HARTFORD — On a windy Jan. 11 evening, more than 10,000 fans packed the XL Center to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hockey ...

They have been gone longer than they were with us, but the Hartford Whalers live on in the hearts and minds of the fans that ...

Connecticut lost its beloved Hartford Whalers in 1997, when the team relocated to Raleigh as the Hurricanes.Now, Governor Ned Lamont believes there may be an opportunity to bring an NHL team back ...

"Pucky The Whale", the mascot of the Hartford Whalers interacts with kids following an NHL hockey game between the Boston Bruins and the Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Raleigh, N.C ...

The Whalers' inaugural NHL roster also included Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Dave Keon (1986) and Bobby Hull (1983), who was acquired in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets on Feb. 27, 1980.

Conn. governor says Hartford is on NHL’s ‘radar screen’ for potential Whalers return "I'm going to make this a priority." Whalers players saluted fans at the end of their final NHL hockey ...

It became the Hartford Whalers upon joining the NHL in 1979 and kept the moniker until ’97, when it was moved to North Carolina. The Whalers’ jerseys were green and navy blue, ...

For one night, the Hartford Whalers were back, as the Carolina Hurricanes brought back old jerseys, Brass Bonanza, and Pucky the Whale for their game Saturday against the Devils. But for fans in ...

On Jan. 11, 1975, Baldwin moved his World Hockey Association franchise from Boston to Hartford to play in the new arena as the New England Whalers, and a sellout crowd saw the team beat the San ...