Wheeling Nailers broadcaster DJ Abisalih shares his favorite call with Justin Cohn and Jacob Stoller before discussing fighting, the Nailers and more.
DJ Abisalih is the radio broadcaster for the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers and joins Justin Cohn and Jacob Stoller on this episode of THN On The 'E'.This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Justin A. Cohn and Jacob Stoller:
- DJ Abisalih is one of the longest-tenured broadcasters in the ECHL and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the league. The Wheeling Nailers radio broadcaster joins Justin and Jacob for the whole episode and starts by describing his role and his favorite goal call.
- The Wheeling Nailers are fittingly the team of the week. The ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins has center Jordan Frasca under an NHL contract and three players on AHL deals with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
- Brett Stapley of the Trois-Rivieres Lions is the prospect of the week. The Montreal Canadiens drafted him in the seventh round in 2018, and he had a memorable college hockey career.
- Let's talk fighting. This is the fourth season in which the ECHL has limited the number of fights a player can have to 10 before they get suspended. Is this good or bad? Is it working?
- And more, so check out the full episode on your preferred platform.
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