What is 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]]. {{NHLdefunct}} {{multistub|sport|US}} {{authority control}} [[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]]