Hartford Whalers
American, 1979 - 1997
BiographyThe Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team out of Hartford, Connecticut. They were originally based in Boston, Massachusetts, and were known as the New England Whalers (1972-1979). They played with the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972-1979. They moved to Hartford in 1974, joining the National Hockey League (NHL), and changed the team name to the Hartford Whalers in 1979. The team franchise left Hartford and moved to Greensboro, North Carolina in 1997, becoming the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Cape Verdean, 1924 - 2005
