River Vale was founded in 1939, after John Handwerg built an arena in northeast
Bergen County adjacent to his golf course. The Skeeters regularly saw capacity crowds at the 4,000-seat arena, despite posting losing records in each of their three seasons. The team was forced to suspend operations in 1942 after the United States entered
World War II and the war office converted the rink for defensive purposes. After the war, the building was not converted back into a rink and the Skeeters were left for dead. ==Season-by-season record==