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 ...

Nineteen former NHL players will return to Hartford this weekend for “Whalers Alumni Weekend” at Dunkin’ Park. Whalers alumni participating include All-Star Kevin Dineen, who will return for ...

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 Whal… ...

In the early-to-middle 1980s, the Hartford Whalers failed to make the playoffs. And in this THN archive story from 1984, the Whalers discussed their optimism things would change.

Gov. Ned Lamont competes with Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam and Sonar the mascot to clear pucks off the logo for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Hartford Whalers’ founding following ...

Hartford Whalers legend and former NHL All-Star Kevin Dineen will return for the seventh annual Whalers Alumni Weekend with the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin’ Park on Saturday, July 27.. Dineen ...

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 ...

Hartford is looking to bring back the NHL to Connecticut after fans hold hope for a return of the state’s former team ‘the Whalers’. Photo by Sarah Connors/Flickr.. During the 1980s and 90s, the ...

The Whalers moved out of Connecticut in 1997, but their loyal fan base remains intact. “I love the fact that people remember,” said former Hartford Whalers player Bob Crawford.

The Hartford Yard Goats continue to support the Whalers and, this year, the baseball team has brought back 19 former Whaler hockey players for events on Friday and Saturday night.

It’s been nearly three decades since the Hartford Whalers left Connecticut’s capital city for points south, but the former NHL team still has a firm grip on nostalgic fans. In January, 50 ...