List of Hartford Whalers broadcasters

Games played by the Hartford Whalers, a professional ice hockey team in Hartford, Connecticut that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to 1997, were broadcast by several radio and television channels. The Whalers moved to North Carolina in 1997, becoming the Carolina Hurricanes.

Television

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

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator
1989–90	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1989–90	WHCT-TV	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1988–89	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1988–89	WHCT-TV	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1987–88	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1987–88	WHCT-TV	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1986–87	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1986–87	WHCT-TV	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers
1985–86	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers and Don Blackburn
1985–86	WVIT	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers and Don Blackburn
1984–85	SportsChannel New England	Rick Peckham	Don Blackburn
1984–85	WVIT	Rick Peckham	Don Blackburn
1983–84	SportsChannel New England	Mike Fornes	Don Blackburn
1983–84	WVIT	Mike Fornes	Don Blackburn
1982–83	PRISM New England	Mike Fornes	Johnny McKenzie
1982–83	WVIT	Scott Wahle	Johnny McKenzie
1981–82	PRISM New England	Mike Fornes	Johnny McKenzie
1981–82	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]^[7]	John Carlson	Tim Horgan

Year	Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1996–97	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	Gerry McDonald
1995–96	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	Marty Howe^[9]
1994–95	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	John Forslund
1993–94	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	John Forslund^[10]
1992–93	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	Arnold Dean
1991–92	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	Arnold Dean^[11]
1990–91	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	Gerry Swain or Tom Rowe

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)

Year	Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1979–80	WTIC	Chuck Kaiton	John Hewig or Larry Pleau
1978–79	WTIC	Bob Neumeier	John Hewig
1977–78	WTIC	Bob Neumeier	Dennis Randall
1976–77	WTIC	Bob Neumeier	Bill Rasmussen
1975–76	WTIC	Bob Neumeier	Bill Rasmussen
1974–75	WTIC	Bill Rasmussen	Ron Ryan
1973–74	WHDH^[12]	John Moynihan
1972–73	WHDH^[12]	Dave Martin

1 André Lacroix replaced Larry Pleau as color commentator during the 1980–81 season when Pleau, who was also an assistant coach, became head coach of the Whalers.

^ ^a ^b Jerry Trecker (October 3, 1996). "Additional Coverage Should Benefit Fans in the Final Analysis". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
^ ^a ^b Jim Greenidge (October 13, 1995). "Telecast too cozy? A close call". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jeff Jacobs (September 28, 1994). "Whalers Send Four to AHL Petrovicky Among Them". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b team was located in Boston at the time
^ "Whalers Rule Out Home Playoff TV". The Day. April 4, 1973. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
^ Mark Pukalo (September 3, 1995). "Uncommon Commentators Ex Whalers Marty Howe, Reaugh Join Radio, TV Teams". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
^ Viv Bernstein (August 13, 1993). "Day, Islanders agree on contract". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
^ Jim Shea (September 6, 1991). "Dean To Provide Whalers Color". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
^ ^a ^b Team was based in Boston at the time

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