Batdorf ***
Having confronted Dr. David, Barry Laws, Jr., International Man Of Mystery, 
exclaimed:
 BLJ> What's the status of the Carolina Monarchs (who BTW haven't had a good
 BLJ> season since they were in the ECHL)? Are they being put on the shelf
 
      (Yes, the joys of minor hockey: Every year is a rebuilding year.)
 
 BLJ> for 2 years (since the Carolina Hurricanes will play their first 2
 BLJ> seasons in the Greensboro Coliseum, the home of the Monarchs), or will
 BLJ> the Monarchs move somewhere for 2 years then return to Greensboro
 BLJ> after the Hurricanes go to Raleigh? 
      Well, there has been mentions of it in our local newspaper, though 
there has been a few details left out.  First off the Monarchs have 
moved to Hartford (what a trade, eh?), but are now sponsored by the New 
York Rangers instead of the Florida Panthers.  Now the Carolina 
Hurricanes have abandoned sponsorship of the longtime affiliate 
Springfield and have placed a new team in New Haven which is also called 
the Hurricanes.  What the Panthers are going to do for a minor team I 
have no clue.  
      Now there is no chance of the old Monarchs coming back to 
Greensboro, however every year there are teams shifting and affiliates 
changing.  There is a possibility that either the AHL or IHL will allow 
a franchise to shift there after the Hurricanes leave, or failing that 
I'm sure the ECHL will definitely make sure the building doesn't stay 
empty.
                                       Sincerely Yours
                                       
                                       David G. Riess
                                       EchoMinorHockeyMonger
... "I bet 400 quatloos on the bald one."
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