The Hudson Valley Bears were an ice hockey team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League. They split their home games between the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York and the Ice Time Sports Complex in Newburgh, New York.
History
2008-2009 The Hudson Valley Bears were founded in 2008 as an 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, New York and the Ice Time Sports Complex] in Newburgh, New York. The Bears' roster was drawn from a pool of nearly 100 "local guys with part-time jobs", as Jim Riggs, the league commissioner, put it.
The Bears had little success during their only season as they finished with a 3–45–1–1 record and last place, missing the playoffs by 54 points. They also finished last in attendance with average attendance 235.
Roster
#PlayerPos.CatchesHeightWeightPlace of Birth30Len DiCostanzoGR5' 10"185 lbs.Port Jefferson Station, New York, United States33Vincent JanuskaGRChester, New York, United States85Tim SchneiderGL5' 7"165 lbsDüsseldorf, NRW, GER
#PlayerPos.ShootsHeightWeightPlace of Birth3Dan MalloyDL6' 2"215 lbs.Stamford, Connecticut, United States4Chris SullivanDR6' 3"195 lbs.South Windsor, Connecticut, United States5Chris ClarkDR6' 3"215 lbs.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States15Tony TrocciaDRBrick, New Jersey, United States32TJ ClineDL6' 1"220 lbs.Buffalo, New York, United States77Gabe YeungD R6' 5"230 lbs.Madison, Wisconsin, United States
#PlayerPos.ShootsHeightWeightPlace of Birth10Jerry CardinaleFL5' 9"165 lbs.Brooklyn, New York, United States12Scott HorvathFR6' 2"225 lbs.West Redding, Connecticut, United States14John GeverdFR5' 11"217 lbs.Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States15Kevin KaminskiFR16Joey BouchardCL5' 9"240 lbs.Deerfield, New Hampshire, United States18Jeff PozzutoFR6'1"180 lbs.Butler, Pennsylvania, United States18Tom WestfallFR6' 5"220 lbs.Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States19Scotty EsteyFL5' 11"190 lbs.Highland Falls, New York, United States20Joe Morrison FR21Devin GuyF6' 0"200 lbs.Highland Falls, New York, United States44Phil EspositoLWL6' 2"235 lbs.East Haven, Connecticut, United States52Bill BlaszcykFR6' 1"208 lbs.Manorville, New York, United States83Chris SeifertFL6' 0"180 lbs.Fairfield, Connecticut, United States57Chris O'BrienFL6' 0"180 lbs.Watertown, MA, United States
References
External links Official Website