The review in question was on the final goal — No. 801 — of Gordie Howe’s legendary career. Scored on April 9, 1980, for the Hartford Whalers against the Canadiens in the playoffs, Mr. Hockey took a ...

It was Feb. 29, 1980, when Howe, playing for the Hartford Whalers, scored a goal in a 3-0 win against the St. Louis Blues. He was 51 years old when he found the back of the net early in the third ...

Howe played for the Whalers in his last year in the NHL in the 1979-1980 season. At the age of 52, Howe still scored 41 points in 80 games. Howe played that last year in Hartford with his son ...

The Whalers became part of the NHL when the league absorbed the WHA for the 1979-1980 season and the team became the Hartford Whalers. Get top local Connecticut stories delivered to you every ...

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 for ...