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The Connecticut Whale Unveils Logo
By Dan Canavan Whalers Sports and Entertainment (“WSE”) unveiled its new logo for the Connecticut Whale on Wednesday. The logo was designed by Howard Baldwin, chairman of the Whale franchise, the WSE...
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Whale Bowl Brings Bitter Cold, Uncertain Effect on Hartford Hockey
By Dan Canavan On Saturday, Connecticut hockey fans turned their shoulders into the wind and huddled into Rentschler Field to be a part of the Whale Bowl, the main event of a two-week hockey festival...
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If Winnipeg Can Support a NHL Team, Why Not Hartford?
This morning True North Sports and Entertainment is expected to announce its purchase of the Atlanta Thrashers and its intention to move the franchise to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Naturally, Hartford...
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Howard Baldwin: NHL Move to Winnipeg Validates Hartford Strategy
UPDATE: Check out Howard Baldwin’s interview on WFSB’s “Face the State” with Dennis House. The conversation regarding the NHL’s return to Winnipeg, and whether that move bodes well for the return of...
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Friday Sports Briefs
Congratulations to the Boston Bruins As you all know by now, the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks to bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston for the first time in 39 years. Boston goalie Tim...
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Hartford Business Journal on Professional Sports in the Capital
Brad Kane of the Hartford Business Journal has an interesting piece on Hartford as a professional sports city and the UFL’s Hartford Colonials. The Colonials, who begin their second season on July 12,...
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Howard Baldwin’s Plan to Bring Back the Whalers
Will the NHL return to Hartford? Not without a new or refurbished arena, according to the commonly held belief. Howard Baldwin, President of Whalers Sports and Entertainment and chairman of the...
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CT Sports Law’s Top 10 Story Lines of 2011 – Part I
With 2011 coming to a close, I have compiled a list of the top story lines and accompanying blog posts from the past year. Part I will list story lines 6 through 10; Part II will be posted tomorrow...
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Friday Sports Briefs
UConn to Join Hockey East The University of Connecticut has announced that its hockey program will be stepping up to Hockey East in 2014-15. A celebration is planned for next Friday: The University of...
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The Connecticut Whale Era is Over
The Connecticut Whale era has ended, as the team announced plans to return to its previous nickname, the Wolf Pack (for reasons unknown, according to Jeff Jacobs of the Hartford Courant). The name...
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