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Ulf Samuelsson and Thommy Abrahamsson connect different parts of Whalers history: Hartford drafted Samuelsson in 1982, while Abrahamsson played for New England in the WHA and Hartford in the NHL in Article in WikipediaRead the sourceArticle in WikipediaRead the source. While with the Whalers, Samuelsson represented the Article in WikipediaRead the source at Rendez-vous 87.
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