President’s Message

To the Members and Friends of the HWBC:

I hope this letter finds you and your family well and enjoying the summer!  It seems like just yesterday that old friend Paul Maurice and his Florida Panthers won their second straight Stanley Cup!  As we have now reached what is the "slow time" in hockey circles, our two big summer events are rapidly approaching.

Coming this Saturday, July 26, 2025, members of the HWBC will be attending the Springfield Hockey Heritage Society's annual "HockeyDay" event at the Big E Fairgrounds in West Springfield.  This is a tremendous event celebrating the long history of Springfield's place in both AHL and NHL history.  The event runs from 11:30am-4:00pm and tickets are available at the door.  There's a raffle, a full concession stand, a chance to mingle with Springfield (and some Hartford Whaler alumni), and more!  We hope you can attend.

Our other big summer event is Whalers Alumni Weekend with the Yard Goats, coming on Saturday August 2.  I am thrilled to report that this event is now SOLD OUT.  There are limited tickets available for the game by visiting the Yard Goats website, www.yardgoatsbaseball.com. 

Once the calendar turns to September, we will be beginning the 2025/2026 season.  Our membership meetings will be held, as usual, on the 2nd Monday of each month...Membership meeting dates are as follows:

September 8 (in person, at Bobby V's, 11 Schoepfister Road, Windsor Locks, CT.)
October 13 (in person, location TBD)
November 10 (in person, location TBD)
January 12 (on Zoom)
February 9 (on Zoom)
March 9 (on Zoom)
May 11 (in person, location TBD)
June 8 (in person, location TBD)

All meetings will begin at 7:00pm.  Generally, for in person meetings, membership begins to arrive between 5:30-5:45 to have something to eat/drink before the meeting. 

Next:  We have a new website address! We still have your ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL THINGS HARTFORD HOCKEY, you can now find it at www.hartfordwhalersbc.com.

Lastly, a friendly reminder that with the upcoming season, membership fees for 2025/2026 are now due.  You can go online to www.hartfordwhalersbc.com, or you can send a check to our PO Box (HWBC, PO Box 273, Hartford, CT 06141) or you can pay in cash at a meeting. 

On behalf of the entire Board of Directors of the HWBC, thank you all for your continued support of the club, and we all look forward to seeing you at our summer events, or at a meeting very soon!

GO WHALE!

Mark Anderson
President/Membership Chairperson
Hartford Whalers Booster Club