What is Wheeling Nailers?
{{Hockey team | team = Wheeling Nailers | color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#B5A167 5px solid; | color text = #000000 | city = [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]], [[West Virginia]] | league = [[ECHL]] | conference = Eastern | division = Central | founded = 1981 (in the [[Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981–87)|ACHL]]) | arena = [[WesBanco Arena]] | colours = Black, Vegas gold, white<br>{{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#B5A167}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | coach = Derek Army | GM = | affiliates = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br>[[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) | website = [https://wheelingnailers.com/ Official website] | name1 = [[Winston-Salem Thunderbirds]] | dates1 = 1981–1982 | name2 = [[Carolina Thunderbirds]] | dates2 = 1982–1989 | name3 = Winston-Salem Thunderbirds | dates3 = 1989–1992 | name4 = Wheeling Thunderbirds | dates4 = 1992–1996 | name5 = '''Wheeling Nailers''' | dates5 = {{nowrap|1996–present}} | reg_season_titles = '''2''' ([[1992–93 ECHL season|1992–93]], [[1994–95 ECHL season|1994–95]]) | division_titles = '''3''' ([[1992–93 ECHL season|1992–93]], [[1994–95 ECHL season|1994–95]], [[2003–04 ECHL season|2003–04]]) | conf_titles = '''2''' ([[1992–93 ECHL season|1992–93]], [[2016 Kelly Cup playoffs|2015–16]]) }} The '''Wheeling Nailers''' are an American professional [[ice hockey]] team. They began playing in 1981. The team plays in the [[ECHL]]. They play their home games in [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]], [[West Virginia]] at [[WesBanco Arena]]. They are the ECHL affiliate for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). They are also the affiliates for the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). The team first started in 1981 as the [[Carolina Thunderbirds|Winston-Salem Thunderbirds]] in the [[Atlantic Coast Hockey League]] (ACH