Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Tupu oge a na-amalite, na Ọktọba 1, ndị Whalers tinyere aka na nkwekọrịta atọ na New York Rangers na Minnesota North Stars. Azụmaahịa mbụ bụ n'etiti ndị Whalers na North Stars, dịka Hartford nwetara onye nku aka nri Kent-Erik Andersson na etiti Mark Johnson si Minnesota maka nchịkọta nke ise na 1984 NHL Entry Draft
na ihe ndị ga-eme n'ọdịnihu. Hartford mechara were Andersson nye ndị Rangers maka Ed Hospodar. Johnson kewara oge 1981-82 n'etiti Pittsburgh Penguins na Minnesota North Stars, na-eme ihe mgbaru ọsọ 12 na isi 25 na egwuregwu 56. N'egwuregwu playoff anọ ya na Minnesota gbara, Johnson gbara goolu abụọ. Hospodar pụtara n'egwuregwu 41 na New York, na-agbakọ ihe mgbaru ọsọ atọ na isi ihe 11, ebe ọ na-edebanye aha minit 153 na ntaramahụhụ.