Hartford Whalers

The Hartford Whalers were a North American professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.. Known as the New England Whalers when they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 79, the club played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 97. In 1997, the Whalers franchise was originally moved to Greensboro, North Carolina and subsequently to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1999, where it became the Carolina Hurricanes starting with the 1997 98 NHL season. As of 2009, the Whalers are the most recent NHL team to relocate.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Hartford Whalers were a North American professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.. Known as the New England Whalers when they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972-79, the club played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979-97. In 1997, the Whalers franchise was originally moved to Greensboro, North Carolina and subsequently to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1999, where it became the Carolina Hurricanes starting with the 1997-98 NHL season. As of 2009, the Whalers are the most recent NHL team to relocate.