As the Semester Ends..

As my social media class wraps up, I now have to report my results on my Hartford Whalers' campaign. The assignment was to use 3 social media websites to support a cause or a company that we care for a lot. To say I care for the Hartford Whalers a lot is an understatement. Though the team only existed for 7 years of my life, it has become a part of me. It is hard to explain how much I love talking about the Hartford Whalers, especially about my interactions with my favorite player, Keith Primeau. Though this semester is ending, I cannot imagine halting my campaign. It has only just begun. It has been such a wonderful experience for me to interact with the other Hartford Whalers' supporters and I cannot believe that I have 42 followers on my Twitter!! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has conversed with me about the Whalers and I hope that we continue to have each other to talk to about our obsession!!!!!!

#bringbacktheHartfordWhalers!

Long Live The Hartford Whalers

When I created a Twitter account based on bringing the Hartford Whalers back, I was not sure what to expect. Would people care? Would there actually be people that were still die-hard fans and craving the return of the Hartford Whalers like me? Since I joined Twitter and began blogging, I have been pleasantly surprised. Several people have engaged in Twitter conversations with me and have been excited about my attempt to blog about this idea for school... the belief that the Whalers will someday return to Hartford is still in the air! It is hard to explain the excitement/joy that I feel about this. Some have described us crazy Whalers fanatics as a cult...but I have to ask one question: have you ever seen a group of fans this passionate about a team that no longer exists?

Whenever I see someone wearing a Whalers jersey or t-shirt, I always say hello and attempt to tell them that I too am a lunatic fan! Or...if someone is wearing a Bruins jersey or shirt, I tell them that it would be better if they were representing Hartford!

Do any of you do this too or am I alone in my crazy antics?! Comment back with your stories!

Thanks for the support and long live the Hartford Whalers!!

#bringbacktheWhalers!

Did I mention that I love Keith Primeau? Did I mention that he has a younger brother, Wayne Primeau, who also was in the NHL? In the 1996-1997 season, Wayne Primeau played for the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres and the Whalers played on April 7th, 1997. In the 2nd period, at 17:00, the Primeau brothers took part in an epic fight. Here is a video from youtube:

This was towards the end of the Hartford Whalers. However, it is a memorable fight that will always be associated with the last games played at the Hartford Civic Center. I thought it would be nice to show some history of Whalers games that I remember and even those I don't.

I have a new topic that I would like to discuss now. I have began to use a Twitter account to try to gain some attention about bringing back the Hartford Whalers. Since I am fairly new at Twitter and receive notifications from my personal Twitter account on my smartphone, I unfortunately did not see some replies to a previous tweet until today. However, I received so many more responses than I initially expected from people interested in the Whalers returning to Hartford. I can't believe it! I am so excited now; we definitely will be able to get #bringbacktheWhalers to trend on Twitter. Who knows, maybe the NHL will recognize our requests and a team will consider moving back to Hartford. None of our efforts will hurt.

Brass Bonanza