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Hartford Whalers
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The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 until 1979, and in
Whaler banners hanging from the Hartford Civic Center rafters in 2007. The numbers 2, 9, and 19 were retired while the team was still in Hartford and
Whaler banners hanging from the Hartford Civic Center rafters in 2007. The numbers 2, 9, and 19 were retired while the team was still in Hartford and honor Rick Ley, Gordie Howe, and John McKenzie, respectively. In 2006, the numbers 5, 10, and 11 were added by Hartford Wolf Pack management in honor of Ulf Samuelsson, Ron Francis, and Kevin Dineen, respectively. These are joined by a banner commemorating the Whalers' 1986-87 Adams Division championship and 1972-73 WHA East Division championship.
Gordie Howe
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Gordon Howe was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League and six seasons in the World Hockey Association; his first 25 seasons w
Hartford Whalers
…WHA teams: Ley, Webster, Selwood, Pleau, and Tommy Earl played over 350 games each with the club. The team scored a major coup when it signed legend Gordie Howe and his sons Mark and Marty from the Houston Aeros in 1977. The Whalers recorded losing records in their first two full seasons in Hartford, their final…
Howe with the Detroit Red Wings, c. 1963
Howe with the Detroit Red Wings, c. 1963
Gordie Howe (2nd from left, back row) on the 1945–46 Omaha Knights (USHL)
Gordie Howe (2nd from left, back row) on the 1945–46 Omaha Knights (USHL)
Howe made his NHL debut for the Detroit Red Wings in 1946
Howe made his NHL debut for the Detroit Red Wings in 1946
Howe relaxing at "Gordie Howe Hockeyland" in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, circa 1966
Howe relaxing at "Gordie Howe Hockeyland" in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, circa 1966