Picture Connecticut: Hartford Whalers Gear ... In Carolina

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Picture Connecticut: Hartford Whalers Gear ... In Carolina A store in North Carolina this week was featuring Hartford Whalers gear as the NHL season was beginning.

CARY, NC — For the third straight week, Picture Connecticut is featuring a hurricane, but this time, it's about an epic hockey logo, not an epic storm.

Yes, it's the Hartford Whalers, in the South.

Earlier this week, as the National Hockey League was gearing up for the start of the 2024-25 season, a display of team apparel was being prominently displayed at a Target store, located just a few miles from where the Carolina Hurricanes play their home games.

And Whalers stuff was included.

Though it's been nearly three decades since the Whalers left Hartford for Raleigh, the team apparel remains popular, even in North Carolina. The Hurricanes even run promotions involving the Whalers.