The Beast of New Haven were an
ice hockey
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team in the
American Hockey League
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in the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons.
The team was based in
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...
, and played at the
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which was demolished in 2007.
The Beast were affiliated with the
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...
and the
Florida Panthers
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. This franchise was known as the
Carolina Monarchs from 1995 to 1997.
Season-by-season results
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Carolina Monarchs 1995–1997
* Beast of New Haven 1997–1999
Regular season
Playoffs
See also
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Professional Hockey In Connecticut Professional ice hockey in Connecticut has a rich tradition dating from the mid-1920s. Most of these teams were NHL minor league affiliates located in New Haven, though with the closure of the New Haven Coliseum, minor league affiliates now exist on ...
References
Ice hockey clubs established in 1997
Sports clubs disestablished in 1999
Ice hockey teams in Connecticut
1997 establishments in Connecticut
1999 disestablishments in Connecticut
Sports in New Haven, Connecticut
Carolina Hurricanes minor league affiliates
Florida Panthers minor league affiliates
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