Franchise stalwarts such as Ron Francis, Glen Wesley and Jeff O'Neill played for both the Whalers and Hurricanes and numerous off-ice personnel made the move from Hartford to Carolina.

Aho scored from the hash marks to give Carolina a 1-0 lead at 8:21 of the first. It was his 25th goal, the seventh time the forward has hit that mark, tying him with Ron Francis for the most 25-goal ...

Drafted fourth overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Francis played 23 seasons in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs. Upon retiring ...

Ron Francis, Hartford Whalers (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) Between the two franchises, Francis had a combined 1,175 points in 1,186 regular season games. On top of his totals ...

It will be like the NHL is going back in time when the Hartford Whalers sweaters – or jerseys – are back on the ice on Thursday. If you are a Whalers fan, it’s possible that you know the ...

Francis intends to use the acquired draft picks to chase NHL-level talent in trades this offseason. SEATTLE - Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis believes a trio of trades made ahead of ...

Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, but have decided to keep him hospitalized for ...

Pope Francis' condition isn't life-threatening, but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of ...