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On April 13, 1997, the Whalers played their last game in Hartford, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1. Team captain Kevin Dineen, who had returned to Hartford midway through the 1995–96 season after being acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, scored the final goal in Whalers history.
On April 13, 1997, the Whalers played their last game in Hartford, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1. Fittingly, team captain Kevin Dineen scored the final goal in Whaler history. The final words from SportsChannel New England with Play by play voice John Forslund at the end of the game were as follows:
This is a list of seasons completed by the Hartford Whalers of the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League.This list documents the records and playoff results for all 25 seasons that the Hartford Whalers completed from their founding in 1972 (then known as the New England Whalers) in the WHA until the franchise relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, and eventually Raleigh to ...
g The Wanderers played four games during the 1917–18 season before becoming defunct; a further two games were defaulted before the club folded. [51] h The Senators were on hiatus during the 1931–32 season due to financial problems. [52] i The 2004–05 season was canceled due to the season lockout. [53]
In total, an NHL record seven game sevens were played in this year's playoffs, two of which went to overtime and was later repeated in 2011 and 2014. For the first time since joining the NHL, all four former WHA teams (the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets) failed to make the playoffs.
The 1995–96 Hartford Whalers season was the 24th season of the franchise, 17th season in the NHL. The Whalers missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The Whalers missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
This was the sixth playoff series between the two teams; with Montreal winning all five previous playoff series. They last met in the 1992 Adams Division Semifinals where Montreal defeated the Hartford Whalers in seven games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series.
In their final game of November, the Whalers lost to the Vancouver Canucks 6–2. Hartford has a record of 5-6-1 during November, bringing their overall record to 9-11-2 through the month. The Whalers were in last place, three points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the fourth and final playoff position in the Adams Division.