Bleeding Green

A History of the Hartford Whalers

De: Christopher Price

Narrado por: Christopher Price

The Hartford Whalers were a beloved hockey team from their founding in 1972 as the New England Whalers. Playing in the National Hockey League's smallest market and arena after the World Hockey Association merger in 1979, they struggled in a division that included both the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens—but their fans were among the NHL's most loyal. In 1995 new owners demanded a new arena and, when it fell through, moved the team to North Carolina, rebranding as the Hurricanes.

Even though more than two decades have come and gone since Connecticut's only professional sports team moved, nobody has truly forgotten the Whalers, their history, and their unique—and still highly profitable—logo. And while the NHL continues to thrive without them, their impact stretches far beyond the ice and into an entirely different cultural arena.

Christopher Price grew up in Connecticut as a diehard Whalers fan, experiencing firsthand the team's bond with the community. Drawing from all aspects of the team's past, he tells the uncensored history of Connecticut's favorite professional sports franchise. Part sports history and part civic history, Bleeding Green shows vividly why the Whalers remain firmly embedded in the American milieu and have had a lasting impact on not only the NHL but the sports landscape as a whole.

©2022 Christopher Price (P)2023 Tantor

It’s like listening to a love story about your divorced parents.

It’s like a Time Machine to that day when I was 11 and Fox 61 interrupted The Simpson to announce the Whalers would be leaving Hartford. Was great to hear about the WHA and “Good” times as a kid who only remembered but loved the “Bad” times.

Must have for Whaler Fans

The most comprehensive collection of information about the mighty Hartford Whalers.

I wish it went into more detail about bad owners and what really I did the whale.

Like how Karmonos illegally bribed government officials. And he skims over how bad the Gordon was.

But a good book to get nonetheless

Thank You Price for adding another good Hockey Book to the Audible library… Ken Dryden has been doing a lot of heavy lifting

I really loved listening to this book about the Hartford Whalers history because I was barely around for it but I love their jerseys, I love the WHA lore, and especially that first NHL team. In the beginning of the book Price states he is not a huge Hockey fan and that had me concerned about the upcoming material, actually this flows like a great sports history book should you get the feel of the eras. Like the title of this review says there are precious few Hockey books on Audible and unfortunately many of them are ruined by God Awful pronunciation of player’s names, Thankfully Price IS a Hockey fan and knows the names he reads. Thank you for the great book. I would love to see Hartford (and the Quebec) eventually get their teams back.

Brass Bonanza FOREVER!!!

Hartford, The Whale, Brass Bonanza, lots of AMAZING history!!!!

I went to college in Hartford in the early 1990s. The Civic Center was the only place in the world where you could buy a pair of socks and watch an NHL game.