Bleeding Green: A History of the Hartford Whalers

Unlike fellow franchises that have folded or relocated with little fanfare, the Whalers fanbase stayed with the team, which remains as popular as ever. 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. Part sports history and part civic history, Bleeding Green shows vividly why an NHL team that, despite an inglorious past and a future that unexpectedly vanished, remains firmly embedded in the American milieu and has a lasting impact on not only the NHL but the sports landscape as a whole.