1976-77 New England Whalers Media Guide from the World Hockey Association

New England Whalers / Hartford Whalers

World Hockey Association (1972-1979)
National Hockey League (1979-1997)

Tombstone

Born: November 21, 1971 – WHA founding franchise11975-76 World Hockey Association Media Guide
Moved: May 6, 1997 (Carolina Hurricanes)

First Game: October 12, 1972 (W 4-3 vs. Philadelphia Blazers)
Last Game: April 13, 1997 (W 2-1 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning)

WHA Champions: 1973
Stanley Cup Championships: None

Arenas

1972-1974: Boston Garden

1974-1975: Springfield Civic Center

1975-1978: Hartford Civic Center

1978-1980: Springfield Civic Center (7,625)

1980-1997: Hartford Civic Center

Marketing

Team Colors:

  • 1975-76: Green, Gold & White21975-76 World Hockey Association Media Guide


Television:

  • 1974-75: WFSB (TV 3) – Selected Games

Television Broadcasters:

  • 1974-1975: John Carlson

 

Radio: 

  • 1974-75: WTIC (1080 AM – Hartford); WSPR (Springfield, MA); WARE (Ware, MA)
  • 1977-78: WTIC (1080 AM)

Radio Broadcasters:

  • 1974-75: Bill Rasmussen
  • 1977-78: Bill Rasmussen (play-by-play) & Garry Swain (color)

 

Ownership

 

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The Rebel League

The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association
By Ed Willes
 

The Rebel League celebrates the good, the bad, and the ugly of the fabled WHA. It is filled with hilarious anecdotes, behind the scenes dealing, and simply great hockey. The upstart WHA introduced to the world 27 new hockey franchises, a trail of bounced cheques, fractious lawsuits, and folded teams. It introduced the crackpots, goons, and crazies that are so well remembered as the league’s bizarre legacy.

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New England Whalers Video

New England Whalers upset the Soviet Red Army team at the Hartford Civic Center. December 27, 1976.

 

In Memoriam

Defenseman Brad McCrimmon (Whalers ’93-’96) died on September 7, 2011 in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster in Russia.

Left wing Paul Cyr (Whalers ’90-’92) passed away from a heart attack on May 12, 2012 at age 48.

Right wing Gordie Howe (Whalers ’77-’80) passed at the age of 88 on June 10, 2016. New York Times obituary.

 

Links

World Hockey Association Media Guides

World Hockey Association Programs

 

National Hockey League Media Guides

National Hockey League Programs

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