title: Beast of New Haven
text: # Beast of New Haven
  
  The Beast of New Haven were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League in the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons. The team was based in New Haven, Connecticut, and played at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which was demolished in 2007. The Beast were affiliated with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers. This franchise was known as the Carolina Monarchs from 1995 to 1997.
  
  ## Season-by-season results
  
  * Carolina Monarchs 1995–1997
  * Beast of New Haven 1997–1999
  
  ### Regular season
  
  | Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Standing |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1995–96 | 80 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 70 | 313 | 343 | 4th, South |
  | 1996–97 | 80 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 273 | 303 | 5th, Mid-Atlantic |
  | 1997–98 | 80 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 85 | 256 | 239 | 3rd, New England |
  | 1998–99 | 80 | 33 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 240 | 250 | 5th, New England |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1995–96 | Out of playoffs | Out of playoffs | Out of playoffs | Out of playoffs |
  | 1996–97 | Out of playoffs | Out of playoffs | Out of playoffs | Out of playoffs |
  | 1997–98 | L, 0-3, Hartford | — | — | — |
  | 1998–99 | Out of playoffs | Out of playoffs | Out of playoffs | Out of playoffs |
  