Minor league report: Nailers fall to Fuel, name Derek Army head coach
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 25 saves on 27 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 home loss to the Indy Fuel at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday.
Forward Patrick Watling scored the only goal for Wheeling (21-39-6-1).
The Nailers’ season finale is a home contest against the Fuel on Saturday, 7:10 p.m.
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Earlier in the day, the Nailers named Tim Army as their full-time head coach.
Army had served as the interim head coach since April 21 following the resignation of former head coach Mark French for family reasons.
Previously an assistant coach under French, Army has directed Wheeling to a 4-16-1-0 record since taking over.
Army, 30, spent parts of two seasons as a forward for the Nailers in 2016-17 and 2017-18. He is the franchise’s 20th head coach since it moved to Wheeling in 1992.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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