The Greensboro Generals were an ECHL team based in Greensboro, North Carolina that existed from 1999-2004. The franchise replaced the Greensboro Monarchs, who called the city home from 1989-1995.The 'Generals' name was originally used by the city's Eastern Hockey League and Southern Hockey League franchises. The EHL team played from 1959 through 1972, and the SHL team played from 1973 through the league's mid-season failure in 1977.