Carolina Monarchs
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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
- 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)