Wheeling Nailers: Re-Sign Cole Tymkin
On July 17th, 2025, Wheeling Nailers announced they have re-signed forward Cole Tymkin for his first full professional season for the 2025-2026 season. Tymkin came in during the second half of the Nailers season after his college season ended at Brock University. During the span of 24 regular season games, Tymkin notched five goals with three assists and 63 penalty minutes. Per the Nailers, Tymkin was the only player on the team to record a Gordie Howe Hat Trick in the 2024-2025 season in a 6-4 road win agains the Adirondack Thunder during the March 8th contest. and assisted with the playoff run. When Tymkin came into Wheeling, he didn’t know what to expect, and stated this to Olde City Sports Network after a morning practice with the team “It was cool. I mean, I didn't really know what to expect coming in, right, like you're a new guy coming to a new team. I only really knew Cole Cameron from playing against him, and it was cool to sign it. It was honestly a long time coming. I always felt like the ECHL kind of suited my play style and my game. When I did get the text from Mitch [Giguere] reached out to me first, I was really excited looking at the team and hearing about the history of the team and everything. I thought it was a good fit for me, but it was a really exciting feeling.”
The 26-year-old Ontario Native spent four seasons at Brock University, which is part of Usports League. In the span of 85 games, he tallied 17 goals with 33 assists. Prior to going to the collegiate ranks, Tymkin played four seasons in the OHL for the London Knights. He dressed in 199 games and tallied 38 goals and 55 assists. In the 2024-2025 season, Tymkin stated the following regarding the London Knights and helping his development “It was a very professional organization. I learned a lot from the staff. The amount of talent that came through London really helped me realize how skillful and dedicated some of the players are. It really just prepped me for having the confidence and playing my style. Dale Hunter, my coach, really abled me to play my rough kind of style and carry the guys as far as physicality and fighting and all that, so I could only credit him as like, for how I got to play and really help my play style.”
Tymkin brought skill and physicality to the team at a much needed time and quickly became a fan favorite.
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