whalerfan Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 As I have posted before , Howard Baldwin is back in Hartford and is not stopping at trying to get Hartford back on the NHL radar. He has organized a Hartford Whalers reunion charity dinner and a fan festival with many players returning to Hartford this August.....Including Ronnie Francis, Kevin Dineen, Joel Quenneville, Mike Liut just to name a few......and Gordie Howe will also be there. In February of 2011 , with the NHL's approval he has organized a 10 day outdoor hockey festival at our 40,000 seat arena. To commerate the 25th anniversary of when Hartford hosted the all star game. He has invited many greats from that game ( Messier, Gretzky, etc) to take on a hollywood celebrity team, along with many high level high school and college games and the Whalers alumni vs the Bruins alumni. He has also taken control on the AHL team " Hartford Wolfpack".....they will from now on , starting this season be re-named the Connecticut Whalers and will wear the Green and blue colors of whalers old. They will still affiliated with the NY rangers. He is hoping for an average of 8,000- 9,000 per game for the AHL. They will also most likely be playing in the outdoor festival. Next on order will be to determine if the existing XL Center can be retrofitted to please NHL standards or if a new arena is needed.... please visit these sites and offer your words of support http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=121...3;/WhalerNation http://www.whalerssports.com/ GOING BACK TO MONTREAL IN LATE FEBRUARY TO SEE MY HABS BEAT UP ON THE HURRICANES....WILL BE WEARING MY OLD SCHOOL WHALER JERSEY , CHEERING ON THE HABS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Hope you guys get your team back but you will be ready after Quebec will be. But, if you failed to get a NHL team will a KHL team do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 I'd like to see another team in Hartford... I grew up with the adams division. I miss the old Hartford/Montreal rivalry... Man, that was some tough hockey back then. At times, only a handful of point separated 1st and 5th place, was one of the toughest divisions in the wales conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Will Northeast ever be that tight a division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Will Northeast ever be that tight a division? I doubt it... Those days are long gone, the talent pool has been stretched too thin all due to expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Hope you guys get your team back. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondalsf Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Good luck in Hartford. I miss the Whalers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 if atlanta was able to get another go, i dont see why hartford cant...all up the league though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Would that do if the Islanders were relocated in Hartford? I mean, New York is saturated as far as hockey go and Hartford would be an improvement since some fans were willing to drive all the way from Boston or New York to see their teams play the Whalers, back in the day. Plus this place is into hockey as much as it is possible to be in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whalerfan Posted August 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 As much as I would hate to see the Islanders leave with all their history and again I would much rather see them stay... but if they needed a home ....Hartford would be a great one....but give me a southern mistake team instead ( Atlanta, Nashville) I will post some pics and updates from the fan fest this weekend !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29Dryden29 Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Good luck I would welcome the HW back we did have a good rivalry with them and I think they would be a welcomed addition. Move one of the FLA teams to Hartford and we are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 As the place I was born, I hope they do! But who knows. There seems to be very little rhyme or reason to where franchises go in today's nhl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whalerfan Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Thanks for all the well wishes guys, appreciate it. As always the Montreal fans are the classiest around. They know their hockey and where hockey should be. Again, I'll keep you posted on any updates..... can't wait till that first puck drops at the Bell...........GO HABS GO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Thanks for all the well wishes guys, appreciate it. As always the Montreal fans are the classiest around. They know their hockey and where hockey should be. Again, I'll keep you posted on any updates..... can't wait till that first puck drops at the Bell...........GO HABS GO Why would Hal Gill say, "If a homeless guy knows his hockey, you know you're in Montreal" otherwise? He once was both a Laff and a Bruin; if Toronto homeless actually knew hockey as much as these homeless Habs fans maybe he would have said "If a homeless guy knows his hockey, you know you're in Toronto" when he was a Leafs player. But still, the day where Hartford will get its team back, the Leafs will no longer be in the Northeast Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whalerfan Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Close to 3,000 show up for a Hartford Whalers fan fest at Rentschler Stadium. All to see past whaler players and get atuographs. There were vendors there selling whaler merchandise ( which is now in the top 5 best selling merchandise - nationwide) and some videos..... Dineen being introduced A "Lets go whalers" chant breaks out.... and Brass Bonanza..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruuvimeisseli Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Hopefully Hartford gets a team but don't use an ugly name like the whalers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 But how could you sell so much merchandise for a team for which we don't have a schedule for return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 i'd love to see the hartford whalers. i love their logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 i'd love to see the hartford whalers. i love their logo The had an awesome logo... The "W" with the wale tail was so cool, plus if you look carefully, you can see an "H" in negative space. It was a cool logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 The had an awesome logo... The "W" with the wale tail was so cool, plus if you look carefully, you can see an "H" in negative space. It was a cool logo. i know! i give a tip o my hat to who ever designed that. also i'd say move atlanta there. keep the panthers down here so i can afford to go to games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 i know! i give a tip o my hat to who ever designed that. also i'd say move atlanta there. keep the panthers down here so i can afford to go to games Designed by Peter Good (of cummings & good) back in the day. Its a fairly major firm & Good is a fairly well-known designer (also designed the University of Connecticut logo, Arches paper logos and several other fairly major companies' identities and branding) but the whale logo is still their/his most recognizable, IMHO. Sorry, couldnt resist a little history as its a fellow graphic designer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 thanks i'll check it him out, i love graphic design too (maybe my post count will go up this post as it hasnt the last few) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 thanks i'll check it him out, i love graphic design too (maybe my post count will go up this post as it hasnt the last few) Well, if you have any questions, Ive been a professional designer for the last 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 you have a website or anything also one of my old friends is starting a lil design comp. don't know how its going though lol. also to keep this on topic. Why did the whalers get removed to begin with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Designed by Peter Good (of cummings & good) back in the day. Its a fairly major firm & Good is a fairly well-known designer (also designed the University of Connecticut logo, Arches paper logos and several other fairly major companies' identities and branding) but the whale logo is still their/his most recognizable, IMHO. Sorry, couldnt resist a little history as its a fellow graphic designer. Don't apologize, it's interesting. I think the Whaler's logo, along with the red wings logo are 2 of the most interesting. The wing with the spoke wheel is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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