If Connecticut loses this team, it won’t be because we didn’t have the infrastructure. It’ll be because we didn’t have the ...

The proclamation offered “sincerest congratulations” to the team, which played its last game in Hartford in 1997 before becoming the Carolina Hurricanes. Russia, China, North Korea condemn ...

This year marks 50 years since the Hartford Whalers played their first game in Hartford. To celebrate the milestone, on Tuesday state legislators presented the team with an official citation.

Here's look into the historic moments from the renamed PeoplesBank Arena, including Larry Bird and the Hartford Whalers.

The Whalers played in Hartford from 1975 through 1997 before leaving to become to Carolina Hurricanes. Once a year, they have Whalers night, where the team wears the old Whalers uniforms.

Would Hartford still hold onto the dream of getting an NHL team if the Carolina Whalers existed? I’m sure the State of Connecticut would not sell Whalers plates. "Pucky The Whale", the mascot of ...

The part-time home of the storied UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams in Hartford has a new name: PeoplesBank Arena. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was among the officials announcing the ...

Get top local Connecticut stories delivered to you every morning with the News Headlines newsletter. In its heyday, the Civic Center was home to the Hartford Whalers NHL team and host to big ...

HARTFORD – Massachusetts-based PeoplesBank is the latest company to put its name on a Connecticut sports and concert venue. When the Hartford Civic Center reopens in October, it will be called ...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont joined officials ... The Civic Center also was home to the NHL's Hartford Whalers, who left town in 1997 and became the Carolina Hurricanes. Three years after it ...