 p.m. PT· Las Vegas’ Jamie Bates is on a 10-game point streak since Dec. 18 (10g-9a).· Matt Siddall leads Victoria against the Wranglers with three goals.· Wranglers are fifth with 2.71 goals-against per game.· Salmon Kings are 13-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Recent ECHL ScoresFRI, JANUARY 7

Reading 3 at Toledo 4 (OT)Trenton 2 at South Carolina 3

Cincinnati 2 at Florida 1Kalamazoo 3 at Elmira 6

Greenville 3 at Gwinnett 4Idaho 2 at Bakersfield 6

Utah 5 at Ontario 3Stockton 2 at Victoria 4

Las Vegas 3 at Alaska 2 (OT)

SAT, JANUARY 8 Cincinnati 6 at Florida 5 (SO)

Greenville 2 at Gwinnett 3Trenton 2 at South Carolina 3 (SO)

Kalamazoo 5 at Elmira 2Reading 4 at Wheeling 3 (SO)

Idaho 6 at Bakersfield 3Utah 5 at Ontario 1

Stockton 3 at Victoria 1Las Vegas 3 at Alaska 5

SUN, JANUARY 9 Trenton 2 at South Carolina 5

Reading 2 at Elmira 0Toledo 3 at Wheeling 5

TUE, JANUARY 11 Florida 1 at Gwinnett 2Las Vegas 6 at Victoria 4

Upcoming ECHL ScheduleTHU, JANUARY 13

Florida at Greenville - 7:05 PM EST

FRI, JANUARY 14 Elmira at Trenton - 7:00 PM EST

Gwinnett at Greenville - 7:05 PM ESTToledo at Reading - 7:05 PM EST

Florida at South Carolina - 7:05 PM ESTWheeling at Cincinnati - 7:30 PM EST

Stockton at Utah - 7:05 PM MSTVictoria at Idaho - 7:10 PM MST

Alaska at Bakersfield - 7:00 PM PSTOntario at Las Vegas - 7:05 PM PST

Eastern Conference StandingsATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKReading 33 22 9 2 0 46 0.697 108 93 509 9-5-1-0 13-4-1-0 7-1-2-0 6-0-2-0Elmira 33 16 12 5 0 37 0.561 117 112 744 9-8-3-0 7-4-2-0 4-6-0-0 0-2-0-0Trenton 32 13 16 0 3 29 0.453 103 117 526 7-8-0-2 6-8-0-1 4-4-0-2 0-2-0-1SOUTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKGreenville 35 23 10 1 1 48 0.686 123 84 500 13-4-1-0 10-6-0-1 5-5-0-0 0-3-0-0South Carolina 37 21 14 1 1 44 0.595 104 97 489 14-5-1-1 7-9-0-0 8-1-0-1 6-0-0-1Florida 40 21 17 0 2 44 0.550 131 120 660 10-7-0-1 11-10-0-1 4-5-0-1 0-4-0-1Gwinnett 40 18 17 1 4 41 0.512 107 126 710 11-7-0-1 7-10-1-3 6-4-0-0 4-0-0-0NORTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKWheeling 34 18 14 0 2 38 0.559 114 103 600 11-8-0-1 7-6-0-1 4-4-0-2 1-0-0-1Cincinnati 34 14 13 5 2 35 0.515 96 109 665 5-8-1-1 9-5-4-1 4-5-0-1 3-0-0-0Kalamazoo 32 14 15 1 2 31 0.484 109 123 559 7-8-0-0 7-7-1-2 5-5-0-0 1-0-0-0Toledo 32 13 16 2 1 29 0.453 91 109 588 7-8-0-1 6-8-2-0 5-4-1-0 0-1-0-0Western Conference StandingsMOUNTAIN GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKUtah 36 22 10 3 1 48 0.667 108 93 740 7-6-2-0 15-4-1-1 8-2-0-0 3-0-0-0Alaska 32 21 9 2 0 44 0.688 103 74 385 13-4-2-0 8-5-0-0 9-0-1-0 10-0-1-0Idaho 37 15 15 2 5 37 0.500 102 106 535 7-6-0-4 8-9-2-1 3-6-0-1 1-0-0-0Victoria 36 14 19 1 2 31 0.431 100 113 782 6-10-1-1 8-9-0-1 4-6-0-0 0-2-0-0PACIFIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKLas Vegas 31 19 9 2 1 41 0.661 95 84 454 9-4-1-0 10-5-1-1 6-3-1-0 1-0-0-0Bakersfield 34 18 15 1 0 37 0.544 102 104 688 10-7-1-0 8-8-0-0 8-2-0-0 0-1-0-0Stockton 31 14 11 2 4 34 0.548 90 94 621 6-5-1-2 8-6-1-2 2-6-1-1 1-0-0-0Ontario 33 10 22 0 1 21 0.318 85 127 629 2-14-0-1 8-8-0-0 2-8-0-0 0-6-0-0

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TRENTON DEVILS (13-16-0-3, 29pts) vs WHEELING NAILERS (18-14-0-2, 38pts) Game 33 ◦ Wednesday, January 12, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

Winnipeg native Darcy Zajac returns to Trenton after a 15-game stint in AHL-Albany, after playing 14 games for the T-Devils earlier this season. With Trenton, Zajac recorded his first professional goal, October 28 vs. the Gwinnett Gladiators at Sun National Bank Center. With Albany, Zajac’s lone goal came in Binghamton against the Senators on December 31. If Zajac, a former three-time member of the WCHA All-Academic team while at the University of North Dakota, can learn from his time in the AHL, Trenton will receive an improved version of a player who was already one of its best all-around forwards in the season’s first two months.

Myles Stoesz’s return to Trenton comes after the Steinbach, Manitoba native appeared in action with Trenton in each of the last two seasons. With the T-Devils, Stoesz has always been a physical presence, accumulating 127 penalty minutes in 29 games. Stoesz’s tendency to play the body worked in conjunction with an ability to chip in the occasional goal last season, prompting his first promotion to the AHL in his professional career. With the Devils’ AHL affiliates in Lowell last season, and Albany this season, Stoesz continued to show the attributes which earned him his call-up, registering 178 penalty minutes in 42 games.

Devils Swept in CarolinaThe Trenton Devils return to the ice at Sun National Bank Center

for the first time in 11 days on Wednesday night. During their 11 days away from home, the Devils played three games, all of them 702 miles from home in North Charleston, South Carolina against the Stingrays.

In all three games, the Devils stormed out to 2-1 leads in the second period, only to be overcome on all three occasions by a South Carolina club who finished the weekend on a six-game winning streak, after earning a four-game season-series sweep against the Devils.

Despite the Devils struggles as a team last weekend in South Carolina, a few Trenton players had individually strong performances with Dan Charleston and Ryan Hayes both registering two goals and an assist in the games, and Jeff Prough netting a goal and three assists.

Through the first nine games this season, Trenton’s leading scorer, and arguably its best player, was its captain Trevor Kell. With Trenton, Kell tallied five goals and nine assists, and was a plus-six, a rating that has kept Trevor the Devils’ team leader in that category all season. Kell returned to Trenton Tuesday, after he spent 21 games with AHL-Albany, where his most noted performance was a two-point, one goal and one assist effort against goaltender Michael Leighton and the Adirondack Phantoms, at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall December 5. A graduate of head coach Dale Hunter’s vaunted junior program with the London Knights with whom Kell won the Memorial Cup championship in 2004-05, Kell is a fourth-year pro who brings back with him to Trenton the added experience of a quarter-season tenure in the AHL. Upon his return to Trenton, besides being expected to contribute offensively, Kell brings leadership back to Trenton, as the Devils never replaced Kell as captain during his two-month absence.

Captain Kell is Back

MANITOBA BOYS Darcy Zajac and Myles Stoesz in Trenton’s lineup tonight

ALL ABOUT THE NAILERS... The Wheeling Nailers are the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins, and the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs (Montreal) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh).

WesBanco Arena, a 5,500 capacity building built in 1977, is the Nailers’ primary home for the 2010-11 season. The Nailers also are playing 10 of their 36 “home” games this season at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The War Memorial’s noted place in hockey history is that it was used as the primary filming location for the movie Slap Shot (1977), serving as the home of the fictional Charleston Chiefs.

Elmira, NY native Stan Drulia is in his first season as head coach of the Nailers, having previously served as head man with Orlando (ACHL), Augusta (ECHL), Toledo (ECHL), the Port Huron Flags (UHL) and Port Huron Icehawks (IHL). Drulia holds a notable place in hockey history as his 479 points scored

with Belleville, Hamilton and Niagara Falls in junior hockey are the most in Ontario Hockey League history. Drulia later scored 15 goals and 27 assists in 126 NHL games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1990s and 2000s.

The Wheeling Nailers, originally the Carolina Thunderbirds based out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, played their first season in the ECHL in 1988-89. The Thunderbird were relocated to Wheeling, West Virginia for the start of the 1992-93 season, and were renamed the Nailers in the summer of 1996 to commemorate the city of Wheeling’s status as one of the leading nail-producing cities in the United States.Since its inception, Wheeling has promoted more players to the NHL than any other ECHL club, with Tomas Vokoun its most famous former player. Philadelphia Flyers head coach, Peter Laviolette, is also an alum. of the Wheeling organization, having started his coaching career by leading the Nailers to a 37-24 record in the 1997-98 season.

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TRENTON DEVILS (13-16-0-3, 29pts) vs WHEELING NAILERS (18-14-0-2, 38pts) Game 33 ◦ Wednesday, January 12, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

Tonight, the Trenton Devils oppose the North Division-leading Wheeling Nailers in the first of five tilts to be played between the clubs in January. So far this season, Trenton and Wheeling have played four times, with Wheeling winning both games at WesBanco Arena, and the squads splitting a pair of games at the Nailers’ alternate home, the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, PA.

One of the reasons for Wheeling’s success against Trenton has been a three-pronged attack of Kris Vernarsky, Ben Street and Andy Lord, with all three forwards having potted six points in the season series with the Devils so far. None of those three have been in the lineup of late for Wheeling, and Lord will remain unavailable, having played with AHL-Oklahoma City since December 26. Street will be back with Wheeling Wednesday, having played with AHL-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the last week. Vernarsky was scatched Wheeling’s last two games. Also Wednesday, Wheeling has received defenseman David Urquhart from AHL-Hamilton.

Trenton, meanwhile, has reinforcements from its AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils. Trevor Kell returns to Trenton for the first time since November 13, Darcy Zajac since November 24, and Myles Stoesz since November 28 of last season. Goaltender Dave Caruso was promoted to Albany on Tuesday.

Wheeling Scouting Report* The Wheeling Nailers have a record of 18-14-0-2, and lead the

Cincinnati Cyclones by three points for first place in the Eastern Conference’s North Division.

* The Nailers’ offense has tallied 114 goals in 34 games (3.35 per game), which is the fourth highest rate in the ECHL. Wheeling’s defense has given up 103 goals in its 34 games (3.03 per game), which is fourth fewest allowed in the Eastern Conference. At even strength, the Nailers are plus-11, scoring 79 and giving up 68.

* Wheeling’s leading point scorer is rookie Nick Peterson, who has 16 goals and 18 assists in 29 games, ranking him second among ECHL rookies in points. The Nailers’ second leading scorer, Ben Street, is third among ECHL rookies in points, with 32 (14g, 18a) in 30 games. Street will not be available for the Nailers Wednesday, as he was recalled to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in early January.

* Patrick Killeen and Mattias Modig have shared most of the time in the nets for Wheeling, with Killeen having posted a 2.63 goals-against average and .907 save percentage while going 14-7-1, and Modig a 3.27 goals-against average and .891 save percentage in going 3-6-0. Modig however hasn’t played for Wheeling since December 15, due to injury. Peter Delmas has been signed to back up Killeen, but hasn’t appeared in a game yet for the Nailers.

* Having been successful 30 times in 163 opportunities (18.4%), the Nailers’ power play ranks seventh in the ECHL. But despite Wheeling’s relative success on the power play this season, they are currently ice cold in that department, having gone 0-for-12 since New Year’s. Additionally, the Nailers have given up seven shorthanded goals, which is the fourth most in the league in that category.

* Just as Wheeling’s PP is ranked seventh in the league, its penalty killing is also ranked seventh, killing off 155 of 183 chances against them this season (84.6%), while scoring five shorthanded goals. Since the New Year, the Nailers have killed 12 of 14 (86%).

Trenton Scouting Report*The Devils take the ice Wednesday with a record of 13-16-0-3, having

gone 1-2-0-1 since January 1. * Trenton’s offense has scored 103 times in 32 games (3.22 per game),

which is tied with the Alaska Aces for the 10th best rate of offense in the league. The Devils’ 117 goal surrendered (3.66 per game) are the eighth most goals given up in the Eastern Conference. At even strength, Trenton is minus-16, giving up 85 markers while scoring 69.

*Although blanked over the last three games in South Carolina, Ryan Ginand still leads Trenton in scoring, and is tied for seventh overall in ECHL scoring with 35 points (15g, 20a). Ryan Hayes is second on the Devils with 29 points (14g, 15a) and after a slow start to his first season as a pro, Hayes has crept into fourth place in scoring among ECHL rookies.

* After a carousel of goaltenders that has experiences injuries and acquisitions throughout the season’s first half, Dave Caruso and Shane Connelly have settled in as Trenton’s two regular netminders. Among the two, Caruso has carried most of the workload lately, starting nine of the last 10 games. In 16 total games, Caruso has a 3.33 goals-against average and .907 save percentage, while Shane Connelly made his first appearance since December 11 this past Saturday.

* After gelling on all cylinders throughout most of December, the Devils’ power play has leveled off lately, and it currently ranks 11th in the ECHL.

Mountain Lakes, NJ native Alex Smigelski is in his first season of pro hockey, as a member of the Wheeling Nailers, in 2010-11. A 2006 graduate of Delbarton School in Morristown, Smigelski parlayed his youth hockey experience with the New Jersey Rockets of Bridgewater, and Devils Youth Hockey at South Mountain Arena in West Orange, into a four-year collegiate career at Williams College (NESCAC). From Williams College, Smigelski earned an invite to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rookie Camp this past summer, and was assigned to the Wheeling Nailers for the start of this season, making his pro debut October 15 vs. the Toledo Walleye.

Nailers’ Street & Urquhart Reassigned from AHLWheeling, WV – The Wheeling Nailers announced Wednesday that forward Ben Street has been reassigned by the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League, while defenseman David Urquhart has been reassigned by the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.

Street, 23, appeared in three gamesin his most recent second stint with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and went scoreless, after making his AHL debut on December 15 against Abbotsford Heat. Street is currently second in scoring for the Nailers this season, posting 32 points (14g, 18a), while ranking second in the league in shots on goal with 152. The 5-11, 185-lb. native of Coquitlam, British Columbia, was recently named to the ECHL All-Star Team, and earned ECHL Player of the Month Honors, posting 20 points (10g, 10a) in 10 games played in the month of December.

Urquhart, 26, appeared in 13 games with the Bulldogs this season recording an assist and four penalty minutes. In 17 games with Wheeling this season, Urquhart registered six points (1g, 5a) and 15 penalty minutes. The 6-foot, 190-pound defenseman has played a total of 120 AHL games amassing 19 points (6g, 13a) and 74 penalty minutes.

Both players are expected to be in the lineup tonight when they Nailers battle the Trenton Devils at Sun National Bank Center.

Trenton’s captain, #9 Trevor Kell, is back from Albany for tonight’s game.

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TRENTON DEVILS (13-16-0-3, 29pts) vs WHEELING NAILERS (18-14-0-2, 38pts) Game 33 ◦ Wednesday, January 12, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

First Visit to Trenton for Nailers This Season

About the ‘Blades