If you had told us 6 months ago that we would have fans who would meet our players and coaching staff at the airport after road matches, we would've called you crazy. But here we are, and the "Bradley Bunch" has been with us the whole way. Shawn McFarland of the Hartford Courant took a trip to Bradley Airport and met the people who make up this incredible group of fans.
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The last time Sal Sinsigalli went to Bradley International Airport was 1986. The Hartford Whalers had lost to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of the Adams Division finals, and he, along with hundreds of other fans in a show of support, greeted the players after they stepped off of the plane.
When the Whalers moved to North Carolina in 1997, Sinsigalli was crushed.
Hartford Athletic’s emergence in Hartford gave Sinsigalli another hometown team to cheer for. When he found out there was a group of fans making airport runs just as he did 33 years ago, he had to join.
“Just the passion, man,” Sinsigalli said, gesturing toward the dozen or so green-and-blue clad Hartford Athletic fans at Bradley Airport on Thursday. “They’re into it. I’m just a sports junkie. I’m a Whalers fan. Losing the Whalers was tough. Getting this team … I just jumped right on as soon as I could.”
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If you had told us 6 months ago that we would have fans who would meet our players and coaching staff at the airport after road matches, we would’ve called you crazy. But here we are, and the “Bradley Bunch” has been with us the whole way. Shawn McFarland of the Hartford Courant took a trip to Bradley Airport and met the people who make up this incredible group of fans.
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The last time Sal Sinsigalli went to Bradley International Airport was 1986. The Hartford Whalers had lost to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of the Adams Division finals, and he, along with hundreds of other fans in a show of support, greeted the players after they stepped off of the plane.
When the Whalers moved to North Carolina in 1997, Sinsigalli was crushed.
Hartford Athletic’s emergence in Hartford gave Sinsigalli another hometown team to cheer for. When he found out there was a group of fans making airport runs just as he did 33 years ago, he had to join.
“Just the passion, man,” Sinsigalli said, gesturing toward the dozen or so green-and-blue clad Hartford Athletic fans at Bradley Airport on Thursday. “They’re into it. I’m just a sports junkie. I’m a Whalers fan. Losing the Whalers was tough. Getting this team … I just jumped right on as soon as I could.”
To read more click here.
