In 1972, the Carolina Hurricanes organization would come into existence. From then to now, here’s how we got where we are today.
By now, you are either singing Brass Bonanza alongside me, or you are wondering who the Whalers were. Ether way, you’ve come for a whale tale. The story of the Hartford Whalers is one of tragedy and failure. It’s very unique in a way, so please join me to recap the story of the Hartford Whalers.
We will start at the very beginning, in the World Hockey Association or WHA. In 1972, the WHA came into existence and with it, the New England Whalers. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the Whalers started off playing in the traditional Boston Garden, a building they shared with the Bruins.
Life in the World Hockey Association would get off to the best possible start. New England won the Aveco Cup (The WHA’s version of the stanley cup) in the very first year of existence. It was a fairytale start for the guys in green. However, that would be the end of the fairy tale. They would not win anything else in the WHA. After relocation to Hartford in 1974, they would win even less.