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**MOST GAMES**
HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)		FRANCHISE (NHL & WHA)
PLAYER	GAMES	PLAYER	GAMES	PLAYER	GAMES
RON FRANCIS	714	RICK LEY	478	RON FRANCIS	714
KEVIN DINEEN	587	LARRY PLEAU	468	KEVIN DINEEN	587
ADAM BURT	499	BRAD SELWOOD	431	RICK LEY	559
DAVE TIPPETT	483	TOM WEBSTER	352	ADAM BURT	499
ULF SAMUELSSON	463	TOM EARL	347	DAVE TIPPETT	483
JOEL QUENNEVILLE	457	GORDIE ROBERTS	311	LARRY PLEAU	468

**MOST GOALS**
HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)		FRANCHISE (NHL & WHA)
PLAYER	GOALS	PLAYER	GOALS	PLAYER	GOALS
RON FRANCIS	264	TOM WEBSTER	220	RON FRANCIS	264
KEVIN DINEEN	235	LARRY PLEAU	157	KEVIN DINEEN	235
BLAINE STOUGHTON	219	MIKE ROGERS	98	BLAINE STOUGHTON	228
PAT VERBEEK	192	TIM SHEEHY	90	TOM WEBSTER	220
GEOFF SANDERSON	189	GEORGE LYLE	86	PAT VERBEEK	192
SYLVAIN TURGEON	178	MARK HOWE	72	GEOFF SANDERSON	189

**MOST ASSISTS**
HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)		FRANCHISE (NHL & WHA)
PLAYER	ASSISTS	PLAYER	ASSIST	PLAYER	ASSISTS
RON FRANCIS	557	LARRY PLEAU	215	RON FRANCIS	557
KEVIN DINEEN	268	RICK LEY	210	MIKE ROGERS	285
ANDREW CASSELS	254	TOM WEBSTER	205	MARK HOWE	273
PAT VERBEEK	211	BRAD SELWOOD	143	KEVIN DINEEN	268
DAVE BABYCH	196	MARK HOWE	86	ANDREW CASSELS	254
RAY FERRARO	194	JOHN FRENCH	124	RICK LEY	228

**MOST POINTS**
HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)		FRANCHISE (NHL & WHA)
PLAYER	POINTS	PLAYER	POINTS	PLAYER	POINTS
RON FRANCIS	821	TOM WEBSTER	425	RON FRANCIS	821
KEVIN DINEEN	503	LARRY PLEAU	372	KEVIN DINEEN	503
PAT VERBEEK	403	MIKE ROGERS	257	MIKE ROGERS	467
BLAINE STOUGHTON	377	RICK LEY	245	TOM WEBSTER	425
GEOFF SANDERSON	352	MARK HOWE	198	PAT VERBEEK	403
RAY FERARRO	351	JOHN FRENCH	184	MARK HOWE	396

**MOST PENALTY MINUTES**
HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)		FRANCHISE (NHL & WHA)
PLAYER	PIM	PLAYER	PIM	PLAYER	PIM
TORRIE ROBERTSON	1368	RICK LEY	716	TORRIE ROBERTSON	1368
KEVIN DINEEN	1239	BRAD SELWOOD	556	KEVIN DINEEN	1239
PAT VERBEEK	1144	GORDIE ROBERTS	502	PAT VERBEEK	1162
ULF SAMUELSSON	1108	AL HANGSLEBEN	437	ULF SAMUELSSON	1108
ADAM BURT	723	JACK CARLSON	334	RICK LEY	828
RANDY LADOUCEUR	714	NICK FOTIU	238	PAUL MacDERMID	744

**MOST POWER PLAY GOALS**
HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)		FRANCHISE (NHL & WHA)
PLAYER	PPG	PLAYER	PPG	PLAYER	PPG
RON FRANCIS	83
KEVIN DINEEN	71
PAT VERBEEK	70
SYLVAIN TURGEON	68
GEOFF SANDERSON	63
RAY FERRARO	59

**MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS**
HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)		FRANCHISE (NHL & WHA)
PLAYER	SHG	PLAYER	SHG	PLAYER	SHG
DAVE TIPPETT	11
STEWART GAVIN	8
KEVIN DINNEEN	7
MIKE ROGERS	6
RON FRANCIS	6
MIKAEL ANDERSSON ANDREW CASSELS	6

**MOST HAT TRICKS**
HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)		FRANCHISE (NHL & WHA)
PLAYER	TOTAL	PLAYER	TOTAL	PLAYER	TOTAL
RON FRANCIS	9	TOM WEBSTER	7
BLAINE STOUGHTON	7
RAY FERRARO	5
KEVIN DINEEN	5
GEOFF SANDERSON	5

**INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS**
RECORDS	HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)
RECORDS	PLAYER	TOTAL	PLAYER	TOTAL
MOST 20 GOAL SEASONS	RON FRANCIS	10	TOM WEBSTER	5
MOST CONSECUTIVE 20 GOAL SEASONS	RON FRANCIS	10 (81/82-90/91)	TOM WEBSTER	5 (72/73-76/77)
MOST 30 GOAL SEASONS	BLAINE STOUGHTON GEOFF SANDERSON	4	TOM WEBSTER	5
MOST CONSECUTIVE 30 GOAL SEASONS	BLAINE STOUGHTON	4 (79/80-82/83)	TOM WEBSTER	5 (72/73-76/77)
MOST 40 GOAL SEASONS	BLAINE STOUGHTON	4	TOM WEBSTER	3
MOST CONSECUTIVE 40 GOAL SEASONS	BLAINE STOUGHTON	4 (79/80-82/83)	TOM WEBSTER	3 (72/73-74/75)
MOST 50 GOAL SEASONS	BLAINE STOUGHTON	2	TOM WEBSTER	1
MOST GOALS IN A SEASON (OVERALL)	BLAINE STOUGHTON	56 (79/80)	TOM WEBSTER	53 (72/73)
MOST GOALS IN A SEASON (CENTER)	MIKE ROGERS	44 (79/80)	LARRY PLEAU TERRY CAFFERY	39 (72/73)
MOST GOALS IN A SEASON (LEFT WING)	GEOFF SANDERSON	46 (92/93)	MARK HOWE	42 (78/79)
MOST GOALS IN A SEASON (RIGHT WING)	BLAINE STOUGHTON	56 (79/80)	TOM WEBSTER	53 (72/73)
MOST GOALS IN A SEASON (DEFENSEMAN)	ZARLEY ZALAPSKI	20 (91/92)	TED GREEN	16 (72/73)
MOST GOALS IN A SEASON (ROOKIE)	SYLVAIN TURGEON	40 (83/84)	TERRY CAFFERY GEORGE LYLE	39 (72/73) (76/77)
MOST ASSIST IN A SEASON (OVERALL)	RON FRANCIS	69 (89/90)	MARK HOWE	65 (78/79)
MOST ASSIST IN A SEASON (CENTER)	RON FRANCIS	69 (89/90)	GORDIE HOWE	62 (77/78)
MOST ASSIST IN A SEASON (LEFT WING)	PAT BOUTETTE	52 (80/81)	MARK HOWE	65 (78/79)
MOST ASSIST IN A SEASON (RIGHT WING)	PAT VERBEEK	45 (89/90)	TOM WEBSTER	50 (72/73,75/76)
MOST ASSIST IN A SEASON (DEFENSEMAN)	MARK HOWE	56 (79/80)	JIM DOREY	56 (72/73)
MOST ASSIST IN A SEASON (ROOKIE)	RON FRANCIS	43 (81/82)	TERRY CAFFERY	61 (72/730
MOST ASSIST IN A SEASON (GOALTENDER)	SEAN BURKE	6 (95/96)	AL SMITH	3 (73/74, 77/78, 78/79)
MOST POINTS IN A SEASON (OVERALL)	MIKE ROGERS	105 (79/80, 80/81)	MARK HOWE	107 (78/79)
MOST POINTS IN A SEASON (CENTER)	MIKE ROGERS	105 (79/80, 80/81)	TERRY CAFFERY	100 (72/73)
MOST POINTS IN A SEASON (LEFT WING)	GEOFF SANDERSON	89 (92/93)	MARK HOWE	107 (78/79)
MOST POINTS IN A SEASON (RIGHT WING)	BLAINE STOUGHTON	100 (79/80)	TOM WEBSTER	103 (72/73)
MOST POINTS IN A SEASON (DEFENSEMAN)	DAVE BABYCH	69 (85/86)	JIM DOREY	63 (72/73)
MOST POINTS IN A SEASON (ROOKIE)	SYLVAIN TURGEON	72 (83/84)	TERRY CAFFERY	100 (72/73)
PENALTY MINUTES IN A SEASON (OVERALL)	TORRIE ROBERTSON	358 (85/86)	JACK CARLSON	192 (77/78)
PENALTY MINUTES IN A SEASON (CENTER)	MARK JANSSENS	237 (92/93)
PENALTY MINUTES IN A SEASON (LEFT WING)	TORRIE ROBERTSON	358 (85/86)	JACK CARLSON	192 (77/78)
PENALTY MINUTES IN A SEASON (RIGHT WING)	MARC POTVIN	246 (93/94)
PENALTY MINUTES IN A SEASON (DEFENSEMAN)	ED HOSPODAR	199 (82/83)	GORDIE ROBERTS	169 (76/77)
PENALTY MINUTES IN A SEASON (ROOKIE)	SCOTT DANIELS	254 (95/96)
PENALTY MINUTES IN A SEASON (GOALTENDER)	JASON MUZZATTI	33 (95/96)
MOST HAT TRICKS	MIKE ROGERS BLAINE STOUGHTON	3 (80/81) (81/82)
MOST POWER PLAY GOALS	GEOFF SANDERSON	21 (92/93)	GORDIE HOWE	16 (77/78)
SHORT-HANDED GOALS	MIKE ROGERS KEVIN DINEEN GEOFF SANDERSON	4 (80/81) (84/85) (94/95)	MARK HOWE TOM EARL	6 (78/79) (75/76)
GAME WINNING GOALS	BLAINE STOUGHTON	9 (79/80)	TOM WEBSTER	11 (75/76)
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH POINTS	MIKE ROGERS	18 (11/22/80-1/2/81) (19G, 20A)	TOM WEBSTER MARK HOWE	21 (12/2/75-1/16/76) (18G, 23A) (10/21/78-12/3/78) (16G, 20A)
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH GOALS	PIERRE LAROUCHE	9 (1/25-2/13, 1982) 10 GOAL	LARRY PLEAU	7 (72/73)
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH ASSISTS	DAVE KEON	10 (11/17-12/7) 12 ASSISTS	LARRY CAFFERY	12 (72/73)

**INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS**
RECORDS	HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)
RECORDS	PLAYER	TOTAL	PLAYER	TOTAL
MOST GOALS IN A GAME	RON FRANCIS JORDY DOUGLAS	4 - 2/12/84 2/3/80	JOHN FRENCH	4 - 12/12/73
MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME	RON FRANCIS	6 - 3/5/87	JOHN FRENCH	5 - 3/27/74
MOST POINTS IN A GAME	PAUL LAWLESS RON FRANCIS RON FRANCIS	6 - 1/4/87 (2g,4a) 3/5/87 (6a) 10/8/89 (3g,3a)	DON BLACKBURN TED GREEN JOHN FRENCH GARY SWAIN JOHN McKENZIE MARK HOWE MARK HOWE	5 - 11/7/73 (2g,3a) 3/2/74 (1g,4a) 3/27/74 (0g,5a) 3/12/76 (1g,4a) 3/20/77 (3g,2a) 1/25/78 (2g,3a) 12/27/78 (1g,4a)
MOST PENALTY MINUTES IN A GAME	ED KASTELIC NICK KYPREOS	42 - 11/10/90 12/11/92	NICK FOTIU	27 - 2/8/75

**WHALERS GOALTENDING RECORDS**
RECORDS	HARTFORD WHALERS (NHL)		NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (WHA)
RECORDS	PLAYER	TOTAL	PLAYER	TOTAL
MOST GAMES CAREER	SEAN BURKE	255	AL SMITH	260
MOST GAMES SEASON	SEAN BURKE	66 (95/96)	AL SMITH	59 (74-75)
MOST MINUTES CAREER	MIKE LIUT	14,705	AL SMITH	15,389
MOST MINUTES SEASON	SEAN BURKE	3,669 (95/96)	AL SMITH	3,494
MOST SHUTOUTS CAREER	MIKE LIUT	13	AL SMITH	10
MOST SHUTOUTS SEASON	MIKE LIUT PETER SIDORKIEWICZ SEAN BURKE	4 - (86/87) (88/89) (95/96, 96/97)	AL SMITH LOUIS LAVEASSEUR	3 - (72/73) (77/78)
LOWEST GAA CAREER (30 GAME MINIMUM)	SEAN BURKE JEFF REESE	3.12	CAP RAEDER	3.24
LOWEST GAA SEASON (10 GAME MINIMUM)	MIKE LIUT	2.64 (89/90)	AL SMITH	3.08 (73/74)
MOST WINS CAREER	MIKE LIUT	115	AL SMITH	141
MOST WINS SEASON	MIKE LIUT	31 (86/87)	AL SMITH	33 (74/75)
BEST WINNING % CAREER (60 GAME MIN.)	MIKE LIUT	.508 (115-111-19)
BEST WINNING % SEASON(10 GAME MIN.)	STEVE WEEKS	.591 (12-8-2) (86/87)
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED	GREG MILLEN SEAN BURKE	22 - (12/5/84-1/27/85) (12/18/95-2/7/96)
LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAK	JOHN GARRETT	8 (12/6-2/6, 1980: 5w,3t)
LONGEST WIN STREAK	MIKE LIUT MIKE LIUT KAY WHITMORE	5 - 2/23-3/7, 1987 1/16-1/24, 1988 10/12-10/23, 1981
LONGEST WINLESS STREAK	PETER SIDORKIEWICZ JEFF REESE	12 - 1/4/92-2/19/92 (7L,5T) 12/4/93-4/7/94 (9L,3T)
LONGEST LOSING STREAK	FRANK PIETRANGELO	7 - 12/1/92-1/6/93
MOST SAVES HOME	MIKE VIESOR	52 - 11/2/82
MOST SAVES ROAD	JOHN GARRETT	50 - 2/14/81
LONGEST INDIVIDUAL SHUTOUT SEQUENCE HOME	SEAN BURKE	187:58 - 1/2-1/24, 1994
LONGEST INDIVIDUAL SHUTOUT SEQUENCE ROAD	JASON MUZZATTI	127:09 - 3/1-4/11,1996
LONGEST INDIVIDUAL SHUTOUT SEQUENCE OVERALL	MIKE LIUT	151:34 -2/20-12/26,1986