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Bring Back The Whale!!!

Started by GHartford , Dec 11 2005 01:55 PM

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#1001 beerbeer

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Posted 02 August 2011 - 04:48 PM

http://blogs.village...the_islande.php

Comprehensive story from The Village Voice.

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#1002 nor'easter

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Posted 02 August 2011 - 07:07 PM

14 years ago i had an idea where the isles would split their games in hartford and long island. every game would be sold out, which would have been a great start since neither them nor the whalers had much luck selling out games with teams that rarely made the playoffs. Neither team needed to build anything and the fan base would have been major. 7th games of playoff series would be the only inequity needing a solution, but big deal when your teams were as good as those two in the late 90s. I am sure the money wouldn't like this idea. i am sure the players would have objected. i am sure a lot of people would tear it apart. i bet enough fans would be ok with it if it came down to the isles leaving long island for canada. and remember, millions of years ago, long island and connecticut were one piece of land!

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#1003 HartfordTycoon

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 11:11 AM

If Aetna partnering with Whalers Sports and Ent. and creating the Whalers Alliance is any indication, there is corporate support for bringing back the Whalers. They have pledged $500,000 worth of funds over the next 3 years to build up the Whale brand and the CT hockey market. This is a very significant and encouraging development for those of us who feel that major league pro sports could and should certainly have a future in Hartford.

Hartford Courant

Bertolini is still an avid hockey fan, and Aetna is becoming the title sponsor of the Whale's new amateur hockey program. The Hartford-based health insurer will give nearly $500,000 over three years to Whalers Sports & Entertainment, which operates the American Hockey League's Whale franchise, in an effort aimed at bringing families to downtown Hartford on weekend days and nights.