Dom Amore: Don’t sweat it, Whalers fans, the wearing of the green only means Hartford’s hockey team will never be forgotten The Civic Center, now the XL Center, opened its doors 50 years ago ...

where he was an All-American and captain of the Frozen Four team in 1964. He was later inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Whalers fans set to mark franchise’s 50th birthday in Hartford ...

The packed stadium was lit green to remember the New England Whalers who played the first professional hockey game at the Hartford Civic Center on January 11, 1975. The team went through some ...

It’s been close to 30 years since the last puck was dropped at an NHL game here in Hartford. Yet ... considerable appeal and staying power for a team which long ago morphed into the Carolina ...

Next season will mark 18 years since the Hartford Whalers departed their Connecticut ... for the building to continue operating with an AHL team as the hockey tenant, while the other outlines ...

The Whalers became part of the NHL when the league absorbed the WHA for the 1979-1980 season and the team became the Hartford Whalers. Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s beloved former NHL team played their first game at the Hartford Civic Center on Jan. 11, 1975. This weekend, fans are celebrating the anniversary.

Players and fans who told us what Hartford ... He said the impact the whalers had on the Hartford community will never be forgotten. "Those years were treasured. The building was full.

The game was played at the Hartford Civic Center, which is now the XL Center. The anniversary will be celebrated this weekend with the premiere of a documentary and a special event at the Hartford ...