Whalers
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Whalers was the short name of the New England Whalers, a former professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association before joining the NHL as the Hartford Whalers.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | professional ice hockey team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hartford Whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
defunct National Hockey League team
ⓘ
defunct World Hockey Association team ⓘ |
| ceasedOperationsUnderName | 1997 ⓘ |
| championshipSeason | 1972–73 WHA season ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division |
Adams Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norris Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fanCulture | Brass Bonanza goal song ⓘ |
| founded | 1972 ⓘ |
| fullName | New England Whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArena |
Boston Garden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hartford Civic Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity |
Boston, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberRetired |
19 for John McKenzie
ⓘ
2 for Rick Ley ⓘ 9 for Gordie Howe ⓘ |
| joinedLeague |
National Hockey League in 1979
ⓘ
World Hockey Association in 1972 ⓘ |
| league |
National Hockey League
ⓘ
World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NHLExpansion | 1979 NHL–WHA merger ⓘ |
| NHLFranchiseSuccessor | Carolina Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NHLTeamName | Hartford Whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Emile Francis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Holmgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Gordie Howe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kevin Dineen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Liut NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRepresented | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedAndRenamed | Carolina Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
green ⓘ white ⓘ |
| WHAStatus | founding member of the WHA ⓘ |
| WhaTeamName | New England Whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonChampionship | Avco World Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.