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# **Hartford Whalers**
**Skip it**
A small market ($50K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 12Growth 54Conversion 21Competition 62Returns 56Price range 92Avg price 95Brand share 26Review moat 69Quality gap 43
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$31.46**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$13.24–$64.26**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****724.79**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****48%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Returns**
**Good****2.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Good****+26.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****89%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$50K**
$50K/yr · 95K searches
## **Is hartford whalers profitable on Amazon?**
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, hartford whalers is a $50K/yr Amazon United States market (95K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **hartford whalers market size & sales**
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$47K–$63K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#21,966**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **61%**
- **Sponsored**
- **14%**
- **Out of stock**
- **21.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **44 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **171 days**
## **Competition: brands, sellers & click share**
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**13 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**25**
**Top-5 brand share**
**89%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**48%**
Top 20: 92%
**Open market**
**8%**
- AMERICAN NEEDLE71% - Bulletin8% - Wicked Zebra4% - 473% - Generic3% - The Village T Shirt Shop3% - Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 8%)
## **hartford whalers demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +26.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/hartford-whalers/trend)
## **Top hartford whalers search terms shoppers use**
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- **hartford whalers**33K/yr+15.7%0.6% conv. - **hartford whalers hat**20K/yr+26.2%2.2% conv. - **hartford whalers shirt**11K/yr+84.4%1.5% conv. - **whalers hat**7K/yr+31.4%2.8% conv. - **hartford whalers jersey**8K/yr-12.7%0.6% conv. - **hartford whalers t shirt**5K/yr+268.8%1.3% conv. - **whalers**5K/yr-7.6%0.6% conv. - **hartford whalers hoodie**5K/yr-52.0%0.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/hartford-whalers/search-terms)
## **Top hartford whalers products & what they sell for**
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%4%$2K8%$4K12%$6K16%$8K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**AMERICAN NEEDLE Blue Line Officially Licensed NHL Team Dad Hat Vintage Hartford Whalers Kelly Green (40742A-HAW)**AMERICAN NEEDLE**$31.66**4.7★2,427 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JKB6V16) [2**AMERICAN NEEDLE Unisex Hartford Whalers Officially Licensed NHL Roscoe Adjustable Snapback Baseball Hat (EM009A-HAW-BLK)**AMERICAN NEEDLE**$27.54**4.4★49 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9KL6CP7) [3**AMERICAN NEEDLE Hartford Whalers Unisex Blue Line Officially Licensed NHL National Hockey League Team Baseball Hat Adjustable Buckle Strap Dad Cap (40742B-HAW-NAVY)**AMERICAN NEEDLE**$26.87**4.7★2,427 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086H5XCDQ) [4**AMERICAN NEEDLE Hartford Whalers Officially Licensed NHL Blue Line Adjustable Snapback Baseball Hat Ivory/Green (EM004A-HAW-IVKE)**AMERICAN NEEDLE**$26.79**4.7★114 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6WLH43H) [5**AMERICAN NEEDLE Officially Licensed NHL Hockey Hartford Whalers Adjustable Snapback Baseball Hat Sinclair Collection Deep Royal/Ivory/Kelly (21001A-HAW-DRIK)**AMERICAN NEEDLE**$31.45**4.7★218 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HWZ4ZGY)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**New Era NHL Mens Team Logo Retro Cuffed Knit Pom Hat (Hartford Whalers)**New Era**$29.25**25 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1FPG854) [**AMERICAN NEEDLE Officially Licensed NHL Hockey Orville Team Hat Distressed Dad Cap Adjustable Authentic New (Hartford Whalers (Navy/Stone))**AMERICAN NEEDLE**$33.80**53 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY74CT6T) [**AMERICAN NEEDLE NHL Hartford Whalers Hockey Team New Raglan Adjustable Baseball Hat Navy (36672B-HAW-NVY)**AMERICAN NEEDLE**$28.55**143 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY6Y3J9P) [**AMERICAN NEEDLE Unisex Hartford Whalers Officially Licensed NHL Roscoe Adjustable Snapback Baseball Hat (EM009A-HAW-BLK)**AMERICAN NEEDLE**$27.54**49 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9KL6CP7) [**Whalers Hockey Jersey Sewn Any Name Number**Generic**$62.31**3 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSCD7H1J)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Bulletin Hartford Whalers NHL The Natural T-Shirt - XX-Large**Bulletin**$32.04**4.2★**▲ 93%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGMCQ5PX) [**Bulletin Hartford Whalers NHL Vintage Distressed Logo Heathered T-Shirt - Green - X-Large**Bulletin**$32.00**4.0★**▲ 90%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D232Z6Q7) [**Bulletin Hartford Whalers NHL The Natural T-Shirt - Small**Bulletin**$34.69**4.2★**▲ 90%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGM95KTM) [**Whalers Hockey Jersey Sewn Any Name Number**Generic**$64.26**4.6★**▲ 85%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSCG5J9C) [**Bulletin Hartford Whalers NHL The Natural T-Shirt - Large**Bulletin**$31.88**4.2★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGMF8JC6)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What reviews say buyers love and hate about hartford whalers**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**23%
*“The hat is well made”*
**Size-Overall**22%
*“Fits well”*
**Comfort-Overall**11%
*“comfortable”*
**Breathability**11%
*“Comfortable and good ventilation”*
**Gifting Purpose**8%
*“Great gift from my wife”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Just what I asked for”*
**Design-Overall**4%
*“Great construction, great design, and my favorite aspect is that they are a little bigger than most snap backs”*
**Durability**3%
*“this one has held up so well”*
**Sweat Resistance**3%
*“Breathes well and no salty sweat marks”*
**Weight Light**2%
*“lightweight”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**38%
*“Its a cheap two dollar hat”*
**Size-Overall**25%
*“Runs small”*
**Print Quality**13%
*“Cheap Printing Coming Off Immediately- Dont Buy”*
**Color**8%
*“color was darker than expected”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**56%
**Color**14%
**Shape/Style**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Material Quality**3%
**Stitch/Finish/Polish**3%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Length**2%
**Neck Fit**2%
**Wrinkles**1%
## **Common hartford whalers questions**
- **Is hartford whalers profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $50K/yr across 28 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +26.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the hartford whalers niche?**
- 13 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in hartford whalers?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Print Quality. The return rate is 2.8%.
- **When does demand for hartford whalers peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the hartford whalers niche?**
- Listings span $13.24–$64.26; the average listing price is $31.46 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 725 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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