Remembering the Hartford Whalers, the NHL team we all want …
Sep 18, 2014 · During their 18 years in Hartford, the team qualified for the NHL playoffs just eight times, with seven of those appearances coming as the fourth-place team in their division, originally the...
The Life and Times of the Hartford Whalers. : r/hockey - Reddit
Aug 30, 2019 · After 8 years of operation, the WHA merged with the NHL, with most of the clubs outright folding, save for the Whalers, Oilers, Jets (final Avco Cup winners) and Nordiques.
How does the rest of the hockey world feel about Hartford as a
Jun 15, 2023 · First Falcons, then Braves, then Hawks, then the NHL team. They’ve tried and failed twice. You can blame lackluster teams, but Atlanta still supports the Falcons and Hawks despite having some awful seasons, but not the Flames or Thrashers though.
Hartford Whalers - Wikipedia
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.
A Brief Vintage Jersey History: Hartford Whalers : r/hockey - Reddit
Oct 17, 2018 · The original Hartford Whalers logo was designed by Peter Good, a Connecticut-based graphic designer. It combined a green "W" with a blue whale's tail to create the letter "H" in the negative space between.
1979 NHL expansion draft - Wikipedia
The draft took place to fill the rosters of the National Hockey League's new teams for the 1979–80 season: the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets. These four teams had joined the NHL after a merger agreement was reached with the World Hockey Association (WHA).
1980 Stanley Cup playoffs - Wikipedia
The expanded playoff format allowed two of those former WHA clubs, the Edmonton Oilers and the Hartford Whalers, to make the playoffs in their first season in the NHL. The Atlanta Flames played their final playoff games before moving to Calgary after the season; the playoffs would eventually return to Atlanta in 2007 when the expansion Atlanta ...
Documentary to explore the Hartford Whalers 50 years later
Dec 20, 2024 · HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Fifty years after the Hartford Whalers skated their way into Connecticut’s sports history, a documentary is set to honor the legacy. The state acquired the Whalers...
Hartford Whalers (1972-1997) - The Hockey Writers
Apr 13, 1997 · The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979,...
Hartford Whalers fans still mourning, 25 years after last game
No, the Whalers left because of Peter fucking Karmanos. The city of Hartford agreed to all the demands of Karmanos - even agreeing to build them, with taxpayer money, a new stadium that was the same architecture as the Verizon Center in DC.