Connecticut is home to a mix of professional and minor league sports teams, though it currently does not have a men’s major league franchise (the Hartford Whalers of the NHL relocated in 1997).
Here are some of the professional sports teams in Connecticut:
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Basketball
- Connecticut Sun (WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association) – Uncasville
Ice Hockey
- Bridgeport Islanders (AHL – American Hockey League) – Bridgeport (affiliate of the NHL’s New York Islanders)
- Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL – American Hockey League) – Hartford (affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers)
- Danbury Hat Tricks (FPHL – Federal Prospects Hockey League) – Danbury
Baseball (Minor/Collegiate Summer Leagues)
- Hartford Yard Goats (Double-A Eastern League) – Hartford (affiliate of the Colorado Rockies)
- New Britain Bees (Futures Collegiate Baseball League) – New Britain
- Norwich Sea Unicorns (Futures Collegiate Baseball League) – Norwich
- Bristol Blues (New England Collegiate Baseball League) – Bristol
- Mystic Schooners (New England Collegiate Baseball League) – Norwich
- Danbury Westerners (New England Collegiate Baseball League) – Danbury
Soccer
- Hartford Athletic (USL Championship) – Hartford
- Connecticut United FC (MLS NEXT Pro) – Bridgeport (targeting a 2025 launch)
Football (Women’s Tackle)
- Western Connecticut Hawks (Women’s Football Alliance, Division III) – Danbury
- Northern Connecticut Nightmare (Women’s Football Alliance, developmental) – Windsor