OT: Carolina Fans in Whalers Gear ?

[Marat]

Seeing Canes fans in Whalers green ....

 

[Scoe]

It’s good but there’s no way I could ever become a Canes fan. I eventually decided to become a Rangers fan in the. Lindquist era.

 

[DCT]

Seeing Canes fans in Whalers green ....

Plenty of people from ct retired to Carolina

 

[Waquoit]

Nah, the Canes have had a couple of throwback nights the last few years. And the Whale jersey is so much better than a Carolina jersey by at least a factor of 10 the locals took notice.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Nah, the Canes have had a couple of throwback nights the last few years. And the Whale jersey is so much better than a Carolina jersey by at least a factor of 10 the locals took notice.

These are heinous.

 

[Waquoit]

These are heinous.

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Right?!

 

[Lynyrd]

May Lowell Weicker rot in Hell

 

[JayKoz]

These are heinous.

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What the hell is this uniform?

Signed by a kid who was in 5th grade when the Whalers left. I’m still bothered by it.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I'm biased because I'm a Rangers fan, but also, I think it's stupid.

Side note, I think Whalers gear anywhere in CT is cool.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

If they were smart they would just rebrand to something whalers related like the Stars from North Stars.

 

[CTBasketball]

War crime.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Makes me a little sad to see but hopefully after tomorrow I won’t need to see it anymore this season. LGR

 

[Drew]

Like half of the Raleigh/Durham metro area is Connecticut/NY/Northeast people at this point. Very much a non-zero chance that guy has lived in or has an affiliation with the Northeast in some way. Pretending to be mad over this is pretty dumb.

 

[uh-no]

Like half of the Raleigh/Durham metro area is Connecticut/NY/Northeast people at this point. Very much a non-zero chance that guy has lived in or has an affiliation with the Northeast in some way. Pretending to be mad over this is pretty dumb.

There's a reason the major residential area is named "Cary"...

Containment
Area for
Relocated
Yankees

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I'm biased because I'm a Rangers fan, but also, I think it's stupid.

Side note, I think Whalers gear anywhere in CT is cool.

Ranger fan (since the days when Eddie giacomin didn't wear a mask) as well and I fully agree with both points.

If they were smart they would just rebrand to something whalers related like the Stars from North Stars.

I could be wrong but I believe when they left, Karmanos gave the rights to the Whaler's name and logos to the city of Hartford.

When the NHL went to throwbacks (I believe a little more than a decade ago) is when the old Whaler gear started to become popular in Carolina. I've only seen games played there on TV and normally only a stray playoff game (this is the second time in three years we've played them) but in Carolina there now are always a few Whalers jerseys scattered in the stands.

 

[gmc1055]

I live in NC. I grew up Raangers fan. Became BIG Whalers fan. Will wear Whaler colors to Canes game. The Canes fans think I'm one of them until the other team scores. Then I tell them I'm Hartford Whalers fan.

 

[MexicoHusky]

It helps keep Whalers Jersey and logo alive. I like it.

 

[Marat]

Like half of the Raleigh/Durham metro area is Connecticut/NY/Northeast people at this point. Very much a non-zero chance that guy has lived in or has an affiliation with the Northeast in some way. Pretending to be mad over this is pretty dumb.

Who me? I live in NYC and grew up in CT.

 

[Waquoit]

I'm pretty sure the Whaler logo belongs to the NHL now.

 

[SubbaBub]

Haven't watched an NHL game since 1997 and have no plans to change that. Utah??? f em.

 

[uconnfan68]

There's a reason the major residential area is named "Cary"...

Containment
Area for
Relocated
Yankees

That gives me warm fuzzies. Like Deliverance.

 

[BugsyCT]

I don't care anymore. The NHL's been dead to me since 4/13/97 and CT's never getting another NHL team back.

Nice to see the Whaler logo still revered by sports fans but that's about it.

 

[LIuconn]

NC doesn't deserve a hockey team

 

[UCMB88]

My interest in the NHL ceased to exist in 1997. Haven't watched more than 30 minutes total of pro hockey since then. Sorry, Wolf Pack doesn't do it for me either.

 

[Deepster]

I don't know that it bothers me they use the Whalers logo but I think it's weird. There are bad feelings between the former and current home. I would guess there are very, very few ex-Whaler fans who jumped in and have followed Carolina since leaving. And I feel like it takes away from building the history and presence of their own brand. Only thing I can think is they know the popularity of the logo and it sells them extra merch but not sure how Carolina would possibly profit off that.