List of Hartford Whalers seasons

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 in the WHA until the franchise relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, and eventually Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals scored for, GA = Goals scored against, PIM = Penalty minutes
===World Hockey Association===
Avco World Trophy champions	Division/reg. season Champions	League Leader
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
1972–73 	78 	46 	30 	2 	94 	318 	263 	858 	1st, Eastern	Won Quarterfinals (Ottawa)Won Semifinals (Cleveland)Won Finals (Winnipeg)
1973–74 	78 	43 	31 	4 	90 	291 	260 	875 	1st, Eastern	Lost Quarterfinals (Chicago)
1974–75 	78 	43 	30 	5 	91 	274 	279 	867 	1st, Eastern	Lost Quarterfinals (Minnesota)
1975–76 	80 	33 	40 	7 	73 	255 	290 	1012 	3rd, Eastern	Won Preliminaries (Cleveland) Won Quarterfinals (Indianapolis)Lost Semifinals (Houston)
1976–77 	81 	35 	40 	6 	76 	275 	290 	1254 	4th, Eastern	Lost Quarterfinals (Quebec)
1977–78 	80 	44 	31 	5 	93 	335 	269 	1255 	2nd, WHA 	Won Quarterfinals (Edmonton)Won Semifinals (Quebec)Lost Finals (Winnipeg)
1978–79 	80 	37 	34 	9 	83 	298 	287 	1090 	4th, WHA 	Won Quarterfinals (Cincinnati)Lost Semifinals (Edmonton)
WHA Totals	555	281	236	38	600	2,046	1,938	7,211	 	
===National Hockey League===
Stanley Cup Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions	League Leader
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
1979–80 	1979–80	80 	27 	34 	19 	73 	303 	312 	875 	4th, Norris 	Lost Norris Semifinal (Montreal)
1980–81 	1980–81	80 	21 	41 	18 	60 	292 	372 	1584 	5th, Norris 	Did not qualify
1981–82 	1981–82	80 	21 	41 	18 	60 	264 	351 	1493 	5th, Adams 	Did not qualify
1982–83 	1982–83	80 	19 	54 	7 	45 	261 	403 	1392 	5th, Adams 	Did not qualify
1983–84 	1983–84	80 	28 	42 	10 	66 	288 	320 	1184 	5th, Adams 	Did not qualify
1984–85 	1984–85	80 	30 	41 	9 	69 	268 	318 	1606 	5th, Adams 	Did not qualify
1985–86 	1985–86	80 	40 	36 	4 	84 	332 	302 	1759 	4th, Adams 	Won Adams Semifinal (Quebec)Lost Adams Final (Montreal)
1986–87 	1986–87	80 	43 	30 	7 	93 	287 	270 	1496 	1st, Adams 	Lost Adams Semifinal (Quebec)
1987–88 	1987–88	80 	35 	38 	7 	77 	249 	267 	2046 	4th, Adams 	Lost Adams Semifinal (Montreal)
1988–89 	1988–89	80 	37 	38 	5 	79 	299 	290 	1672 	4th, Adams 	Lost Adams Semifinal (Montreal)
1989–90 	1989–90	80 	38 	33 	9 	85 	275 	268 	2102 	4th, Adams 	Lost Adams Semifinal (Boston)
1990–91 	1990–91	80 	31 	38 	11 	73 	238 	276 	2209 	4th, Adams 	Lost Adams Semifinal (Boston)
1991–92 	1991–92	80 	26 	41 	13 	65 	247 	283 	1793 	4th, Adams 	Lost Adams Semifinal (Montreal)
1992–93 	1992–93	84 	26 	52 	6 	58 	284 	369 	2354 	5th, Adams 	Did not qualify
1993–94 	1993–94	84 	27 	48 	9 	63 	227 	288 	1809 	6th, Northeast	Did not qualify
1994–951 	1994–95	48 	19 	24 	5 	43 	127 	141 	915 	5th, Northeast	Did not qualify
1995–96 	1995–96	82 	34 	39 	9 	77 	237 	259 	1834 	4th, Northeast	Did not qualify
1996–97 	1996–97	82 	32 	39 	11 	75 	226 	256 	1513 	5th, Northeast	Did not qualify
NHL totals 	 	1,420	534	709	177	1,245	4,704	5,345	29,636	 	
Grand total	 	1,975	815	945	215	1,845	6,750	7,283	36,847	 	
 
:1Season was shortened due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout.
==See also==
*List of Carolina Hurricanes seasons
==References==
*New England Whalers seasons 1972–79 WHA history at hockeydb.com
*Hartford Whalers seasons 1979–97 NHL histort at hockeydb.com
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