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The New England Whalers renamed themselves the Hartford Whalers in May 1979, [6] at the insistence of the Boston Bruins who objected to the team naming themselves for New England. [7] Connecticut-based graphic designer Peter Good (1942–2023) [8] was hired by the Jack Lardis Associates advertising agency to design a new logo for the team.
Pucky in 2011. Wally was the Hartford Whalers only physical mascot. He appeared starting at the 1991-92 season, but disappeared after that year. Hartford attendance was at its worst at this point after the Ron Francis trade. Wally wore a fisherman's rain coat with a sailing shirt and his hat had the Hartford Whalers logo on it.
Name Term Regular season Playoffs GC W L T Pts GC W L 1 Don Blackburn: 1979-1981 140 42 63 35 119 3 0 3 2 Larry Pleau: 1981-1982 100 27 53 20 74 — — — 3
This is a list of seasons completed by the Hartford Whalers of the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League.This list documents the records and playoff results for all 25 seasons that the Hartford Whalers completed from their founding in 1972 (then known as the New England Whalers) in the WHA until the franchise relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, and eventually Raleigh to ...
The Whalers tied it just under two and a half minutes later on a goal by Ron Francis, then Hartford took a 2–1 lead on a power play goal by Mike McEwen at 13:38 into the period. The Nordiques tied the game on a power play goal by Jeff Brown at the 15:10 mark of the period, however, the Whalers re-took the lead with a late period goal by Ray ...
The Whalers opened the 1983–84 on the road on October 5 against the Buffalo Sabres, losing the game 5–3.Three nights later, the Whalers hosted the Boston Bruins for their home opener, as Hartford was led by two goals from Bob Crawford in a 4–3 win over the Bruins.
Hartford Whalers players (1 C, 276 P) Hartford Whalers seasons (1 C, 19 P) L. Hartford Whalers lists (6 P) M. Hartford Whalers minor league affiliates (7 P) N.
The Whalers and New York Rangers made a trade on July 7, as Hartford acquired Carey Wilson and a third round selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Jody Hull. In 41 games with the Rangers during the 1989-90 season, Wilson scored nine goals and 26 points.