
Bleeding Green
A History of the Hartford Whalers
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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.
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It’s like listening to a love story about your divorced parents.
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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
Must have for Whaler Fans
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Thank You Price for adding another good Hockey Book to the Audible library… Ken Dryden has been doing a lot of heavy lifting
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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.
Brass Bonanza FOREVER!!!
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