The Whalers sailing team finished fifth at Saturday's Herreshoff qualifiers, the New England Schools Sailing Association's ...

Pickens’ book, “The Whalers: The Rise, Fall and Enduring Mystique of New England’s (Second) Greatest NHL Franchise,” was published in 2021 and a documentary film, “The Whalers,” based ...

Notably, they originated in 1972 as the New England Whalers when the team initially belonged to the World Hockey Association (WHA). Upon the WHA-NHL merger in 1979, the Whalers transitioned into ...

The franchise was founded in 1971 as the New England Whalers in the WHA. They won the Eastern Division title in their first three seasons and became the first Avco World Trophy champions in 1973.

Pickens’ book, “The Whalers: The Rise, Fall and Enduring Mystique of New England’s (Second) Greatest NHL Franchise,” was published in 2021 and a documentary film, “The Whalers,” based on the book, ...