Fans in Hartford Whalers regalia cheer on Kevin Haller (5) and other members of the Carolina Hurricanes as they head for the ice before the team’s first home regular season game, against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday, Oct. 3, 1997. The fans traveled from Hartford, Conn., to see the game. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)