On March 26 in 1997, the Hartford Whalers announced they were leaving Connecticut, ending their 23 year run in the NHL. They moved to what are the modern day Carolina Hurricanes. Despite strong fan support and loyalty, the team had struggled to gain local corporate support, and ultimately failed to reach an arena deal with the city. During their run in Hartford, the team made the playoffs 8 times, including 7 years in a row between the years of 1985-1992. Today, the team’s legacy stays alive through the Hurricane’s alternate jersey, which features the classic blue/green and is worn on their yearly Whalers Nights. While myself I never experienced watching the team, their legacy remains alive in the green/blue often seen at Hurricanes games, and you can still see calls to bring the team back all over the internet to this day.
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