| Greensboro Monarchs | |
|---|---|
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| City | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| League | ECHL |
| Division | West (1990–1991) East (1991–1995) |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Operated | 1989–1995 |
| Home arena | Greensboro Coliseum |
| Colors | Red, White, Blue |
| Head coach | Jeff Brubaker (1989–1995) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1989–1995 | Greensboro Monarchs |
| 1995–1997 | Carolina Monarchs |
| 1997–1999 | Beast of New Haven |
The Greensboro Monarchs were a professional ice hockey team based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Monarchs joined the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) as an expansion franchise prior to the start of the 1989–90 season and surrendered the franchise back to the league when the Monarchs ownership obtained an expansion franchise in the American Hockey League (AHL) at the conclusion of the 1994–95 ECHL season.
History
The Monarchs played in the ECHL from 1989 until 1995, reaching the playoffs in every season. They won the Riley Cup league championship in their inaugural season, beating the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds four games to one. Goalie Wade Flaherty was named playoff MVP. The Monarchs also reached the Riley Cup Finals in 1991 and 1995.
With some of the owners voting to enter the higher level American Hockey League, the franchise was canceled by the ECHL. The ownership renamed the new franchise the Carolina Monarchs and played in the AHL for the 1995–96 season before their lease was revoked by the Greensboro Coliseum when the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League (NHL) moved temporarily to Greensboro and became the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes then moved into their new arena and permanent home in Raleigh, North Carolina. [1]
Season-by-season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Standing | Year | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Riley Cup |
| 1989–90 | 60 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 263 | 283 | 1875 | 4th of 8, ECHL | 1990 | — | W, 3–1, VIR | W, 2–0, ERI | W, 4–1, W-S |
| 1990–91 | 64 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 275 | 268 | 2148 | 3rd of 6, West Div. | 1991 | — | W, 3–1, CIN | W, 4–0, LOU | L, 1–4, H-R |
| 1991–92 | 64 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 297 | 252 | 2436 | 1st of 7, East Div. | 1992 | W, 4–3, RNK | BYE | L, 1–3, HAM | — |
| 1992–93 | 64 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 256 | 261 | 2704 | 6th of 7, East Div. | 1993 | L, 0–1, ERI | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | 68 | 41 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 88 | 319 | 262 | 2181 | 3rd of 7, East Div. | 1994 | W, 2–1, CHR | L, 2–3, RAL | — | — |
| 1994–95 | 68 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 277 | 293 | 2664 | 5th of 6. East Div. | 1995 | W, 3–0, CHR | W, 3–2, DAY | W, 3–2, NVL | L, 1–4, RMD |
References
- ^ "GREENSBORO MONARCHS / CAROLINA MONARCHS". Fun While it Lasted. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
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