Whether it was the Dodgers, the Redskins, the Oilers, the Browns, the Lakers, the Colts or whomever - which team was stolen from you and have you ever gotten over it? Just to be clear, I think that ANY team that is moved should not be allowed the dignity or the allegiance of an old city’s team name or history! What do you think?
Hartford Whalers, don't watch the NHL still 21 years later. And it's not just because the Whalers left, we would of had a world class facility in CT to host a wide range of events, including UCONN basketball
I had a green Whaler hat that I wore every winter and even living in Boston I had more people stop me and tell me their stories from their past. Many Bruin fans would travel to Hartford to watch the games there because Bruin games were a tough ticket (and still are). Anyhow, I lost that hat in December, in Medford - sucks! Kevin Dineen lives on , like Reggie Dunlop in my mind!
when the ft. wayne pistons moved to detroit. the whole town was deflated and the economy suffered. it still hasn't rebounded from that. there were at least 7 ft wayne piston fan clubs and a few jr. ones that were left with nothing to root for in that depressed community. we never got even a minor league franchise in any sport after that. it was if we were blacklisted. the owners similar to the baltimore colt situation later just upped and moved in the middle of the night. people awoke that day to see the moving vans pulling out of our great city with our team in tow. it was sad.
