List of Hartford Whalers broadcasters

Television

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Studio host
1996-97	SportsChannel New England WBNE ^[1]	John Forslund	Bill Gardner ^[1]
1995-96	SportsChannel New England WTVU	John Forslund ^[2]	Daryl Reaugh ^[2]
1994-95	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
	WTNH ^[3]	John Forslund ^[3]	Gerry Cheevers	Bob Picozzi ^[3]
1993-94	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1992-93	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1991-92	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1990-91	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
	WTXX	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers	Billy Gonillo

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1989-90	SportsChannel New England WHCT-TV	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1988-89	SportsChannel New England WHCT-TV	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1987-88	SportsChannel New England WHCT-TV	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1986-87	SportsChannel New England WHCT-TV	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1985-86	SportsChannel New England WVIT	Rick Peckham	Don Blackburn
1984-85	SportsChannel New England WVIT	Rick Peckham	Don Blackburn
1983-84	SportsChannel New England WVIT	Mike Fornes	Don Blackburn
1982-83	PRISM New England	Mike Fornes	Johnny McKenzie
	WVIT	Scott Wahle	Johnny McKenzie
1981-82	PRISM New England	Mike Fornes	Johnny McKenzie
	WVIT	Scott Wahle	Johnny McKenzie
1980-81	WVIT	Scott Wahle ^[4]	Larry Pleau ^[4] or André Lacroix 1

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1979-80	WVIT	Scott Wahle	John Hewig or Larry Pleau ^[5]
1978-79	WHCT-TV	Bob Neumeier	John Hewig
1977-78	WHCT-TV	Bob Neumeier	Dennis Randall
1976-77	WFSB-TV	Bob Neumeier	Bill Rasmussen
1975-76	WFSB-TV Connecticut Public Television ^[6]	Bob Neumeier	Bill Rasmussen
1974-75	WFSB-TV	John Carlson
1973-74	WKBG-TV ^[7]	John Carlson	Stan Fischler or Shirley Fischler
1972-73	WKBG-TV ^[8] ^[9]	John Carlson	Tim Horgan

Year	Flagship Station	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1989-90	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	André Lacroix
1988-89	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	André Lacroix
1987-88	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	André Lacroix
1986-87	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	André Lacroix
1985-86	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	André Lacroix
1984-85	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	André Lacroix
1983-84	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	André Lacroix
1982-83	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	André Lacroix
1981-82	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	André Lacroix
1980-81	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	Larry Pleau or André Lacroix 1 (Non-televised games)

1 André Lacroix replaced Larry Pleau as color commentator during the 1980-1981 season when Pleau, who was also an assistant coach, became head coach of the Whalers.

1 2 Jerry Trecker (October 3, 1996). "Additional Coverage Should Benefit Fans in the Final Analysis". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
1 2 Jim Greenidge (October 13, 1995). "Telecast too cozy? A close call". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
1 2 3 Jeff Jacobs (September 28, 1994). "Whalers Send Four to AHL Petrovicky Among Them". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
1 2 "Sports Briefs". UPI. June 17, 1980. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
↑ "Whalers' Pleau retires". UPI. June 17, 1980. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
↑ Bob Strecker (November 1, 1975). "Whalers hockey goes on Channel 53". The Day. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
↑ team was located in Boston at the time
↑ "Whalers Rule Out Home Playoff TV". The Day. April 4, 1973. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
↑ team was located in Boston at the time
↑ Mark Pukalo (September 3, 1995). "Uncommon Commentators Ex Whalers Marty Howe, Reaugh Join Radio, TV Teams". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
↑ Viv Bernstein (August 13, 1993). "Day, Islanders agree on contract". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
↑ Jim Shea (September 6, 1991). "Dean To Provide Whalers Color". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
↑ Team was based in Boston at the time
↑ Team was based in Boston at the time

Hartford Whalers

Founded in 1972 Based in Hartford, Connecticut Relocated to the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches WHA players NHL players Captains Draft picks Seasons

History	Expansion draft NHL–WHA merger Records

Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden The Big E Coliseum Springfield Civic Center Hartford Civic Center

General managers	Kelley Pleau Francis Johnston Burke Holmgren Rutherford

Head coaches	Kelley Ryan Kelley Blackburn Neale Dineen Blackburn Pleau Kish Pleau Cunniff Evans Pleau Ley Roberts Holmgren McGuire Holmgren Maurice

Media	Broadcasters

Culture	Brass Bonanza

NHL on SportsChannel America

Related programs

Affiliated networks	Midwest Sports Channel Prime Network PRISM SportsChannel Chicago SportsChannel New England SportsChannel New York SportsChannel Pacific SportsChannel Philadelphia

Commentators

Commentators by team	Chicago Blackhawks Hartford Whalers New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers

Key figures

Color commentators	Herb Brooks Gerry Cheevers Bill Clement John Davidson Don Edwards John Kelly Craig Laughlin Dave Maloney Peter McNab Joe Micheletti Denis Potvin Jeff Rimer Pete Stemkowski Dale Tallon Ed Westfall

CBC playoff feeds	Steve Armitage Bob Cole Chris Cuthbert John Garrett Dick Irvin, Jr. Ron MacLean Harry Neale Jim Peplinski Scott Russell Don Wittman

Stanley Cup Finals

All-Star Game

Related events	National Hockey League All-Star Skills Competition

NHL Entry Draft

Seasons by team

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