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

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Basketball

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  • 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 40-game season that lasts from May to August.

Football

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  • 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]

Ice Hockey

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  • 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 Total Mortgage 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.
  • Danbury Hat Tricks
    The Danbury Hat Tricks is a Single-A hockey team that plays in the Federal Prospects Hockey League. They play their games at the Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, CT. The team is known for its rowdy fans who sit in section 102.

Soccer

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Connecticut". Retrieved 2022-01-31.