Historical Ice Hockey Records of the

New York Rovers

“The Red Shirts”

(Eastern Amateur Hockey League 1935 - 1952)

(Quebec Senior Hockey League 1947 - 1949)

(Eastern Hockey League 1959 - 1961)

Long Island Ducks

(Eastern Hockey League 1961 - 1973)

New York Rovers

(Eastern Hockey League 1964 - 1965)

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  [Note: The following list is still being researched; there may be missing games in addition to those mentioned.]
 Post-Season Games & Other Interesting Games
1926-27
Exhibition Game
3/22/1927  Albany City Club W 1-0 Crescent Athletic Club MSG


1927-28
Madison Square Garden Roof Garden Game: The Ice Club (ice rink on roof)
12/21/1927 Crescent Athletic Club W 1-0 New York Athletic Club Madison Square Garden Roof Garden
    {•Note: All league games were played at the Ice Club}


1928-29
College Opponent
1/7/1929    Harvard W 14-1 Crescent A.C. Boston Garden


1929-30
College Opponents
12/14/1929 Crescent A.C. W 2-1 Princeton at Princeton
1/10/1930  Crescent A.C. W 5-2 St. John's (Brooklyn)
2/8/1930    Yale Junior Varsity W 11-2 Crescent A.C. at New Haven
New York State A.A.U. Amateur Hockey Championships at Lake Placid
2/22/1930  Crescent A.C. play, no results found yet. (also 2/23/1930)
Post-Season Exhibition Games
3/29/1930  Crescent A.C. W 8-3 Penn A.C. Atlantic City Auditorium Rink
4/5/1930    Crescent Athletic Club W 5-2 New York All-Stars Atlantic City Auditorium


1930-31
Olympic Stadium Opening, Lake Placid, N.Y.  (1st Game)
12/27/1930 Lake Placid A.A. W 4-2 Crescent A.C.
12/28/1930 Lake Placid A.A. W 4-2 Crescent A.C.
Metropolitan A.A.U. Series
1/4/1931    St. Mary's College (Minn.) W 3-2 Crescent A.C., 2 5 min. O.T.s MSG [1st- NYAC 4-1 Speculator A.C.]
1/11/1931  Crescent A.C. T 2-2 Boston Hockey Club MSG 5,000 [2nd g.: Penn AC (Phil.) T 2-2 St. Nicholas HC]
1/25/1931  Crescent A.C. W 2-1 Le Soleil (Quebec) MSG 7,000 [1st g.: St. Nicholas HC W 3-0 University Club of Boston]
A.A.U. National Amateur Hockey Championships
 First Round
3/22/1931  Crescent Athletic Club bye
 Quarter-Finals
3/23/1931  Crescent A.C. W 5-2 Syracuse HC New York Coliseum [West Point HC 3-0 Penn AC; NYAC 4-0 Adirondacks]
 Semi-Finals
3/24/1931  Crescent AC W 4-2 New York Athletic Club New York Coliseum [Atlantic City Sea Gulls 1-0 West Point HC of Nashua]
 Championship
3/25/1931  Crescent Athletic Club W 4-2 Atlantic City Sea Gulls Madison Square Garden
    Crescent Athletic Club wins, National Champions!
Post-Season Exhibition Game
4/12/1931  Atlantic City Sea Gulls W 3-2 Crescent Athletic Club at Atl. City


1931-32
College Opponent
1/23/1932  Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club 4-3 Yale, O.T. at New Haven
Exhibition Game
1/27/1932  Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club W 5-1 Poland Olympic Team MSG 5,000
Exhibition Game
2/21/1932  Winnipeg HC W 5-2 Crescent Athl.- Hamilton Club MSG 7,000 [Winnipeg was winning Canadian Olympic team]
New York Amateur Hockey League Tie-Breaker Playoff  New York Coliseum
3/9/1932    Crescent Athl.-Hamilton W 5-1 New York A.C.
A.A.U. National Amateur Hockey Championships
 First Round
3/12/1932  Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club W 4-1 Nashua Club MSG 2,000 [St. Nicholas HC 7-1 Concord]
 A.A.U. Eastern Division Semi-Final
3/13/1932  Crescent Athl.-Hamilton W 3-2 St. Nicholas HC MSG [Lake Placid 4-1 Bronx HC, two 5 min O.T.s and 2:08 of sudden death O.T.]
 A.A.U. Eastern Division Championship
3/17/1932  Lake Placid Hockey Club W 6-4 Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club MSG 6,000 [1st g- Rangers v Maple Leafs]
Post-Season Series
4/2/1932    Crescent Athl.-Hamilton W 3-2 Atlantic City Sea Gulls Atlantic City Civic Auditorium
4/3/1932    Atlantic City Sea Gulls W 5-1 Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Cl. Civic Auditorium
    Series ends tied.


1932-33
College Opponent
12/5/1932  Princeton W 5-3 Crescent Athl.-Hamilton Club, O.T. at Princeton
A.A.U. National Amateur Hockey Championships
3/11/1933  [The A.A.U. restricts the New York entry to the winner of the Bronx HC-St Nicholas HC game; the Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club having beaten St. Nicks 3 of 4 withdraws from the A.A.U. for year, and don't play at Atlantic City.]


1933-34
City Championship Play-off Series
 Opening Round
3/9/1934    Bronx Hockey Club W 5-0 Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club New York Coliseum 2,000 [NYAC 4-2 St. Nicholas HC]
        Metropolitan Association of A.A.U. (Metropolitan Association All-Stars)
(Met. Assoc. All-Stars made up from Crescent A.-Hamilton, Bronx HC, NYAC & St. Nicholas HC)
Exhibition Game
3/18/1934  Montreal Royals W 4-3 Metropolitan A.A.U., 10 min. O.T. MSG 9,000 [1st= Jamaica Red Wings 3-2 Sands Point Tigers for Lester Patrick Trophy]
A.A.U. National Amateur Hockey Championships
 Opening Round
3/23/1934  Metropolitan A.A.U. W 2-1 Pittsburgh HC MSG 7,000 [1st: Hershey 10-2 Clinton HC; 3rd- White Star AC of Detroit 5-1 Boston All-Stars]
 Semi-Final
3/24/1934  Metropolitan A.A.U. W 2-1 Hershey HC MSG 7,500 [1st: White Stars (Det.) 6-5 Baltimore Orioles, 10 min. OT]
 Championship
3/25/1934  White Star A.C. (Detroit) W 5-1 Metropolitan A.A.U. MSG 10,000 [1st: Jamaica Red Wings 3-1 Metropolitan Junior All-Stars]


1934-35
Hershey Cup (Round Robin)
3/7/1935    Baltimore Orioles W 2-1 Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club at Balt.
3/9/1935    Crescent Athletic-Ham. Club W 7-1 Atlantic City Sea Gulls at Atl. City
3/10/1935  Crescent Athl.-Hamilton W 1-0 Hershey H.C.MSG 13,500 [1st- Stock Exchange 1-1 Bayside-Summit, 10 min. OT]
3/14/1935  Crescent Athl.-Hamilton W 7-1 Baltimore Orioles
3/17/1935  Crescent Athl.-Hamilton W 6-4 Hershey H.C. MSG 13.400 [1st- Metropolitan Junior All-Stars 3-1 Brooklyn HC]
3/__/1935  After game, Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club had 10 points in series, 3/21 they had 6 Hershey Cup wins: 1 game not found yet.
        Crescent-St. Nicholas  (AKA Metropolitan Association All-Stars)
(Crescent-Hamilton Club and St. Nicholas Hockey Club combine for Amateur Athletic Union Elimination Championships)
A.A.U. Eastern Sectional Eliminations
 First Game
3/19/1935  Crescent-St. Nicholas W 5-1 Lake Placid (Adirondack Assoc.) Madison Square Garden 3,000 [1st g.: Lewiston Cyclones 3-2 Metro. Assoc 2nds; 3rd g too]
 Semi-Final
3/20/1935  Crescent-St. Nicholas W 9-4 Lewiston Cyclones (Maine Assoc.) [2nd- Boston Olympics 4-2 Middle Atlantic States Association]
 Final
3/21/1935  Boston Olympics W 5-2 Crescent-St. Nicholas MSG 5,000 (1st game)
Hershey Cup (Round Robin)
3/21/1935  Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club W 6-3 Atlantic City Sea Gulls MSG 5,000 (2nd game)
    Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club (6-1-0) win and are Hershey Cup Champions
Post-Season Exhibition Games
3/24/1935  Crescent Athl.-Hamilton W 3-2 Hamilton Tigers, O.T. MSG 10,000 [1st- Jamaica Hawks 3-2 Bayside-Summit Bears for Lester Patrick Trophy]
3/31/1935  Crescent Athl.-Hamilton W 10-2 Sherbrooke All-Stars MSG 8,500 [1st: 1st game of National AAU Championship: Boston Olympics 2-1 Calgary Baby Ruths]


1935-36
1^st New York Rovers Game  at Madison Square Garden (exhibition game)
11/17/1935 New York Rovers T 1-1 Hershey Hockey Club, Madison Square garden 11,500 (Pt. of Double Header, g.2: Stock Exchange 4-0 Manhattan Arrows)

Hershey Cup
3/12/1936  N.Y. Rovers T 2-2 Baltimore Orioles, O.T.  at Baltimore [note: O.T. was not Sudden Death.]
3/15/1936  Atlantic City Sea Gulls W 5-2 N.Y. Rovers Madison Square Garden 11,000 {& Stock Exchange 4-2 Jamaica Hawks (MHL)
3/16/1936  Baltimore Orioles W 2-0 Rovers Madison Square Garden 5,000 [part of triple header]
3/21/1936  Rovers T 3-3 Hershey, O.T.
3/22/1936  Rovers W 4-2 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets Madison Sq. Gdn. 9,800 [Van Cortlandt Broncos 3-2, 2 OT]
3/28/1936  Rovers W 3-2 Atlantic City Sea Gulls at Atl. Cty. [Rovers 3 wins, 1 loss so far in Cup games. (NY Times)]
3/29/1936  Hershey W 2-1 New York Rovers, M.S.G. 9,200 [part of TH]


1936-37
Post-Season Exhibition Game
3/21/1937  New York Rovers W 5-3 Montreal Victorias, Madison Square Garden 10,627 [1st g.- NY Club Exhange Tickers 10-5 Sands Point Tigers]

Inter-League Game
(Eastern Hockey League v. International-American Hockey League) at Philadelphia
3/23/1937  Philadelphia Ramblers W 5-1 New York Rovers

Hershey Cup Consolation Playoffs [Total Goals]
3/26/1937  Rovers W 3-2 Baltimore Orioles, at Balt.
3/27/1937  Rovers W 2-0 Baltimore Orioles, at Balt.
3/28/1937  Rovers W 8-3 Baltimore Orioles, at Balt.
    New York Rovers win 13 goals to 5 to win the Hershey Cup


1937-38
Exhibition Game  Madison Square Garden
11/25/1937 Montreal Royals W 5-0 Crescent Athletic Club [2nd g.: Atlantic City Sea Gulls 4-3 NY Rovers]
Imperial Arena Dedication  Imperial Skating Rink, White Plains
12/27/1937 Crescent Athletic Club W 2-1 Westchester Rangers
College Opponent  at Princeton
1/22/1938  Princeton Junior Varsity W 3-2 Crescent Athletic Club
Metropolitan League Hospital Fund Benefit Game  Madison Square Garden
3/5/1938    Stock Exchange Brokers W 5-2 Crescent A.C.


1938-39
Hamilton B. Wills Trophy Series (In Season)
11/27/1938 Rovers W 0-1 Toronto Goodyears, MSG 14,227 [1st g.- Jamaica Hawks 2-1 Stock Exch. Brokers]
1/8/1939    Rovers W 6-3 Brantford Redbirds, MSG 13,988
1/29/1939  Rovers W 4-3 Port Colborne Sailors, MSG 13,103 [1st g.- Sands Point Tigers 6-3 Stock Exch.]
2/12/1939  Rovers W 6-1 Montreal Concordias, MSG 13,136 [1st g.- Sands Point Tigers 8-3 St. Exch. Brokers]
2/26/1939  Rovers T 1-1 St. John's Beavers, O.T., MSG 11,762 [1st- Jamaica Hawks 6-3 Brokers]
    New York Rovers win the Wills Trophy

Von Bernuth Cup Play-offs (New York Amateur Hockey Association Play-offs)
 Two-game Semi-Finals  (First Round)
3/5/1939    New York Athletic Club W 6-4 Crescent Athletic Club Brooklyn Ice Palace (upset)
3/9/1939    N.Y.A.C. W 6-1 Crescent A.C. Brooklyn Ice Palace

Jackson Cup (In Season)
3/1_/1939  Baltimore Orioles W 4-3 Rovers
3/14/1939  Baltimore Orioles W 1-0 Rovrs [Exhibition Game]
3/15/1939  Rovers W 2-1 Orioles, at Balt.
    [Supposed to be 2 game total goals, but judges counted exhib. game to break tie; Orioles given the cup.]

Amateur Hockey Championship of United States  (A.H.A.,  “A.A.U. Outlaw” Tournament)  [Best of 5]
3/19/1939  N.Y. Rovers W 3-0 Detroit Holzbaugh-Fords, Madison Square Garden 10,403 [1st.- Jamaica Hawks 5-3 Metropolitan All-Stars]
3/27/1939  Rovers W 4-3 Detroit Holzbaugh-Fords, The Olympia, Detroit 4,000
3/29/1939  Det. Holzbaugh-Fords W 7-3 Rovers, The Olympia 3,000
3/31/1939  Rovers W 5-3 Holzbaugh-Fords
    New York Rovers win 3 games to 1. Champions!


1939-40
Wills Cup (In Season)
12/3/1939  Rovers W 5-1 Toronto Goodeyears, MSG 13,982 [1st: Manhattan Arrows 6-2 Sands Pt. Tigers]
12/31/1939 Rovers W 7-5 Montreal Royals, O.T., MSG 9,734 [1st- Man. Arrows 4-1 Exchange Brokers]
1/14/1940  Rovers T 3-3 McIntyre Miners (Ont.), O.T., at MSG 14,017 [1st- Exch. Club Brokers 2-1 Jamaica Hawks]
2/4/1940   Rovers W 6-2 Port Colborne Sailors, MSG 14,838 [1st- Jamaica Hawks 6-2 Sands Pt.]
3/3/1940   Rovers W 5-1 Valleyfield Braves (Que.), MSG 10,253 [1st- Metropolitan All-Stars 2-0 Eddie Shore's Springfield Braves]
    New York Rovers win the Wills Trophy


1940-41
Amateur Hockey Association of the U.S. Championship Tournament (Round-Robin)
3/23/1941  Washington Eagles W 4-3 Rovers, MSG 10,006 [1st- Atlantic City Gulls 7-6 Rivervale Skeeters]
3/26/1941  Rivervale Skeeters W 7-3 Rovers, at Rivervale, N.J.
3/27/1941  Rovers W 5-3 Boston Olympics, O.T., at Boston
3/30/1941  Atlantic City Gulls W 6-4 Rovers, at Atlantic City
    Rovers (1-3-0) in tourney, finish 4th.


1941-42
Boardwalk Cup [Regular season trophy clinched on last day of season]
3/15/1942  New York Rovers W 11-1 Johnstown Blue Birds, MSG 10,237

Amateur Hockey Association Play-offs [Round Robin]
3/20/1942  Rovers W 7-3 Washington Eagles, at Wash.
3/22/1942  Washington Eagles W 5-2 Rovers, MSG 10,073 1st- Manhattan Arrows 9-3 Jamaica Hawks]
3/24/1942  Johnstown Blue Birds W 6-1 Rovers
3/28/1942  Rovers W 7-2 Boston Olympics, Boston Garden
3/29/1942  Rovers W 5-4 Boston Olympics, O.T., MSG 8,466 [1st- Exch. Brokers 7-0 Sands Pt. Tigers]
4/2/1942   Rovers W 7-5 Atlantic City Gulls
4/3/1942   Rovers W 7-4 Atlantic City Gulls
    New York Rovers (6-2-0) tie with Eagles, win total goals 47-41, Champions!


1942-43
Amateur Hockey Association Play-offs [Round Robin]
3/7/1943   Baltimore Coast Guard Cutters W 5-2 New York Rovers, MSG (aft.) 9,000 2nd g.: Brooklyn Arma Torpedoes 7-0 Manhattan Arrows]
3/7/1943   Baltimore Coast Guard Cutters W 8-3 Rovers, at Balt. (eve.)
3/13/1943  Philadelphia Falcons W 7-2 Rovers [Rovers 2-2 after]
3/14/1943  Boston Olympics W 6-4 Rovers, MSG 7,500 1st- Jamaica Hawks 7-5 Sands Pt. Tigers
3/19/1943  Boston Olympics W 5-1 Rovers
3/20/1943  Philadelphia Falcons W 5-3 Rovers, at Phil.
3/21/1943  Philadelphia Falcons W 7-5 Rovers, MSG 7,000 (aft.) [part of Triple Header]
3/21/1943  Rovers T 5-5 Philadelphia Falcons, O.T., MSG 3,500 (eve.)
3/24/1943  Baltimore Coast Guard Cutters W 9-4 Rovers
3/28/1943  Baltimore Coast Guard Cutters W 6-1 Rovers, MSG (aft.) 1st: Sands Pt. Tiger 5-4 Manhattan Arrows, OT]
    Rovers (0-9-1), 4th and last in play-offs.
Post-Season Exhibition Game
3/28/1943  Montreal Royals W 7-5 Rovers, MSG (eve.) 8,000 [1st- Brooklyn Arma Torpedoes 12-3 Jamaica Hawks]
Post-Season Game
3/31/1943  New York Rovers T 4-4 Philadelphia Falcons, O.T., at Phil.


1943-44
Exhibition Game
12/19/1943 H.M.C.S. York W 6-3 Rovers
Amateur Hockey Association Play-offs (Round-Robin]
        New York Rovers
3/12/1944  New York Rovers W 5-4 Boston Olympics 4:51 of 2nd O.T., MSG (aft) 12,828 (2nd game)
3/12/1944  Boston Olympics W 7-3 Rovers MSG (eve.) 3,189 [CG Cutters 9-0 Crescents]
3/14/1944  Rovers v. Falcons at Brooklyn Ice Palace
3/15/1944  Rovers W 8-5 Brooklyn Crescents at Philadelphia 5,000
3/18/1944  Philadelphia Falcons W 4-2 Rovers
3/19/1944  Curtis Bay Coast Guard Cutters W 5-1 Rovers MSG 11,023 [Rovers (3-4) in playoffs] [Sands Pt. 5-4 Brooklyn Arma Torpedoes]
3/21/1944  Rovers W 12-10 Brooklyn Crescents, 5 min. O.T. Brooklyn Ice Palace (1st game)
3/25/1944  Philadelphia Falcons W 6-3 Rovers at Phil. [Brooklyn Crescents 9-8 Boston Olympics]
3/26/1944  Boston Olympics W 8-4 Rovers at Boston
3/28/1944  New York Rovers W 6-4 Brooklyn Crescents at Boston [2nd- Curtis Bay Cutters 2-1 Boston Olympics]
        Brooklyn Crescents
3/12/1944  U. S. Coast Guard Cutters W 9-6 Brooklyn Crescents, 5 min. O.T. MSG (aft.) 12,828 (1st game)
3/12/1944  U. S. Coast Guard Cutters W 9-0 Brooklyn Crescents (eve.)
3/14/1944  Boston Olympics W 6-2 Brooklyn Crescents Brooklyn Ice Palace(1st game)
3/15/1944  New York Rovers W 8-5 Brooklyn Crescents at Phil. 5,000 [Boston Olympics 2-1 Philadelphia Falcons]
3/19/1944  Boston Olympics W 7-2 Brooklyn Crescents MSG [Crescents 0-6 in playoffs]
3/21/1944  New York Rovers W 12-10 Brooklyn Crescents, 5 min. O.T. Ice Palace
3/22/1944  Philadelphia Falcons W 4-3 Brooklyn Crescents at Phil. [Doubleheader]
3/22/1944  Philadelphia Falcons W 9-7 Brooklyn Crescents at Phil. 4,000
3/25/1944  Brooklyn Crescents W 9-8 Boston Olympics
3/27/1944  New York Rovers W 6-4 Brooklyn Crescents at Boston


1944-45
U. S. Amateur Hockey Association Play-Offs
3/2/1945    Washington Lions W 4-3 New York Rovers at Wash.
3/4/1945    Baltimore Blades W 5-1 Rovers Madison Square Garden 10,523 [1st- Bk. Torpeoes 4-3 Sands Pt. Tigers]
3/10/1945  Boston Olympics W 7-3 Rovers
3/11/1945  Boston Olympics W 2-1 Rovers MSG 8,523 [1st-Brooklyn. Torpedoes 1-1 Jamaica Hawks]
3/14/1945  Philadelphia Falcons W 6-5 Rovers at Phil.
3/16/1945  Rovers W 7-5 Washington Lions
3/18/1945  Philadelphia Falcons W 5-4 Rovers MSG 1st- Jamaica Hawks 3-1 Brooklyn Torpedoes]
3/28/1945  Philadelphia Falcons W 5-2 Rovers


1945-46
Eastern Amateur Hockey League Boardwalk Cup Play-Offs (Round Robin)
3/8/1946    Rovers T 4-4 Washington Lions
3/10/1946  Washington Lions W 1-0 Rovers Madison Square Garden 10,332 [Sands Pt. Tigers 4-3 Manhattan Arrows]
3/12/1946  Baltimore Clippers W 7-1 Rovers
3/13/1946  Philadelphia Falcons W 9-4 Rovers at Phil.
3/15/1946  Baltimore Clippers W 4-2 Rovers at Balt.
3/16/1946  Boston Olympics W 3-1 Rovers
3/17/1946  Philadelphia Falcons W 3-2 Rovers MSG 9,123
3/22/1946  Washington Lions W 6-1 Rovers
3/23/1946  Philadelphia Falcons W 2-1 Rovers
3/24/1946  Boston Olympics W 6-1 Rovers MSG 9,482 1st- Brooklyn Torpedoes 5-1 Manhattan Arrows]


1946-47
Wills Trophy (In Season)
12/8/1946  New York Rovers W 9-4 Quebec Aces Madison Square Garden 12,234 [1st- Brooklyn Torpedoes 2-2 Sands Pt. Tigers]
12/27/1946 Montreal Royals W 7-4 Rovers at Montreal
1/5/1947    Rovers T 2-2 Montreal Royals MSG 14,230 [1st- Jamaica Hawks 4-1 Bk. Torpedoes]
2/23/1947  Shawinigan Falls W 4-3 Rovers MSG [Lake Placid Roamers (Rovers' farm team) 5-0 Metropolitan League All-Stars]
3/2/1946    Rovers W 3-1 Valleyfield Braves 1st- Met. All-Stars 4-3 Springfield Braves
E.H.L. Play-Offs
3/9/1947    Rovers T 3-3 Boston Olympics MSG 1st- Metrop. All-Stars 7-2 Bates All-Stars (Lewiston, Maine)]
3/1/1947    Baltimore Clippers W 2-1 Rovers at Balt.
3/14/1947  Washington Lions W 4-1 Rovers at Wash.
3/16/1947  Rovers W 5-4 Washington Lions MSG 13,335 [1st- Jamaica Hawks 11-8 Bk. Tornadoes]
3/21/1947  Rovers W 5-4 Washngton Lions at Wash.
3/23/1947  Rovers W 2-1 Baltimore Clippers MSG 10,230 [1st- Manhattan Arrows T 2-2 Jamaica Hawks]
3/26/1947  Rovers at Baltimore Clippers ?
3/30/1947  Boston Olympics W 5-2 Rovers at Boston
4/5/1947    Rovers at Boston Olympics ?
4/6/1947    Boston Olympics W 8-4 New York Rovers Boston Garden 13,909


1947-48
Quebec Senior Hockey League Finals [Best of 5]
 Quarter-Finals (First-Round)
3/_/1948    Valleyfield Braves W 6-4 New York Rovers at?
3/11/1948  Valleyfield Braves W 5-4 Rovers at 2,000
3/14/1948  Rovers W 4-3 Valleyfield Brves Madison Square Garden 10,146 [1st- Bates All-Stars 3-2 New York Metropolitans]
3/__/1948  [at least 1 game missing, Rovers lost series]
U.S. Amateur Hockey Association Senior Open
3/21/1948  Toledo Mercurys W 6-5 New York Rovers MSG [1st- Brooklyn Tornadoes 6-2 Manhattan Arrows]
3/23/1948  Rovers W 6-2 Toledo Mercurys at Toledo
3/25/1948  Toledo Mercurys W 4-2 Rovers at Toledo
3/27/1948  Rovers W 3-2 Toledo Mercurys at Toledo
3/28/1948  Toledo Mercurys W 7-4 Rovers at Toledo 3/29?
    Rovers lose National Open 3 games to 2.


1948-49
A.H.A. of U.S. National Senior Open Championship Tournament
 First Round (Quarter-Finals) [Best of 7]
3/20/1949  New York Rovers W 4-3 Sault Ste. Marie Indians Madison Square Garden 8,119
3/22/1949  Rovers W 6-3 Soo Indians Memorial Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
3/24/1949  Soo Indians W 5-2 Rovers Pullar Stadium, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
3/26/1949  Rovers W 6-3 Soo Indians Memorial Garden, S.Ste.M., Ont.
3/27/1949  Rovers W 7-6 Soo Indians, 10:41 of 2nd O.T. Pullar Stadium, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
    New York Rovers win 4 games to 1.
 Semi-Finals at Hibbings Arena, Hibbings, Minnesota [Best of 3]
3/31/1949  Spokane Flyers W 3-1 Rovers
4/2/1949    Rovers W 3-2 Spokane Flyers
4/3/1949    Spokane Flyers W 3-2 Rovers
    Rovers lose to Spokane Flyers 2 games to 1.


1949-50
(also E.H.L. Hershey Cup Play-offs)
3/15/1950  Boston Olympics W 4-2 Rovers at Boston 3,485
3/19/1950  Rovers W 3-0 Boston Olympics MSG (aft.) 6,946
3/19/1950  Rovers W 5-1 Boston Oltmpics at Boston (eve.)
3/21/1950  Rovers W 5-3 Boston Olympics
A.H.A. National Senior Hockey Play-offs
 First Round [First to 8 Points (2 for win, 1 for tie]
(also Eastern Hockey League Championship)
Note: Many years the Rovers (& Rangers & Americans) had to play many playoff games on the road because the circus was at the Garden.
3/26/1950  New York Rovers T 3-3 Milwaukee Clarks Madison Square Garden 6,482
3/29/1950  Rovers W 8-3 Milwaukee Clarks at Milw. Rovers lead 3 pts. to 1
3/31/1950  Milwaukee Clarks W 4-3 Rovers at Milw. Tied 3 pts. each.
4/1/1950    Rovers W 2-1 Milwaukee Clarks at Milw. Rovers lead 5 pts. to 3
4/2/1950    Rovers W 4-3 Milwaukee Clarks at Milw. Rovers lead 7 pts. to 3
4/4/1950    Rovers T 2-2 Milwaukee Chiefs at Milw. Rovers win 8 points to 4.
    Hershey Cup, Eastern League Play-off Champions!
 Little World Series - U.S. Championship, at Elm Street Arena, Spokane, Washington [Best of 7]
   [Chatham and Toledo claim this was Semi-final, Chatham beat Toledo and protested no final]
4/8/1950    Spokane Flyers W 3-2 Rovers, O.T. 2,811
4/9/1950    Rovers W 4-1 Spokane Flyers 2,735
4/11/1950  Rovers W 3-2 Spokane Flyers 2,700
4/13/1950  Rovers W 3-1 Spokane Flyers 2,731 Lorne Worsley 25 saves.
4/15/1950  Spokane Flyers W 5-2 New York Rovers 2,900
4/16/1950  Spokane Flyers W 3-2 Rovers 2,800 4/17?
4/17/1950  Spokane Flyers W 5-2 Rovers 2,817 4/19?
    Rovers lose to Spokane Flyers. Known later as the Western Championship; Chatham beat Toledo in another semi-final series, but a final round was never played, western games called championship games, but Chatham (Ont.) was given the Eastern championship, and Spokane the Western one in the record books.


1950-51
Hershey Challenge (Round Robin))
3/10/1951  New York Rovers T 4-4 Atlantic City Sea Gulls at Philadelphia
3/11/1951  Rovers W 5-1 Atlantic City Sea Gulls Madison Square Garden 4,293
3/17/1951  Johnstown Jets W 2-1 New York Rovers
3/18/1951  Rovers W 6-2 Johnstown Jets MSG 3,765 [1st NY State Championships- New York Metropolitans 11-0 Syracuse Rockets]
3/24/1951  Rovers T 3-3 Boston Olympics at Bost.
3/25/1951  New York Rovers W 10-3 Boston Olympics MSG 3,172
    Rovers finish 2nd for Boardwalk Trophy.



1962-63
Eastern Hockey League Playoffs
 Quarter-Final (First Round) (Best of 5)
3/5/1963    Long Island Ducks W 4-2 Johnstown Jets
3/9/1963    Ducks W 1-0 Johnstown Jets
3/10/1963  Ducks W 5-3 Johnstown Jets
    New York Rovers win 3 games to none.
Semi-Finals (Northern Division Finals) (Best of 5)
3/13/1963  Long Island Ducks W 5-3 Clinton Comets
3/15/1963  Clinton Comets W 6-4 Ducks Long Island Arena
3/16/1963  Clinton Comets W 7-3 Ducks
3/17/1963  Clinton Comets W 9-4 Ducks
   Rovers lose to Clinton Comets 3 games to one.


1963-64
Eastern Hockey League Playoffs
 Northern Division Semi-Final (EHL Quarter-Final) (Best of 5)
3/11/1964  Clinton Comets W 4-3 Long Island Ducks, O.T. at LI
3/13/1964  Long Island Ducks W 5-2 Clinton Comets
3/14/1964  Clinton Comets W 9-6 Ducks at L.I.
3/18/1964  Clinton Comets W 9-2 Long Island Ducks
    Rovers lose to Clinton Comets 3 games to 1.


1964-65
Eastern Hockey League Playoffs
 Northern Division Semi-Final (first round) (Best of 5)
3/10/1965  Long Island Ducks W 5-4 New Jersey Devils Long Island Arena
3/12/1965  Jersey Devils W 2-1 Ducks
3/13/1965  Ducks W 6-1 Jersey Devils at LI
3/14/1965  Ducks W 4-3 Jersey Devils, 6:53 of O.T. at NJ
    Long Island Ducks win 3 games to one.
 Northern Division Finals (Best of 7)
3/19/1965  Long Island Ducks W 3-0 Clinton Comets at LI
3/21/1965  Ducks W 2-1 Clinton Comets, 1:44 of O.T.at LI 4,000
3/23/1965  Clinton Comets W 2-1 Ducks at LI
3/24/1965  Clinton Comets W 4-1 Ducks Utica War Memorial Auditoreum
3/26/1965  Ducks W 4-2 Clinton Comets at Clinton 2,600
3/27/1965  Long Island Ducks W 3-0 Clinton Comets Long Island Arena
    Long Island Ducks win 4 games to 2.
 Eastern Hockey League Walker Cup Finals (Best of 7)
3/30/1965  Nashville Dixie Flyers W 5-0 Long Island Ducks at Nash.
4/1/1965    Ducks W 5-0 Nashville Dixie Flyers at Nash.
4/3/1965    Ducks W 3-1 Nashville Dixie Flyers at LI
4/4/1965    Ducks W 5-3 Nashville Dixie Flyers at LI
4/7/1965    Long Island Ducks W 3-1 Nashville Dixie Flyers Long Island Arena 4,000
    Long Island Ducks win 4 games to one. Champions!


1965-66
Exhibition Game, at Commack
10/19/1965 New York Rangers W 8-3 Long Island Ducks
Eastern Hockey League Playoffs
 Northern Division First Round (Best of 5)
3/16/1966  Long Island Ducks W 6-3 New Haven Blades Long Island Arena
3/18/1966  Ducks W 3-1 New Haven Blades at NH 4,200
3/19/1966  Long Island Ducks W 6-4 New Haven Blades at LI
    Long Island Ducks win 3 games to none.
 Northern Division Final (Best of 7)
3/25/1966  Long Island Ducks W 1-0 Clinton Comets Long Island Arena
3/27/1966  Ducks W 5-2 Clinton Comets at LI [Known as Comets Hockey Club this season.]
3/29/1966  Clinton Comets W 3-1 Ducks Utica War Memorial Auditorium
3/30/1966  Ducks W 5-4 Clinton Comets, 0:32 of O.T. Utica War Memorial [Ends 33 game home winning streak]
4/1/1966    Long Island Ducks W 3-0 Clinton Comets at Clinton, N.Y.
    Long Island Ducks win 4 games to one.
 Eastern Hockey League Championship (Best of 7)
4/2/1966    Nashville Dixie Flyers W 4-2 Long Island Ducks at LI
4/3/1966    Nashville Dixie Flyers W 1-0 Ducks Long Island Arena
4/7/1966    Nashville Dixie Flyers W 6-1 Ducks at Nashville Municipal Auditoreum
4/9/1966    Nashville Dixie Flyers W 4-1 L.I. Ducks at Nashville Municipal Auditoreum
    Ducks lose to Nashville Dixie Cats 4 games to none.


1966-67
Exhibition Game, at Commack
10/16/1966 New York Rangers W 7-1 Long Island Ducks 4,300
Eastern Hockey League Playoffs
 Northern Division First Round (Best of 5)
3/15/1967  Clinton Comets W 6-1 Long Island Ducks
3/17/1967  Clinton Comets W 3-0 Ducks at Long Island Arena
3/18/1967  Clinton Comets W 6-1 Long Island Ducks
    Ducks lose to Clinton Comets 3 games to none.


1967-68
Eastern Hockey League Playoffs
 Northern Division First Round (Best of 5)
3/13/1968  Clinton Comets W 9-1 Long Island Ducks at Clinton
3/15/1968  Clinton Comets W 8-3 Ducks Long Island Arena 1,800
3/16/1968  Clinton Comets W 8-3 Long Island Ducks at LI
    Ducks lose to Clinton Comets 3 games to none.



1972-73
Eastern Hockey League Playoffs
 Central Division First Round (Best of 7)
3/9/1973    Cape Cod Cubs W 6-2 L.I. Ducks at South Yarmouth, Mass.
3/10/1973  Cape Cod Cubs W 3-1 Ducks at S. Yarmouth
3/13/1973  Cape Cod Cubs W 2-1 Ducks, 0:43 of O.T.
3/16/1963  Cape Cod Cubs W 8-5 Long Island Ducks
    Ducks lose to Cape Cod Cubs 4 games to none.




1973-74
North American Hockey League Playoffs
 Quarter-Finals (Round Robin)
3/6/1974    Long Island Cougars W 5-1 Maine Nordiques at Lewiston
3/8/1974    L.I. Cougars W 7-2 Maine Nordiques Long Island Arena
3/10/1974  Syracuse Blazers W 7-2 L.I. Cougars Syracuse War Memorial Coliseum
3/15/1974  Syracuse Blazers v. L.I. Cougars Suspended L.I. Arena 3,500 [Big fight by players and fans.]
3/16/1974  L.I. Cougars W 3-1 Cape Cod Cubs at South Yarmouth
3/17/1974  L.I. Cougars W 3-0 Cape Cod Cubs at LI 2,620
3/19/1974  L.I. Cougars W 4-0 Johnstown Jets at LI att: 700
3/20/1974  Johnstown Jets W 8-2 Long Island Cougars at Johnstown
    Long Island Cougars qualify for semi-finals.
 Semi-Finals (Best of 7)
3/22/1974  Long Island Cougars W 5-2 Cape Cod Cubs at LI
3/23/1974  Cape Cod Cubs W 5-3 L.I. Cougars at LI
3/24/1974  L.I. Cougars W 3-2 Cape Cod Cubs, 1:08 of O.T. Cape Cod Coliseum, S. Yarmouth
3/26/1974  Cape Cod Cubs W 3-1 L.I. Cougars Cape Cod Coliseum
3/29/1974  L.I. Cougars W 4-1 Cape Cod Cubs Cape Cod Coliseum
4/2/1974    Cape Cod Cubs at L.I. Cougars Canceled [bad ice- hadn't hardened totally.]
4/3/1974    L.I. Cougars W 2-1 Cape Cod Cubs at LI
    Long Island Cougars win 4 games to 2.
 North American Hockey League Finals (Best of 7)
4/5/1974    Syracuse Blazers W 5-2 L.I. Cougars Syracuse War Memorial Coliseum
4/6/1974    Syracuse Blazers W 7-1 L.I. Cougars Long Island Arena 1,380
4/7/1974    Syracuse Blazers W 7-0 L.I. Cougars Syracuse War Memorial 5,300
4/10/1974  Syracuse Blazers W 8-2 Long Island Cougars War Memorial 6,000
    Cougars lose to Syracuse Blazers 4 games to none.