<P> On April 13 , 1997 , the Whalers played their last game in Hartford , defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2 -- 1 . Team captain Kevin Dineen , who had returned to Hartford midway through the 1995 -- 96 season after a brief stint with the Philadelphia Flyers , scored the final goal in Whalers history . On May 6 , 1997 , Karmanos announced the team would move to Raleigh , North Carolina , to become the Carolina Hurricanes , playing its first two seasons in North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum while awaiting arena construction in Raleigh , a year earlier than planned . </P>
<P> On April 13 , 1997 , the Whalers played their last game in Hartford , defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2 -- 1 . Team captain Kevin Dineen , who had returned to Hartford midway through the 1995 -- 96 season after a brief stint with the Philadelphia Flyers , scored the final goal in Whalers history . On May 6 , 1997 , Karmanos announced the team would move to Raleigh , North Carolina , to become the Carolina Hurricanes , playing its first two seasons in North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum while awaiting arena construction in Raleigh , a year earlier than planned . </P>
where did the hartford whalers hockey team move to
where did the hartford whalers hockey team move to
Raleigh , North Carolina
Raleigh , North Carolina