NAL Gameday, Steelers Stars Helping Wheeling Miners Kick Off 2025 Season

February 14, 2025

By Steve Novotney

Content & Communications Strategist

Wheeling, WV - It’s now less than a month before Monday Night Football takes over downtown Wheeling when

the Wheeling Miners welcome the Colorado Spartans to Wesbanco Arena, and the evening will

be star-studded on and off the field.

Not only will four former Pittsburgh Steelers – Merril Hoge, Bubby Brister, Louis Lipps, and Brian

Blankenship – be on hand, but the National Arena League’s GameDay broadcast team will be in

Wheeling for its first big show of the season, as well.

Hoge, Brister, Lipps, and Blankenship were gridiron gods together in Pittsburgh during the past

1980s and early 1990s, and they’ll be available to meet, tell their stories, and to sign autographs

beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets for this event remain available, and the purchase includes admission

to the season opener against the Spartans.

Grab your tickets before they're gone: https://www.gowvminers.com/steelers-form

Season ticket holders will receive a 25 percent “Thank You” discount to the autograph session

so the Miners organization can show their appreciation for their support. Those season ticket

holders planning to attend only need to text to 919-920-0972 for verification and discount code

before the event.

The NAL GameDay broadcast will begin at 4 p.m.in the main lobby of Wesbanco Arena, and the

broadcast will feature interviews with league officials, arena football experts, and members of

the Miners organization to offer fans across the country an insider’s perspective to the Miners

Monday Night home opener.

Opening Night also will be Education/Youth Night, sponsored by WV811, and tickets for all

school-aged children from Pre-K through high school are only $7 each for any section with a

paid adult ticket in the same section. Each child also will receive a free gift at the merchandise

table. (Must purchase tickets in person at the WesBanco Arena Box Office)

The Miners’ first season in the Friendly City was an impressive success with Wheeling

registering an undefeated 10-0 record on the way to winning the championship in the American

Arena League-2. Head Coach and General Manager Josh Resignalo announced in the middle

of last season a contract extension with Wesbanco Arena to play the team’s schedules in

downtown Wheeling through the 2026 season.

Resignalo, who is under contract with the team through the 2027 season, is entering his 19th

season in arena football and his fifth in the NAL.

For more information, visit the Wheeling Miners website at www.gowvminers.com