This is a list of seasons completed by the Hartford Whalers of the World Hockey Association

World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...

 and National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

. This list documents the records and playoff results for all 25 seasons that the Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers

The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...

 completed from their founding in 1972 in the WHA until the franchise relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...

, and eventually Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

 to become the Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...

 in 1997.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals scored for, GA = Goals scored against, PIM = Penalty minutes

World Hockey Association

Avco World Trophy Avco World Trophy The Avco World Trophy, also known as the Avco Cup, was the championship trophy of the original World Hockey Association . The trophy's naming rights were sold to the former Avco Corporation , a defense contractor who bought the rights to advertise their consumer finance division...  champions

Division/reg. season Champions

League Leader

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1972–73	78	46	30	2	94	318	263	858	1st, Eastern	Won Quarter-final (Ottawa Ottawa Nationals The Ottawa Nationals were a professional men's ice hockey team based out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that played in the World Hockey Association during the 1972–73 WHA season.... ) Won Semi-final (Cleveland Cleveland Crusaders The Cleveland Crusaders were a professional ice hockey team from Cleveland, Ohio. The Crusaders were founded by Nick Mileti, and played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1976... ) Won Final (Winnipeg)
1973–74	78	43	31	4	90	291	260	875	1st, Eastern	Lost Quarter-final (Chicago Chicago Cougars The Chicago Cougars were an original franchise in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. The Cougars played their home games in the dilapidated International Amphitheatre. During the 1974 Avco Cup Finals against Gordie Howe and the Houston Aeros, the team's two home games were played at... )
1974–75	78	43	30	5	91	274	279	867	1st, Eastern	Lost Quarter-final (Minnesota Minnesota Fighting Saints The Minnesota Fighting Saints was the name of two professional ice hockey teams based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that played in the World Hockey Association. The first team was one of the WHA's original twelve franchises, playing from 1972–76. The second team was relocated from Cleveland, Ohio, and... )
1975–76	80	33	40	7	73	255	290	1012	3rd, Eastern	Won Preliminaries (Cleveland Cleveland Crusaders The Cleveland Crusaders were a professional ice hockey team from Cleveland, Ohio. The Crusaders were founded by Nick Mileti, and played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1976... ) Won Quarter-final (Indianapolis Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a franchise in the former World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1978. They competed in five seasons, folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena... ) Lost Semi-final (Houston Houston Aeros (WHA) The Houston Aeros were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1978.-Franchise history:The Aeros became one of the original franchises in the World Hockey Association when the Dayton Arrows franchise was moved to Houston in 1972... )
1976–77	81	35	40	6	76	275	290	1254	4th, Eastern	Lost Quarter-final (Quebec Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League... )
1977–78	80	44	31	5	93	335	269	1255	2nd, WHA	Won Quarter-final (Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... ) Won Semi-final (Quebec Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League... ) Lost Final (Winnipeg)
1978–79	80	37	34	9	83	298	287	1090	4th, WHA	Won Quarter-final (Cincinnati Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in... ) Lost Semi-final (Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... )
WHA Totals	555	281	236	38	600	2,046	1,938	7,211

National Hockey League

Stanley Cup Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

League Leader

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1979–80	1979–80 1979–80 Hartford Whalers season The 1979–80 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' first season in the National Hockey League. Along with the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets, the Whalers were one of four World Hockey Association franchises that joined the NHL...	80	27	34	19	73	303	312	875	4th, Norris	Lost Norris Semifinal (Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... )
1980–81	1980–81 1980–81 Hartford Whalers season -Game log:...	80	21	41	18	60	292	372	1584	5th, Norris	Did not qualify
1981–82	1981–82 1981–82 Hartford Whalers season -Game log:...	80	21	41	18	60	264	351	1493	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1982–83	1982–83 1982–83 Hartford Whalers season -Game log:...	80	19	54	7	45	261	403	1392	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1983–84	1983–84 1983–84 Hartford Whalers season -Game log:...	80	28	42	10	66	288	320	1184	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1984–85	1984–85 1984–85 Hartford Whalers season -Game log:...	80	30	41	9	69	268	318	1606	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1985–86	1985–86 1985–86 Hartford Whalers season The 1985–86 Hartford Whalers season saw the Whalers finish in fourth place in the Adams Division with a record of 40 wins, 36 losses, and 4 ties for 84 points. They beat the Quebec Nordiques in the Adams Division Semifinals in three games, for their first and only playoff series victory in...	80	40	36	4	84	332	302	1759	4th, Adams	Won Adams Semifinal (Quebec Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League... ) Lost Adams Final (Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... )
1986–87	1986–87 1986–87 Hartford Whalers season The 1986–87 Hartford Whalers season saw the Whalers finish in first place in the Adams Division with a record of 43 wins, 30 losses, and 7 ties for 93 points. They lost the Adams Division semi-finals in six games to the Quebec Nordiques...	80	43	30	7	93	287	270	1496	1st, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Quebec Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League... )
1987–88	1987–88 1987–88 Hartford Whalers season -Game log:-Transactions:* September 8, 1987 - Dave Semenko traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Bill Root.* October 5, 1987 - Hartford claims Doug Wickenheiser from the St. Louis Blues and Brent Peterson from the Vancouver Canucks of off waivers....	80	35	38	7	77	249	267	2046	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... )
1988–89	1988–89 1988–89 Hartford Whalers season The 1988–89 Hartford Whalers season saw the team finish in fourth place in the Adams Division with a record of 37 wins, 38 losses, and 5 ties for 79 points. They were swept by the Montreal Canadiens in four straight games in the Division Semi-finals....	80	37	38	5	79	299	290	1672	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... )
1989–90	1989–90 1989–90 Hartford Whalers season -Game log:-Transactions:* June 17, 1989 - Sylvain Turgeon traded to the New Jersey Devils for Pat Verbeek.* October 2, 1989 - Whalers acquire Mikael Andersson from the Buffalo Sabres in the waiver draft....	80	38	33	9	85	275	268	2102	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... )
1990–91	1990–91 1990–91 Hartford Whalers season The 1990–91 Hartford Whalers season was the franchise's 19th season, 12th in the NHL. The Whalers placed fourth in the Adams Division to qualify for the playoffs...	80	31	38	11	73	238	276	2209	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... )
1991–92	1991–92 1991–92 Hartford Whalers season The 1991–92 Hartford Whalers season saw the Whalers finish in fourth place in the Adams Division with a record of 26 wins, 41 losses, and 13 ties for 65 points. They lost the Adams Division Semi-finals in seven games to the Montreal Canadiens, with Russ Courtnall scoring in Game 7 at the Montreal...	80	26	41	13	65	247	283	1793	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... )
1992–93	1992–93 1992–93 Hartford Whalers season -Regular season:Although the Whalers finished last in shots on goal during the regular season , they scored 284 goals to finish with a 13.0 shooting percentage, good enough for 5th in the league .-Game log:...	84	26	52	6	58	284	369	2354	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1993–94	1993–94 1993–94 Hartford Whalers season The 1993–94 Hartford Whalers season was the 22nd season of the franchise, 15th season in the NHL. The Whalers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season...	84	27	48	9	63	227	288	1809	6th, Northeast	Did not qualify
1994–951	1994–95 1994–95 Hartford Whalers season The 1994–95 Hartford Whalers season was the 23rd season of the franchise, 16th season in the NHL. Despite trading away star forward Pat Verbeek to the New York Rangers on March 23, 1995, the Whalers played solid over the next 16 games from March 25 to April 24, with a record of 8-7-1...	48	19	24	5	43	127	141	915	5th, Northeast	Did not qualify
1995–96	1995–96 1995–96 Hartford Whalers season The 1995–96 Hartford Whalers season was the 24th season of the franchise, 17th season in the NHL.Key dates prior to the start of the season:*The 1995 NHL Entry Draft-Regular season:...	82	34	39	9	77	237	259	1834	4th, Northeast	Did not qualify
1996–97	1996–97 1996–97 Hartford Whalers season The 1996–97 Hartford Whalers season was the twenty-fifth season of the franchise and the eighteenth and final season in Hartford. The Whalers would move to Greensboro, North Carolina the next season to become the Carolina Hurricanes....	82	32	39	11	75	226	256	1513	5th, Northeast	Did not qualify
NHL totals		1,420	534	709	177	1,245	4,704	5,345	29,636
Grand total		1,975	815	945	215	1,845	6,750	7,283	36,847

¹Season was shortened due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout.