tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015724477346938712.post2653361785865922629..comments2023-07-26T06:34:24.500-04:00Comments on The Capital Sports Report: Could the Hartford Whalers actually come back to the NHL?Dane Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238701091204709135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015724477346938712.post-15467026221794824682010-09-15T14:43:10.300-04:002010-09-15T14:43:10.300-04:00According to Dan Fitzgerald of Connecticut Sports ...According to Dan Fitzgerald of Connecticut Sports Law, "The prevailing thought appears to be that the City of Hartford or State of Connecticut owned the trademark rights to 'Hartford Whalers' but let the registration expire this summer (2009). There is confusion over whether the rights are now owned by the NHL or the former owner of the Whalers and current owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Peter Karmanos."Cliff Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943837591611012295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015724477346938712.post-73992939482142428762010-08-26T22:12:43.317-04:002010-08-26T22:12:43.317-04:00The city of Hartford owns the rights to the whaler...The city of Hartford owns the rights to the whalers name/logo...... great reportingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015724477346938712.post-5266710920833492842010-08-11T21:18:44.208-04:002010-08-11T21:18:44.208-04:00Ron Francis and Kevin Dineen, who played for both ...Ron Francis and Kevin Dineen, who played for both the Carolina Hurricanes and the Hartford Whalers, are returning the Hartford this weekend for a golf and dinner fundraiser for the Whalers Arthritis Foundation and for a Whalers fan fest.Cliff Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943837591611012295noreply@blogger.com