Carolina Otters

The  are a professional ice hockey team based in. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 1974 in as the original incarnation of the Sarasota Elephants. The Elephants moved to in 1977 and became the Phoenix Sun Devils. In 1985, they relocated to and became the South Carolina Otters, playing at the  for their first 12 years in. Before the 1998–99 NHL season began, the South Carolina Otters moved to the Palace at Myrtle Beach (then the Citgo Center) outside Myrtle Beach and gained their current name.