Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979–97. In 1997, the franchise relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, where it became the Carolina Hurricanes, thus resulting in Connecticut joining 20+ other states with no major league sports team. In 1999 the franchise moved to Raleigh, North Carolina upon the completion of a new arena, then known as the Entertainment and Sports Arena (ESA), and now known as PNC Arena.The team joined the WHA in the league's inaugural 1972 season. Originally based in Boston, Massachusetts, it was known as the New England Whalers throughout its time in WHA. The team moved to Hartford in 1974 and joined the NHL in the NHL–WHA merger of 1979.. }
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- Hartford_Whalers abstract "The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979–97. In 1997, the franchise relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, where it became the Carolina Hurricanes, thus resulting in Connecticut joining 20+ other states with no major league sports team. In 1999 the franchise moved to Raleigh, North Carolina upon the completion of a new arena, then known as the Entertainment and Sports Arena (ESA), and now known as PNC Arena.The team joined the WHA in the league's inaugural 1972 season. Originally based in Boston, Massachusetts, it was known as the New England Whalers throughout its time in WHA. The team moved to Hartford in 1974 and joined the NHL in the NHL–WHA merger of 1979.".