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Old 02-12-2010, 07:31 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Mike P View Post
Nope. The Whalers were one of the original World Hockey Association (WHA) teams when the rival league was formed--I think the inaugural season was 1973-1974, or possible 1972-1973. They were originally the New England Whalers and played their home games at the Garden. After a few years they moved to Hartford and became the Hartford Whalers, and were one of the WHA teams absorbed into the NHL when the WHA folded.

My not knowing what Mike posted here shows volume about how much I don't know about hockey.

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