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Hudson Valley Bears
The Hudson Valley Bears were an ice hockey team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008–2009), Eastern Professional Hockey League. They split their home games between the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie (city), New York, Poughkeepsie, New York and thIce Time Sports Complexin Newburgh (city), New York, Newburgh, New York. History 2008-2009 The Hudson Valley Bears were founded in 2008 as an Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008–2009), Eastern Professional Hockey League expansion team. In October 2008, weeks before the first games were scheduled, the Copper City Chiefs and New Hampshire Freeze folded endangering the ability of the season to be played. Rather than postpone the season, a replacement team was put together and named the Hudson Valley Bears, with home games at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie (city), New York, Poughkeepsie, New York and thIce Time Sports Complexin Newburgh (city), New York, Newburgh, New York. The Bears' roster was drawn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie is in the Hudson River Valley region, midway between the core of the New York metropolitan area and the state capital of Albany. It is a principal city of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area which belongs to the New York combined statistical area. It is served by the nearby Hudson Valley Regional Airport and Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York. Poughkeepsie has been called "The Queen City of the Hudson". It was settled in the 17th century by the Dutch and became New York State's second capital shortly after the American Revolution. It was chartered as a city in 1854. Major bridges in the city include the Walkway over the Hudson, a former railroad bridge called the Poughkeepsie Bridge whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
