Grown Men Cried: The Story of The Last Hartford Whalers’ Game this is a repost of an older, but still relevant blog post from Bill Strong.  Click here to read this retrospective about the final game at the Hartford Civic Center on April 13, 1997.

Next Saturday, August 14th 2010 there will be a Hartford Whalers Reunion & Fan Fest at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.

Along with the chance to meet Whalers Legends Ron Francis, Kevin Dineen and Joel Quenneville and more this hockey Fan Fest celebrates the history of the Whalers and publicly reunites a wide range of Whalers Alumni for the first time.

The event also features:

• Appearances by local sports teams including the Hartford Colonials, New Britain Rock Cats, CT Tigers and UConn Huskies
• Autographs from some of your favorite Whalers Alumni
• Vintage Whalers video footage featured on the Rentschler Field “Jumbotron”
• The region’s premier sports card and collectibles dealers
• Whalers merchandise and memorabilia
• Live radio broadcasts WTIC-AM, WTIC-FM, WRCH and WZMX
• Interactive Games!
        o Dome Hockey
        o Air Hockey
        o Slap Shot Goalie
        o Gockey
        o Xbox 360 and Wii NHL video games
• Ability to choose and reserve seats for Whalers Hockey Fest in February 2011
• The WHA Hall of Fame Induction of Howard Baldwin and Andre Lacroix

The When: Sat, August 14, 11am – 6pm
The Where: Rentschler Field Stadium, 615 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT. (map)
The Price: $5 charitable donation at the door to be donated to the Whalers Wives Foundation. You will receive a FREE poster with donation.

For more information on the Hartford Whalers Fan Fest visit: http://whalerssports.com/fanfest.html