Carolina Monarchs

The Carolina Monarchs were a short-lived ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum, succeeding the ECHL Greensboro Monarchs, some of whose owners accepted an expansion proposal from the AHL to start play in the 1995-96 season.

Carolina Monarchs
CityGreensboro, North Carolina
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceSouthern
Operated1995–1997
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum
ColorsRed, Blue & Gold
MediaNews & Record
AffiliateFlorida Panthers
Franchise history
1995–1997Carolina Monarchs
1997–1999Beast of New Haven

Just two seasons later, though, the Hartford Whalers of the NHL announced that they would play in the Greensboro Coliseum for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons as the newly named Carolina Hurricanes, awaiting their permanent home arena's construction in Raleigh.[1] The NHL team purchased the dethroned Monarchs, moving the franchise to New Haven, Connecticut, where the team played as the Beast of New Haven.

History

The market was previously served by:

The market was subsequently home to:

Season-by-season results
  • Carolina Monarchs 1995–1997
  • Beast of New Haven 1997–1999
SeasonGamesWonLostTiedOTLPointsGoals
for		Goals
against		StandingPlayoffs
1995–96802838113703133434th, SouthOut of playoffs
1996–9780284345652733035th, Mid-AtlanticOut of playoffs

References
  1. Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. 144. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.


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