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Arthur E. Imperatore Sr, Who Originally Tried To Move Hockey To New Jersey, Passes Away

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 15: Arthur Imperatore, founder of New York Waterway, speaks at a press conference celebrating the five year anniversary of "The Miracle on the Hudson," in which a commercial jet was landed on the Hudson river on January 15, 2014 in New York City. On January 15, 2009, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger took off from La Guardia airport piloting US Airways Flight 1549 with 150 passengers and five crew members. The plane hit a goose shortly after take off, forcing Sullenberger to land the plane in the Hudson River; no one was killed. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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