Danbury Whalers | |
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City | Danbury, Connecticut |
League | Federal Hockey League |
Founded | 2010 |
Home arena | Danbury Ice Arena |
Colors | Green, white, navy |
Owner(s) | Danbury Whalers LLC Alan Friedman - Senior Partner, President, CFO (owner of the Whaler TM) Herm Sorcher - CEO/Managing Partner Lawrence Sorcher - Chairman |
Head coach | Phil Esposito |
Media | The News-Times |
Website | thedanburywhalers |
Franchise history | |
2010–present | Danbury Whalers |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 (2013–14) |
Playoff championships | 1 (2012–13) |
The Danbury Whalers were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the Federal Hockey League that began play in the 2010–11 season. Based in Danbury, Connecticut, the Whalers played at the Danbury Ice Arena, located in CityCenter Danbury. Their name comes from the Hartford Whalers, who were a professional ice hockey team based in Connecticut and played in Hartford from 1975 to 1997 before relocating to North Carolina as the Carolina Hurricanes.
Until the 2014–15 season, the Danbury Whalers were an affiliate of the Evansville IceMen of the ECHL.[1]