Long Island Arena

Coordinates: 40°50′18″N 73°17′0″W / 40.83833°N 73.28333°W / 40.83833; -73.28333
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Long Island Arena
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EBA
) (1977–1978)

Long Island Arena (also commonly known as 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.[2][3] The Long Island Cougars (an affiliate of the WHA's Chicago Cougars) also played at the Long Island Arena from 1973 through 1975.[4]

From 1968 to 1969, the Commack Arena briefly served as the home of the

Eastern Basketball Association also spent one season playing at Long Island Arena during 1977–1978.[7]

Along with hockey and basketball, the Long Island Arena was used for ice skating, the circus, the Suffolk County Fair and concerts.

Frampton Comes Alive
, at the arena.

John F. Kennedy made a visit to the arena on November 6, 1960, while campaigning for the presidency.[8]

During the 1980s and 1990s, the Long Island Arena housed a large, indoor flea market until the facility closed on July 31, 1996.[9] A shopping center, consisting of Target, Hobby Lobby, and a Whole Foods supermarket,[10] 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.[11]

References

  1. ISBN 0-7868-8296-4
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  2. ^ Teaford, Elliott (October 3, 1993). "Mighty Ducks '93-94: Premiere Season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  3. ^ Levin, Dan (March 31, 1969). "If You Like Hockey, Basketball And Fierce Fighting Fans, Go Out To Commack, L.I." Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  4. ISBN 978-1-4016-0436-3
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  5. ^ "American's Playoff Game in Commack Is Called Off". The New York Times. March 24, 1968. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  6. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (June 3, 2003). "Twenty-Five Years Later, Boe Makes Up for Mistake". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  7. ^ "Life Is Grim in the Boondocks of Basketball". The New York Times. February 1, 1978. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  8. ^ "Kennedy to Attend a Rally in Suffolk". The New York Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  9. ^ Hernandez, Carol (July 14, 1996). "Vendors Say Goodbye to the Arena". Newsday. Long Island.
  10. ^ Parrish, Tory (March 20, 2018). "Whole Foods moves forward with new LI locations". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  11. ^ "Veterans Memorial Plaza". Kimco Realty. Retrieved 2018-05-19.

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Preceded by Home of the
New York Nets

1968 – 1969 		Succeeded by

40°50′18″N 73°17′0″W / 40.83833°N 73.28333°W / 40.83833; -73.28333

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