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November, 1971: The World Hockey Association award franchise to sports enthusiasts and businessmen Howard Baldwin, John Colburn, Godfrey Wood and William Barnes.
January, 1972: Jack Kelley, a highly successful coach at Boston University, joins the New England WHA franchise as Coach and General Manager. Newly formed team is named "WHALERS" because it contains the letters of the new League, and it carries with it a part of the New England heritage.
April 19, 1972: Larry Pleau becomes the first player to sign a Whalers contract. Later in the month, Brad Selwood, Rick Ley and Jim Dorey from the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tim Sheehy of Boston College/U.S. Olympic Team also join the club.
October 12, 1972: Whalers play their first WHA game. Rebounding from a 2-0 deficit, the Whalers defeat the visiting Philadelphia Blazers, 4-3, before 14,442 spectators at the Boston Garden. Tommy Williams scores first Whalers goal, Larry Pleau collects first Whalers game-winning goal.
May 6, 1973: Whalers defeat Winnipeg Jets 9-6 on National Television (CBS) to gain World Trophy as the "Top Team" in the first season of the WHA. Jack Kelley is named later in month as the winner of the WHA's Coach-of-the-Year Trophy while center Terry Caffery is named the WHA's Top Rookie.
April 6, 1974: Whalers play their first game in Springfield by coming back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Chicago Cougars in the first game of the 1974 playoffs, 6-4.
January 11, 1975: Whalers play first hockey game at new Hartford Civic Center before a sellout crowd of 10,507. After falling behind they battle back to defeat the San Diego Mariners, 4-3 in overtime, with Garry Swain scoring at 5:45.
January 18, 1977: Hartford plays host to the 1977 WHA All-Star Game. The East Division defeats the West Division, 4-2, as future Whalers goaltender Louis Levasseur is selected Most Valuable Player for the Eastern Team.
May 23, 1977: Whalers out-duel the NHL to sign the entire Howe family, Gordie, Mark, and Marty, to long-term contracts.
January 18, 1978: At 4:30 a.m., under the weight of snow and ice, the Hartford Civic Center Coliseum roof collapses. The city of Springfield, Mass., welcomes the Whalers and the "91 Club" is born. Over the next two years the Whalers ask their fans to remain loyal while the Hartford roof is repaired, and the building enlarged. Fewer than 300 people cancel their season tickets. The "91 Club," when the building reopens, has 4,200 members.
June 22, 1979: Whalers join the National Hockey League with three other WHA clubs as the NHL expands to 21 teams for the 1979-80 season. The World Hockey Association officially ceases operation.
October 11, 1979: Whalers play their first NHL regular-season game at Minnesota. The North Stars win, 4-1, with Gordie Roberts scoring the first Whalers NHL goal at 14:15 of the third period.
February 6, 1980: After an absence of two years and 19 days the Whalers are "Home At Last." The Whalers come back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Kings, 7-3, before a capacity crowd of over 14,000.
April 6, 1980: The Whalers defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 5-3, to finish their first NHL season and qualify for post-season play for the eighth straight year of their eight-year existence. The Whalers set six expansion team records.
June 6, 1980: Gordie Howe announces his retirement as a player, ending a 32-year career. He joins the Whalers front office.
February 18, 1981: Gordie Howe's Number 9 is officially retired.
May 2, 1983: Emile Francis, after building winning teams in New York and St. Louis, joins the Whalers as president and general manager.
March 24-April 1, 1984: Whalers collect seven points in their last six games, and finish the season as the most improved team in NHL. They total 66 points, 21 more than the previous season, and tie or break 57 club records.
February, 1985: Ron Francis becomes first Whaler to play in two NHL All-Star Games. He also is named team captain on February 22 when the Whalers acquire Mike Liut and future considerations (Jorgen Pettersson) from St. Louis for veterans Greg Millen and former team captain Mark Johnson.
March 10-29, 1985: Whalers go on nine-game unbeaten streak, including club record seven straight wins.
February 4, 1986: The Whalers host the 38th NHL All-Star Game before a sell-out crowd of 15,126. Bryan Trottier nets the game-winner in overtime to give the Wales Conference a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Campbell Conference All-Stars. Sylvain Turgeon records an assist in the game.
April 12, 1986: The Whalers complete a three-game playoff sweep of regular-season Adams Division champ Quebec with a 9-4 victory at the Civic Center. John Anderson leads the Whalers attack with six points.
April 29, 1986: Montreal's Claude Lemieux scores at 5:55 of overtime to give the Canadiens a 2-1 victory over the Whalers in the seventh and deciding game of the Adams Division Championship series.
June, 1986: Emile Francis is named NHL Executive of the Year by both The Sporting News and The Hockey News.
December 26, 1986: Doug Jarvis supplants Garry Unger as the NHL's Ironman by participating in his 915th consecutive NHL game. In a close-checking "Jarvis-style" contest, the Whalers skate to a 1-1 tie with Montreal.
April 4, 1987: The Whalers score three goals in less than four minutes during the third period to overcome a 3-2 deficit to beat the Rangers, 5-3, and clinch first place in the Adams Division.
February 7, 1988: Larry Pleau is named Head Coach of the Hartford Whalers. Pleau, 40, replaces Jack Evans who served as the Whalers coach since the 1983-84 season.
February 9, 1988: Kevin Dineen becomes the first Whaler ever to start in an NHL All-Star Game, and helps lead the Wales Conference over the Campbell Conference, 6-5, with two assists, including the game winner to Mario Lemieux in overtime.
March 29, 1988: The Buffalo Sabres defeat the Quebec Nordiques, 3-1, thus eliminating the Nordiques from the playoff race and clinching a playoff spot for the Whalers for the third straight year. The Whalers had been trailing the Nordiques by three points on the 19th of March, but make up 10 points in as many days to push Quebec out of the playoffs.
September 7, 1988: The sale of the Hartford Whalers by the team's 16 partners to Donald Conrad and Richard Gordon is approved by the NHL Board of Governors.
January 20, 1989: Gordie Howe, Rick Ley, Jack Kelley, Bob Schmertz, Frank Keyes and Ella Grasso are honored as charter inductees of Hartford Whalers Hall of Fame.
May 11, 1989: Ed Johnston is named Vice President and General Manager of the Whalers. Emile Francis retains position as team President (formerly announced on June 6).
June 7, 1989: Former Whalers captain Rick Ley is named Head Coach of the Whalers, replacing Larry Pleau.
June 18, 1989: The NHL formally approves Richard Gordon and Colonial Realty as Whalers owners.
September 6, 1989: Whalers officially open their new training and practice facility at Avon Old Farms School.
March 21, 1990: Dave Keon and Howard Baldwin are inducted into Whalers Hall of Fame at second annual induction ceremonies.
February 23, 1991: Whalers clinch playoff spot for sixth straight season.
April 1, 1991: Pat Verbeek is only NHL player to lead team in goals scored and penalty minutes for second straight year.
June 7, 1991: Jim Roberts is named Head Coach of the Whalers, replacing Rick Ley.
November 26, 1991: Defenseman Randy Ladouceur named the Whalers' 10th team captain in their 20-year history.
April 1, 1992: NHL players stage a strike, suspending the season for 10 days.
May 2, 1992: Whalers extend the Montreal Canadiens to the second overtime in game seven of the Adams Division Semi-Finals. Russ Courtnall's goal at 12:02 a.m. (25:26 of OT) ends the Whalers' first NHL season to extend into May.
May 26, 1992: Whalers name Brian Burke General Manager, replacing Ed Johnston, who had been relieved of his duties on May 12.
June 2, 1992: Whalers introduce new uniforms. The club changes to a predominant navy blue color scheme after 20 seasons in green.
June 15, 1992: Whalers hire Paul Holmgren to replace Jim Roberts as Head Coach.
April 16, 1993: Whalers finish the season with a 26-52-6 record and miss the playoffs for the first time since 1985.
June 26, 1993: Whalers flip first round draft picks with San Jose and select Chris Pronger second overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
June 30, 1993: Emile Francis announces his retirement, ending a 47-year hockey career.
September 1, 1993: Brian Burke resigns as club President and General Manager to join the NHL front office as Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations.
September 8, 1993: Paul Holmgren is named acting General Manager. He remains as Head Coach. Assistant Coach Pierre McGuire elevated to Assistant General Manager. Kevin Maxwell named Director of Player Personnel. Paul Gillis moved from an Assistant Coach in Springfield to an Assistant Coach of Hartford.
November 17, 1993: Paul Holmgren steps aside as Head Coach to concentrate on General Manager duties. Pierre McGuire named Head Coach.
June 28, 1994: Whalers purchased by Peter Karmanos, Jr., Thomas Thewes and Jim Rutherford (KTR) for $47.5 million. Jim Rutherford named President and General Manager. Paul Holmgren named Head Coach. Whalers draft Jeff O'Neill as they host the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the Civic Center.
May 3, 1995: Whalers complete the abbreviated 1994-95 season with an increase in average attendance for the first time since 1987-88 (12.8%). Though they miss the playoffs for the third straight year, the Whalers have the NHL's best overtime record (4-0-5) for the second straight season, going unbeaten in nine games.
July 27, 1995: Whalers acquire Brendan Shanahan from St. Louis for Chris Pronger.
November 6, 1995: Whalers replace Head Coach Paul Holmgren with Paul Maurice.
December 28, 1995: Whalers re-acquire Kevin Dineen from the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.
January 31-February 11, 1996: The Whalers win the last five games of a six-game road trip, the best road trip in club history (5-1-0).
April 14, 1996: Whalers complete the season with their best record (34-39-9) since the 1989-90 season (38-33-9). The team's home record is 22-15-4, which is the Whalers' best home-ice record since 1986-87.
October 9, 1996: Whalers acquire Keith Primeau, Paul Coffey and a 1997 first-round draft pick in exchange for Brendan Shanahan and Brian Glynn.
December 15, 1996: Whalers acquire Kevin Haller, a first-round and a seventh-round draft pick in 1997 in exchange for Paul Coffey and a third-round draft pick in 1997.
January 18, 1997: Whaler's Head Coach Paul Maurice serves as an assistant coach at the 47th All-Star Game. Geoff Sanderson represents the Whalers, scoring a goal.
March 18, 1997: Whalers complete four deals at the trading deadline. Acquired Derek King, Chris Murray, Bates Battaglia, a fourth-round draft pick in 1998 and an eighth-round draft pick in 1998 by the end of the day.
March 26, 1997: Whalers announce at a press conference that the Whalers have signed an exit agreement with the CDA to leave Hartford at the end of the season.
April 13, 1997: Kevin Dineen scores the game winner as Hartford scores a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the final game in Hartford.
May 6, 1997: Peter Karmanos announces that the team will relocate to Raleigh, North Carolina. The team will play in Greensboro, North Carolina for the first two seasons.
June 2, 1997: Hurricanes open office in Morrisville, North Carolina to prepare for first season in North Carolina.
June 16, 1997: Peter Karmanos and Jim Rutherford unveil logo for the first time.
August 25, 1997: Carolina acquires Trevor Kidd and Gary Roberts from Calgary for Andrew Cassels and Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
September 13, 1997: Carolina plays its first preseason game against the New York Islanders at the Greensboro Coliseum.
October 1, 1997: Carolina opens the franchise's 19th NHL season and first as the Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay with a 4-2 loss. Kevin Dineen scores the first goal for the Hurricanes.
October 10, 1997: Carolina registers first win with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Steve Leach scores the game-winner.
January 3, 1998: Carolina acquires Martin Gelinas and Kirk McLean from Vancouver for Sean Burke, Geoff Sanderson, and Enrico Ciccone.
February 7, 1998: The NHL shuts down for three weeks as NHL players compete at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Carolina's Sami Kapanen plays for Team Finland, winning a Bronze Medal and Keith Primeau completes Olympic Tournament tied for third in scoring for Team Canada.
February 18, 1998: Carolina tenders offer sheet to Sergei Fedorov. NHL disputes offer sheet, so it goes to an arbitrator, John Sands, who rules the offer sheet to be valid on February 26, 1998. Detroit matches offer sheet shortly after ruling that same day.
March 9, 1998: Trevor Kidd named NHL Player of the Week after posting a 3-0-0 record with a .968 save percentage and a 1.00 gaa.
March 24, 1998: Peter Karmanos receives Lester Patrick Award, which is presented annually to those individuals who have performed "outstanding service to hockey in the United States."
March 30, 1998: Keith Primeau named NHL Player of the Week after totaling eight points (4g, 4a) and a +7 in a 3-1-0 week.
April 14, 1998: Carolina eliminated from playoffs during the final week of the season for the fourth year in a row.
July 13, 1998: Hurricanes sign franchise all-time leading scorer Ron Francis to a free agent contract.
October 28, 1998: Carolina shuts out the Chicago Blackhawks (2-0) to take over the Southeast Division lead. The Hurricanes never relinquish the lead, remaining in first place for 173 consecutive days.
November 2, 1998: Goaltender Arturs Irbe named NHL Player of the Week (Oct. 26-Nov. 1) and NHL Player of the Month for October.
December 29, 1998: Hurricanes acquire future Hall of Fame defenseman Paul Coffey from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Nelson Emerson.
January 24, 1999: Arturs Irbe and Keith Primeau become the first Carolina Hurricanes to play in the NHL All-Star Game. It marks the first time since Kevin Dineen and Ulf Samuelsson participated in Rendez-Vous '87 that the organization has been represented by two players during all-star play.
February 9, 1999: Ron Francis tallies a season-high five points (2g, 3a) in his 1,300th game as the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in the team's last visit to Maple Leaf Gardens.
February 18, 1999: Paul Coffey plays in his 1,300th game, joining Ron Francis as the only teammates in league history to accomplish the feat in the same season.
February 21, 1999: Ray Sheppard becomes only player in NHL history to score 20 goals in a single season for six different clubs by tallying two goals in Carolina's 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders.
April 9, 1999: Carolina Hurricanes clinch the Southeast Division, marking the team's first division title since 1987.
April 24, 1999: Ray Sheppard scores at 17:05 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Boston Bruins 3-2, their first playoff win since April 29, 1992.
May 2, 1999: The Boston Bruins shut out the Hurricanes 2-0 to win the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals 4-2.
May 3, 1999: Hurricanes defenseman Steve Chiasson dies in a one-car automobile accident.
June 10, 1999: Hurricanes agree to a three-year affiliation with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League (IHL).
October 29, 1999: Carolina Hurricanes host the New Jersey Devils in their home opener at the new Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena.
November 5, 1999: Captain Ron Francis became sixth player in NHL history to reach 1,500 points.
November 7, 1999: Carolina defeats the Washington Capitals, 3-2, to earn its first win at the Entertainment & Sports Arena.
December 23, 1999: Paul Coffey became the first defenseman in league history to total 1,500 points. Along with Ron Francis, Coffey became part of the first pair of teammates to reach the milestone during the same season.
January 23, 2000: Hurricanes acquire center Rod Brind'Amour, Goaltender Jean-Mark Pelletier and a second-round pick in 2000 entry draft in exchange of Keith Primeau and a fifth-round pick in 2000.
February 5, 2000: Competing in his first All-Star weekend, Sami Kapanen won the fastest skater event during the Fed Ex/NHL Superskills contest with a time of 13.649 seconds.
April 3, 2000: Arturs Irbe named NHL Player of the Week for week ending April 2 by posting 3-1-0 record with a 1.75 goals against average, a .933 save percentage, and one shutout.
April 8, 2000: Head coach Paul Maurice became the franchise's all-time winningest coach with a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. The win surpassed Jack Evans total of 163.
June 24, 2000: Hurricanes acquire defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh and a second-round pick (Tomas Kurka) in 2000 from Colorado in exchange for Nolan Pratt, a first-round pick (Vaclav Nedorost), and two second-round picks (Jared Aulin, Argis Saviels) in 2000.
December 18, 2000: Hurricanes agree to a multi-year affiliation with the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL).
February 4, 2001: Defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh becomes the first Carolina Hurricane to start in an NHL All-Star Game.
March 14, 2001: Ron Francis earns an assist against Atlanta to become to first player to total 1,000 points with the franchise.
April 4, 2001: Jeff O'Neill becomes the first franchise player to score 40 goals in a season since Brendan Shanahan in 1995-96.
April 6, 2001: The Hurricanes defeat Atlanta 3-2 in Raleigh to clinch their second trip to the playoffs in three years.
January 2, 2002: Ron Francis, playing in his 1,000th career game with the franchise, beats Byron Dafoe of the Boston Bruins for his 500th career NHL goal.
January 16, 2002: Carolina acquires defenseman Bret Hedican, forward Kevyn Adams and defemseman Tomas Malec from Florida in exchange for defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh and center Byron Ritchie.
January 26, 2002: Ron Francis assists on Jeff O'Neill's goal at Philadelphia to pass Ray Bourque for second on the NHL's all-time assists list.
March 5, 2002: The Hurricanes acquire goaltender Kevin Weekes from Tampa Bay in exchange for forwards Shane Willis and Chris Dingman.
April 3, 2002: The Hurricanes set a new single-season attendance record, breaking the franchise mark set in 1987-88. In all, 635,868 fans attend games during the 2001-02 regular season.
April 10, 2002: The Hurricanes defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at the Entertainment & Sports Arena to clinch their second Southeast Division title in four years.
April 27, 2002: Kevin Weekes shuts out New Jersey 1-0 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at the Continental Airlines Arena as Carolina clinches the franchise's first playoff series win since 1986 and first best-of-7 series win.
May 13, 2002: Carolina breaks or ties 18 franchise records in its 8-2 Game 6 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Molson Center to clinch the Eastern Conference Semifinals 4-2. The victory marks the first time the franchise defeats Montreal in a postseason series
May 28, 2002: Martin Gelinas scores at 8:05 of overtime to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 victory against Toronto in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Air Canada Centre. With the win, Carolina clinches the first conference championship in franchise history and earns its first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals.
June 8-9, 2002: The Hurricanes host Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Detroit, marking the first Stanley Cup Finals game at the Entertainment & Sports Arena. The game goes into triple overtime before the Red Wings' Igor Larionov scores at the 54:47 mark of overtime.
June 20, 2002: Ron Francis wins the Lady Byng trophy and King Clancy Trophy at the 2002 NHL Awards in Toronto.
September 19, 2002: A 20-year agreement with RBC Centura is announced to rename the Entertainment & Sports Arena as the RBC Center.
January 18, 2003: Ron Francis plays in his 1,616th NHL game, a 5-2 loss at New Jersey, moving past Larry Murphy (1,615) and into sole possession of third place on the NHL's all-time games played list.
March 18, 2003: Danian Surma scores his first career goal in his first game, becoming the fifth Hurricane to accomplish that feat during the 2002-03 season (Jeff Heerema, Tomas Kurka, Mike Zigomanis, Brad DeFauw). Surma was the eighth and final Hurricane to score his first NHL goal during the season.
April 6, 2003: The Hurricanes set a new single-season attendance record, breaking the franchise mark set the previous season. In total, 642,973 fans attend games at the RBC Center during the 2002-03 hockey season.
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