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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. In 1997, as the Hartford Whalers moved to North Carolina to become the Carolina Hurricanes and took over the Greensboro Coliseum for two seasons, the Hurricanes organization bought the franchise and moved it to New Haven, Connecticut as the Beast of New Haven.

Seasons: 1995-1997

Arena: Greensboro Coliseum

Uniform colors: red, blue and gold

Logo design: a growling panther's head with a crown, "Monarchs" text above

Affiliate: Florida Panthers

Division titles won: none

Regular season titles won: none

League championships won: none

Local Media: News & Record

[edit] History

The franchise was preceded by: Greensboro Monarchs (ECHL) (1989-95)

The franchise became known as: Beast of New Haven (1997-99)

The franchise was succeeded by: Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) (1997-Present), Greensboro Generals (ECHL) (1999-2004)

Defunct American Hockey League Teams

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