27-05-2025
State leaders celebrate Hartford Whalers anniversary
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — State leaders are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Whalers first game in Connecticut.
Celebrating 50 years of the Hartford Whalers
Lawmakers and fans took a few minutes Tuesday to celebrate the milestone anniversary.
'It was Hartford's team, they were on the national stage in a professional sport … when you came to Hartford you were immediately entrenched in the community,' Bob Crawford, a former Hartford Whalers player, said.
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.
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