the hartford whalers hockey team moved to raleigh, north carolina.
the hartford whalers hockey team moved to raleigh, north carolina.
where did the hartford whalers hockey team move to?
raleigh , north carolina
the carolina hurricanes are an american professional ice hockey team based in raleigh, north carolina. they play in the metropolitan division of the eastern conference in the national hockey league (nhl). the team joined the nhl in 1979 as an expansion team as the hartford whalers, but moved to raleigh, north carolina in 1997. having first played at the greensboro coliseum, the hurricanes have played their home games at the pnc arena, which was first named the raleigh entertainment & sports arena, since 1999. there have been nine general managers in franchise history since entering the nhl.









































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list of hartford whalers/carolina hurricanes general managers
the second outdoor ahl game, known as the whale bowl, was held between the providence bruins and the recently rechristened connecticut whale on february 19, 2011, at rentschler field in east hartford. the game was held one day before the nhl's 2011 heritage classic and hockey day in america celebrations, and took place as part of usa hockey's hockey weekend across america promotions. the whale bowl was a highlight of a multiple-day "whalers hockey fest" organized by the whale in honor of the former hartford whalers; prior to the game, two other hockey games were held on the outdoor surface, including a college hockey game between atlantic hockey association rivals army black knights and american international college (army won 4–1), as well as an alumni game between alumni of the boston bruins and hartford whalers (which ended in a 4–4 tie) which drew 10,000 fans. 28,600 ticket were in the market, 21,673 tickets were sold for the feature event, but only about 15,234 fans actually showed up at the stadium to see the game. the providence bruins defeated the connecticut whale in a shootout, 5–4.
ahl outdoor classic