Hartford Whalers Roof Collapse

The national hockey league s newly named hartford whalers also returned that year for another 18 seasons.

Hartford whalers roof collapse.

Following the roof collapse which took place just three years and nine days after the building opened the whalers took up temporary residence in springfield mass where members of the 91 club. As originally built in 1975 it seated 10 507 for hockey and served as the home of the then new england whalers for three years. Design flaws were blamed for the collapse. Hartford whalers final whalers goal kevin dineen.

In the early morning of january 18 1978 the weight of snow from the day s heavy snowstorm caused the civic center s roof to collapse. The nhl s hartford whalers temporarily moved north on i 91 to the springfield civic center while repairs were undertaken. The hartford whalers brass bonanza janyce platt. At 4 19am on january 18 1978 downtown hartford narrowly missed being the site of one of the deadliest disasters in american history when the entire roof of the hartford civic center arena covering an area of nearly 2 5 acres and weighing 1 400 tons suddenly collapsed onto a coliseum of 10 000 empty seats.

Hartford civic center roof collapse jan 16 2014 at 3 00 am on january 18 1978 the civic center roof collapsed six hours after the university of connecticut defeated the. As originally built in 1975 it seated 10 507 for hockey and served as the home of the then new england whalers for three years. In the early morning of january 18 1978 the weight of snow from the day s heavy snowstorm caused the civic center s roof to collapse. The columns are 12 feet higher allowing more seats.

Whalers fans keep dream of nhl franchise returning to hartford alive.