Longtime NHL executive Bill Torrey, who won four Stanley Cups as GM of the New York Islanders and was the first president of the Florida Panthers, has passed away at the age of 83. pic.twitter.com/5UDiwBzTPJ
— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) May 3, 2018
The New York Islanders are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of legendary General Manager Bill Torrey.
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) May 3, 2018
Statement from the Islanders: https://t.co/STgPHxC6nS pic.twitter.com/54MkXVPo9f
The NHL mourns the passing of a true legend of our game, the incomparable Bill Torrey.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 3, 2018
Full statement from Commissioner Bettman: https://t.co/Og6uItGHF4 pic.twitter.com/UjZWrKsp8j
NYIFC Comments: Reasons like this why I had doubts about continuing here, just too painful. He stayed part of the NHL until the very end. He will be greatly missed. I had quietly began preparing here for this day. Without, Bill Torrey, none of us are here, it's really that simple.