The New York Rovers were a senior ice hockey team that was established in 1935. They played in the Eastern Hockey League as a farm team of the New York Rangers . The Rovers played alongside the Rangers in Madison Square Garden . They played in the Eastern League through 1947–48. When the EHL took a break for the 1948–49 season, the Rovers played in the Quebec Senior Hockey League until the EHL resumed for the 1949–50 season. The Rovers folded in 1952 because of a dispute over television rights. The team couldn't sell the rights and could not afford to go on without doing so.
24-655: The team name was briefly resurrected in 1959, playing in the Long Island Arena . That Rovers franchise changed its name to the Long Island Ducks in 1961. One last hurrah for the Rovers was 1964–65 when they played for one season in the Madison Square Garden. It was not a financial success. As of this edit , this article uses content from "New York Rovers" , which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under
48-473: A Whole Foods supermarket, among other stores and restaurants, now stands on the former site of the arena, which was located on the south side of Veterans Highway just west of the Sunken Meadow State Parkway . 40°50′18″N 73°17′0″W / 40.83833°N 73.28333°W / 40.83833; -73.28333 Sunken Meadow State Parkway The Sunken Meadow State Parkway
72-653: A short distance after the interchange. At the overpass, the westbound entrance from NY 454 connects to the southbound Sunken Meadow. Immediately after crossing under NY 454, the Sunken Meadow State Parkway continues northward into exit SM3, which serves as a cloverleaf interchange with NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike). The four-lane parkway continues north out of the interchange, immediately entering exit SM3A, which northbound connects to County Route 14 (CR 14; Indian Head Road). Southbound, this interchange serves Old Indian Head Road, and
96-825: Is a 6.19-mile (9.96 km) controlled-access parkway in Suffolk County , on Long Island , New York . Located entirely within the Town of Smithtown , the Sunken Meadow begins at a cloverleaf interchange with the Northern State Parkway (exits 44–45) and the northern terminus of the Sagtikos State Parkway . It is a northern spur of the Sagtikos Parkway, which opened in September 1952. The northern end of
120-424: Is signed as part of exit SM2. After exit SM3A, the Sunken Meadow bends northeast, becoming a divided highway once again, crossing through Commack. The parkway bends north once again, crossing under Scholar Lane before paralleling Old Commack Road under Old Northport Road. After a bend to the northeast, the parkway enters Kings Park . In Kings Park, the Sunken Meadow State Parkway bends northward, crossing under
144-686: The Commack Arena, Suffolk Forum, and The Island Music Center ) was a 4,000-seat indoor arena in Commack, New York from 1959 until 1996. The Long Island Ducks of the Eastern Hockey League , a popular team in the small community, called the Arena home from 1959 until the league folded in 1973, one year after the New York Islanders came into existence. The Long Island Cougars (an affiliate of
168-752: The Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License , but not under the GFDL . All relevant terms must be followed. This article about a sports team in New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This American ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sports in New York City is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Long Island Arena Long Island Arena (also commonly known as
192-558: The Long Island Rail Road 's Port Jefferson Branch and entering exit SM4. Exit SM4 is a cloverleaf interchange that serves CR 11 (Pulaski Road / East Northport Road). After the interchange with CR 11, the Sunken Meadow enters Fort Salonga as a four-lane parkway with a wide median, bending northeast into exit SM5. Exit SM5, the last on the Sunken Meadow, is a cloverleaf interchange with NY 25A (Fort Salonga Road). After crossing over NY 25A,
216-721: The Long Island State Park Commission via public vote. Due to land use restrictions in Nassau County , Sunken Meadow was the first park east of New York City , because provisions for a parkway would be near impossible to build. Construction of the parkway commenced after the Sagtikos opened in September 1952, with the interchange at the Northern State Parkway. The first portion opened to traffic in November 1954 from
240-773: The WHA 's Chicago Cougars ) also played at the Long Island Arena from 1973 through 1975. From 1968 to 1969, the Commack Arena briefly served as the home of the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association . Before the team's move to Long Island, the then-New Jersey Americans had scheduled a game against the Kentucky Colonels at the Commack Arena on March 23, 1968. The Americans and Colonels were tied in
264-473: The 7-mile (11 km). With the opening of the new parkway, the Long Island Parks Commission expanded Sunken Meadow State Park to handle the additional traffic. The commission added four new parking lots, which brought capacity on the parkway from 3,000 vehicles to 7,500 vehicles. A new overlook was constructed, which also had the capacity for 1,250 more vehicles. A new cafeteria, extensions of
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#1732851116317288-534: The Northern State/Sagtikos interchange to NY 25 , with a slated completion in 1956. The parkway was completed in April ;1957, opening on the 1st of that month. As part of the parkway opening, improvements were made to Sunken Meadow State Park, including expanded vehicle capacity and a longer boardwalk. As is the case with most other parkways in New York, commercial vehicles are prohibited from using
312-514: The Sagtikos, crossing through Commack . Passing west of Valmont Village Park, the four-lane parkway crosses under New Highway, bending northeast through Commack, becoming a divided parkway as it enters exit SM2. This exit, which is only served northbound, connects the Sunken Meadow to NY 454 (Veterans Memorial Highway) via Harned Road, a local street in Commack. The four-lane parkway continues northward through Commack, crossing under NY 454
336-468: The Sunken Meadow State Parkway enters Sunken Meadow State Park at a toll barrier in the middle of the interchange. The parkway continues north through Sunken Meadow State Park and terminates at a roundabout near the Long Island Sound . Sunken Meadow State Park began as several parcels of land owned by the town of Smithtown that were combined to form the park. When the park first opened in 1928, it
360-480: The Sunken Meadow, with an exception for the portion north of NY 25A . The Sunken Meadow State Parkway begins at exit 44–45 off the Northern State Parkway , a cloverleaf interchange that also serves as the northern terminus of the Sagtikos State Parkway . Southbound, this interchange is designed as exit SM1. After the Northern State, the Sunken Meadow continues northeast on the right-of-way used by
384-582: The burden of providing a beach on the northern shore of Long Island rested on Sunken Meadow State Park. However, no funding had been received for the new parkway, which had been requested. The Sunken Meadow State Parkway was considered as one part of three spurs of the Sagtikos State Parkway, which bridged the eastern gap of the Long Island parkway system. Then designated the Sunken Meadow Spur,
408-403: The landscaping at NY 25 incomplete. The LISPC believed that Sunken Meadow State Park, when the parkway was finished, was to become the second-most used park on Long Island, behind Jones Beach State Park . On April 1, 1957, the Long Island Parks Commission opened the full alignment of the Sunken Meadow State Parkway to traffic, after an $ 11 million (1957 USD) construction project on
432-525: The parkway is at a roundabout near the Long Island Sound in Sunken Meadow State Park . The parkway comprises the northern half of New York State Route 908K ( NY 908K , an unsigned reference route ), with the Sagtikos State Parkway forming the southern portion. The Sunken Meadow Spur Parkway was first proposed in 1928 when the Town of Smithtown deeded over 400 acres (160 ha) of land to
456-575: The route was to connect the Northern State and Sagtikos to Sunken Meadow State Park. The Sagtikos State Parkway opened on September 29, 1952 with provisions for the Sunken Meadow State. Originally when the park opened, an entrance was placed on a remote section of NY 25A in Fort Salonga. Slated with a 1956 completion date, the first 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Northern State to NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) opened on November 29, 1954, with
480-511: The standings, and a "play-in" game to determine who would qualify for the playoffs. The Americans were forced to move the game at the last minute because their normal home, the Teaneck Armory , was booked with the circus. However, when the Colonels and Americans arrived at the arena, they found the court full of holes and laden with condensation from a Ducks hockey game the previous night. The court
504-465: The then-2,000-foot (610 m) boardwalk another 1,700 feet (520 m), along with other new facilities valued at $ 1 million (1957 USD) were also constructed. These expansions brought the size of Sunken Meadow State Park to 1,020 acres (410 ha) with 11,700 feet (3,600 m) of beachfront. From 1997–2001, engineers worked on a $ 6.5 million (2001 USD) study that would expand Long Island's transportation system by 2020. Included within
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#1732851116317528-421: Was 400 acres (160 ha) large. This land had been given to the state by a public vote of 493–436 (for vs. against) with promises of a new parkway and expanded facilities. By 1949, this had been expanded over to 925 acres (374 ha), with 10,000 feet (3,000 m) of beach. Due to restrictive land usage in Nassau County for a parkway, Robert Moses and the Long Island State Park Commission announced that
552-524: Was also unstable. The Colonels refused to take the court under these conditions. The league ruled that the Americans had failed to provide acceptable facilities and forfeited the game to the Colonels, 2–0. The Long Island Ducks of the Eastern Basketball Association also spent one season playing at Long Island Arena during 1977–1978. Along with hockey and basketball, the Long Island Arena
576-543: Was used for ice skating, the circus, the Suffolk County Fair and concerts. Peter Frampton recorded part of his 8× platinum double album, Frampton Comes Alive , at the arena. John F. Kennedy made a visit to the arena on November 6, 1960, while campaigning for the presidency. During the 1980s and 1990s, the Long Island Arena housed a large, indoor flea market until the facility closed on July 31, 1996. A shopping center, consisting of Target , Hobby Lobby , and
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