date ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁Hart ford ▁City . ▁ ▁A o H ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁C CS U ▁Soccer ▁Field ▁stands ▁with ▁members ▁travel ing ▁in ▁an ▁R V ▁fond ly ▁called ▁The ▁Buck et . ▁The ▁team ▁aver ages ▁about ▁ 6 9 ▁people ▁per ▁game . ▁A o H ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁El m ▁City ▁Express ▁spons or ▁a ▁tro phy ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁series ▁between ▁Hart ford ▁City ▁and ▁El m ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁tro phy , ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁as ▁" The ▁Big ▁D umb ▁Wh ale ", ▁is ▁a ▁four - fe et - long , ▁ 4 0 - p ound ▁b ull ▁s perm ▁wh ale ▁car ved ▁from ▁white ▁o ak . ▁ ▁The ▁s perm ▁wh ale ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁state ▁animal ▁of ▁Connecticut . ▁The ▁white ▁o ak ▁is ▁Connecticut ' s ▁official ▁state ▁tree , ▁and ▁represents ▁the ▁Char ter ▁Oak , ▁where , ▁as ▁tradition ▁has ▁it , ▁ ▁Connecticut ' s ▁Royal ▁Char ter ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁was ▁hidden ▁from ▁the ▁English ▁governor - general . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁competition ' s ▁inaug ural ▁season , ▁El m ▁City ▁won ▁the ▁series ▁ 3 – 2 ▁on ▁aggregate . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁H C FC ▁took ▁The ▁Wh ale ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season ' s ▁l one ▁match up , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁win ▁at ▁home