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Hartford Whalers
Founded
1972; 52 years ago
History
New England Whalers 1972–1979 (WHA) Hartford Whalers 1979–1997 (NHL) Carolina Hurricanes 1997–present
Home arena
Boston Arena Boston Garden Big E Coliseum Springfield Civic Center Hartford Civic Center
City
Hartford, Connecticut
Team colors
Green, black, white (1972–1975) Green, gold, white (1975–1979) Green, blue, white (1979–1992) Navy, green, silver, white[1] (1992–1997)
Stanley Cups
0
Avco World Trophy
1 (1972–73)
Conference championships
2 (1972–73, 1977–78)
Presidents' Trophy
0
Division championships
4 (1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1986–87)
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to 1997.
Originally based in Boston, they were charter members of the WHA, known as the New England Whalers for all seven seasons. Prior to their third year, the team moved one hundred miles (160 km) southwest to Hartford in 1974; five years later, the Whalers joined the NHL in the merger of 1979 and were renamed the "Hartford Whalers".[2]
After a quarter century in New England, the franchise relocated to North Carolina 27 years ago in the summer of 1997 and became the Carolina Hurricanes.
^Creamer, Chris (June 13, 2017). "Greatest NHL logos of all time". NHL.com. Retrieved November 1, 2021. The Whalers may be gone, but they will never be forgotten. Adapted for the Whalers' move to the NHL in 1979 from the World Hockey Association, the classic green-and-blue logo features a W with the tail of a whale on the top. While that alone would make for a great design, the H for Hartford, formed by the negative space between the W and the tail, puts this one over the top. Hartford used this logo until 1992, then modernized it and added silver for the 1992-93 season. The logo was retired following 1996-97, when the Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes.
^Pickens, Patrick " (2023). The Whalers: The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Mystique of New England's (Second) Greatest NHL Franchise. LYONS PR. ISBN 978-1-4930-7309-2. OCLC 1318988556.
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After securing an affiliation with the HartfordWhalers in 1980, the team changed its name to the Binghamton Whalers. An affiliation change to the Rangers...
England area, the Boston Bruins, the Whalers were compelled to rename the team the HartfordWhalers. The Whalers were never as successful in the NHL as...
was the home of the New England/HartfordWhalers of the WHA and NHL from 1975 to 1978 and 1980 to 1997, and the Hartford Hellions of the MISL from 1980...
game for the HartfordWhalers (1979–80 to 1996–97) of the National Hockey League (NHL). For a list of players who played for the Whalers in the World...
for all 25 seasons that the HartfordWhalers completed from their founding in 1972 (then known as the New England Whalers) in the WHA until the franchise...
are a nod to the HartfordWhalers team that played in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1997. The team stages an annual Whalers Reunion weekend,...
first-round pick went to the HartfordWhalers as the result of a trade on August 19, 1982 that sent Mark Howe and Hartford's third-round in 1983 NHL Entry...
traded Dineen back to the Whalers for Hartford's seventh round pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. In his return to the HartfordWhalers to finish the 1995–96...
for the 1979–80 season: the Edmonton Oilers, New England (renamed Hartford) Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets. Of these four teams, two of...
number two". Chris Pronger, selected after Daigle with pick two by the HartfordWhalers, was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015. The last active player...
head coach of the Whalers. Jerry Trecker (October 3, 1996). "Additional Coverage Should Benefit Fans in the Final Analysis". Hartford Courant. Retrieved...
($31.5 million today). These new NHL teams were the Edmonton Oilers, HartfordWhalers, Quebec Nordiques, and the original Winnipeg Jets. This also doubled...
building as the Whalers had been sharing the Boston Garden arena with the NHL's Boston Bruins. He moved the Whalers from Boston to Hartford's new Civic Center...
He spent most of his career as either a player or executive for the HartfordWhalers/Carolina Hurricanes organization, 23 years in total (sixteen as a player...
Quebec Nordiques to Denver, the Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix, and the HartfordWhalers to Raleigh. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Quebec...
them out of the market. The Whalers moved to Hartford in 1974, and entered the NHL in 1979, where it became the HartfordWhalers. Although it had losing seasons...
the network also served as the cable television home for the NHL's HartfordWhalers and the NBA's Boston Celtics, as well as various college sports teams...
season, making them the first NHL franchise to relocate since the HartfordWhalers became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997. The team was renamed the Jets...
Prior to becoming coach of the Whalers, McGuire had never been a head coach at any level. During his six months as Whalers head coach, McGuire coached the...
regarded pictogram of the Whalers name and shoulder patch on the original WHA New England Whalers uniform, and then NHL Hartford. His silhouette was also...
hockey prior to suffering an eye injury. Maurice formerly coached the HartfordWhalers/Carolina Hurricanes franchise from 1995 to 2003 and the Toronto Maple...
cities: the Quebec Nordiques, the original Winnipeg Jets, and the HartfordWhalers. The Nordiques became the Colorado Avalanche in 1995, while the Winnipeg...
their relocation from Hartford, Connecticut, in 1997. The Hurricanes franchise was founded in 1971 as the New England Whalers, and played seven seasons...
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