Posts About "Hartford Whalers"
One for the Ages: Dave Keon's 1979-80 NHL Season
March 22nd, 2018 By the time Dave Keon returned to the NHL for a curtain call with the Hartford Whalers, he was 39 years old. Even at 39, he was still only the third oldest player on the team behind fellow legends Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull. As the 1979-80 season progressed, Keon would turn 40 while Howe and Hull turned 52 and 41, respectively. While...
Brass Bonanza Silenced: The Demise of the Hartford Whalers
October 31st, 2017 Hockey fans love nostalgia. We love the past and all the tradition of the NHL. The retro sweaters and the defunct teams, we all love them. It's a huge reason why the Hartford Whalers still continue to be a very brand among hockey fans to this day. A couple even once had a Whaler themed wedding. If the Whalers are still popular now, then...
The 1979 NHL – WHA Merger
March 30th, 2017 The 2009-10 hockey season marks the 30th anniversary of the merger between the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. It was the last time that such a unification has taken place in a major North American sport...
The Best Old School NHL Snapbacks
November 29th, 2015 Over the last several years, snapback hats have found their way back onto the shelves of various sporting goods and hat stores. Subsequently winding up on the heads of various consumers willing to shell out anywhere from 20 to 35 dollars for the aforementioned apparel, all types of newly designed and colored snapbacks have been purchased...
Top 5 Defunct NHL Jerseys
April 15th, 2015 The NHL has long been recognized as the league, among the "big four", with the best looking jerseys. From the Chicago Blackhawks to the New York Rangers, the NHL's list of great sweaters just goes on and on. But while everyone talks about the best looking jerseys of the current teams in the league, many forget about the threads of...
Hartford Whalers Winter Classic Would Be A Bonanza
December 17th, 2014 Strike up the band. Crank out the Brass Bonanza. Break out the green sweaters. I have an idea that's just crazy enough to work. It should fetch the NHL a lot of green as well. It's time to bring back the Hartford Whalers. Just for one day. This would more than put the throwback into those NHL Winter Classic throwback sweaters. Given...
