| HIGHLIGHTS |
In 1975 John Danby plays his 150th and last Whalers game vs Minnesota.
In 1975 Christer Abrahamsson is voted and Rick Ley, Wayne Carleton, and Tom Webster are named to the 1976 WHA All-star game in Cleveland.
In 1975 Steve Richardson plays his 1st Whalers game vs Minnesota.
In 1975 Christer Abrahamsson records his 2nd WHA shutout (39 saves vs John Garrett's 26) in the second scoreless tie in WHA history vs Minnesota.
In 1976 Tom Webster scores his 8th hat trick (and adds an assist) vs Indianapolis
In 1977 Gordie Howe plays his 2,000th career regular season game vs Winnipeg.
In 1977 Jack Carlson scores his 1st hat trick vs Winnipeg.
In 1982 Mike Veisor records the Whalers 1st NHL road shutout (2nd Whalers, 6th NHL) with 33 saves vs Winnipeg.
In 1986 Dave Semenko plays his 1st Whalers game scoring 2 goals vs Buffalo.
In 1991 Pat Verbeek scores the 5,500th goal in Whalers franchise history vs the Islanders.
In 1992 Chris Govedaris scores his 2nd and last Whalers goal on his 6th point vs Washington.
In 1996 Nelson Emerson plays his 100th Whalers game vs St. Louis.
In 2015 Emile Francis is honored with the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame's Wayne Gretzky Award. given annually to individuals who are deemed to have made significant contribution to the growth of American Hockey
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