Hartford Whalers

The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team from Hartford, Connecticut. The Whalers played in the National Hockey League for 18 seasons. The team began playing in the NHL and were originally called the New England Whalers before being renamed the Hartford Whalers in 1979. The Whalers were relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina and were renamed the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997-98 season. 

Category:1979 establishments in the United States
Category:1990s disestablishments in the United States
Category:1997 disestablishments in the United States
Category:20th-century establishments in Connecticut
Category:Defunct National Hockey League teams
Category:Disestablishments in Connecticut
Category:Sports in Hartford, Connecticut
Category:World Hockey Association teams