Carolina Monarchs

The Carolina Monarchs were a short-lived 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.

History
The market was previously served by: The market was subsequently home to:
 * Greensboro Monarchs (ECHL) (1989–95)
 * Greensboro Generals (ECHL) (1999–2004)
 * Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) (1997–present)

Season-by-season results

 * Carolina Monarchs 1995–1997
 * Beast of New Haven 1997–1999