It was nearly 50 years ago when the New England Whalers – later the Hartford Whalers – played their first professional hockey ...

Announced at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, the 50th anniversary events will include the debut of a new Whalers documentary, autograph signings by former team members, an on-ice celebration ...

(WTNH) — Hartford marked half a century of hockey history with a special game at the XL Center Saturday night. The packed stadium was lit green to remember the New England Whalers who played the ...

A new documentary and a celebration at the Wolf Pack game Saturday mark the 50th birthday of the Whalers, Hartford’s ...

The game was played at the Hartford Civic Center, which is now the XL Center. The anniversary will be celebrated this weekend with the premiere of a documentary and a special event at the Hartford ...

1981 — Marcel Dionne of the Los Angeles Kings scores his 1,000th point with a goal in a 5-3 triumph over the Hartford Whalers ...

Connecticut will celebrate 50 years of professional hockey in the city of Hartford at the Wolf Pack game this Saturday. On Jan. 11, 1975, the WHA's New England Whalers played the first ...

Professional hockey's roots in Hartford trace back to Jan. 11, 1975, when the New England Whalers played at the newly opened Hartford Civic Center, the original name of the venue now known at the ...