List of professional sports teams in Connecticut

Connecticut is home to the WNBA's Connecticut Sun and several minor league sports teams, although it has not had a men's major league franchise since the Hartford Whalers of the NHL relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1997.

Baseball[]

• Hartford Yard Goats

  The Hartford Yard Goats are a minor league baseball team that was founded in 2016 when the New Britain Rock Cats relocated to Hartford. The franchise is a Colorado Rockies affiliate in the AA Eastern League. Their home stadium is Dunkin' Donuts Park.

Basketball[]

• Connecticut Sun

  The Connecticut Sun are a women's professional basketball team in the WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association). The Sun plays at the Mohegan Sun Arena inside the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville. After an April training camp, they play a 34-game season that lasts from May to August.

Football[]

• (Western) Connecticut Hawks

  The (Western) Connecticut Hawks are a women's professional tackle football team in the Women's Football Alliance in Division III. The Hawks play at Kaplanis Memorial Fields in Danbury.

• Northern Connecticut Nightmare

  The Northern Connecticut Nightmare are a developmental women's tackle football team in the Women's Football Alliance. The Nightmare play at Windsor High School.^[1]

Hockey[]

• Bridgeport Islanders

  The Bridgeport Islanders are a hockey team based in Bridgeport, Connecticut that plays in the American Hockey League (AHL). They are affiliated with the NHL's New York Islanders. They play their home games at Webster Bank Arena.

• Hartford Wolf Pack

  The Hartford Wolf Pack is a hockey team based in Hartford that plays in the American Hockey League (AHL). They are affiliated with the New York Rangers of the NHL. They play their home games at the XL Center.

• Connecticut Whale

  The Connecticut Whale is a professional women's ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut that plays in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and was founded in 2015. Its name and colors are an homage to Connecticut's former NHL franchise, the Hartford Whalers.

Soccer[]

• Hartford Athletic

  The Hartford Athletic is a soccer team that plays in the USL. They play their home matches at Dillon Stadium.

References[]

• TravelNE. "Connecticut Sports Teams". Travel New England.
• "TheAHL.com". theahl.com.