It was a white circle framed in green, containing the semicircular New England Whalers inscription written in black. Its logo was completely different from the next ones. In 1973 the hockey team still called the New England Whalers was based in Boston. This flag is depicted on the alternate logo of the team, along with a triangle.
In the naval signal alphabet, the flag warning of a hurricane is red and black. It was a red and black circle resembling a hurricane. However, the allusion to pigs can be noticed in Stormy the Ice Hog, the Carolina Hurricanes’ mascot.īesides, Karmanos decided upon red, black, white, and silver colors of jersey and controversial logo. So, the current Hurricanes could be called Ice Pigs. Meanwhile, due to many pig farms in the state, he also considered the Carolina Ice Hogs name. Therefore, the given name would be perfect for the club. Karmanos himself thought of and decided upon the new name, explaining that North Carolina is certainly no stranger to hurricanes. It is a rather interesting fact that the new owner did not announce any name-the-team contest, as many of his colleagues did. By that time, a great new arena for the basketball team of North Carolina University had been built. In a relatively short time after arrival in Raleigh, North Carolina, the team changed its name to the Carolina Hurricanes. This move was caused by Karmanos’s inability to deal with Connecticut’s Governor about constructing a new arena and selling a proper amount of tickets for the matches. Despite the previous assurances that the Whalers would remain in Connecticut, in 1997, the team moved to North Carolina. In 1994, the owner of the software company Peter Karmanos purchased the club. Under pressure from the NHL, the present Hurricanes club was compelled to rename the Hartford Whalers team, exploiting this name during 18 seasons. The team joined the NHL just before the 1979-80 season. They said, let the Boston Bruins by the kings of Boston we would be the kings of New England.
In 1972 the World Hockey Association decided to start a new franchise named New England Whalers. There wasn’t room to swing a cat in the Boston Garden, which hosted home games for the Boston Celtics of the NBA and the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito were the idols of the city. In the 1969-72 seasons, the Boston Bruins captured their fourth and fifth Stanley Cup. The early 1970s is the most memorable era in the sport’s history of Boston.
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