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Remembering Islander Legend, Captain Clark Gillies
Gillies, who died on Friday at age 67, was an important piece to the Isles' four consecutive Stanley Cups in the 1980s.
ELMONT, NY — Tributes are still pouring for one of the greatest Islanders.
Clark Gillies died on Friday at the age of 67.
He was a symbol of the Isles toughness in the early 1980s when they won four straight Stanley Cups.
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The Islanders will honor their former captain by wearing a Number 9 patch for the remainder of the season.
"The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Clark Gillies, a tower of strength on the ice for the dynastic New York Islanders of the early 1980s and a pillar of the Long Island community ever since," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.
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Gillies totaled 319 goals and 378 assists in 958 NHL regular-season games. His Hall of Fame career included 47 goals and 47 assists in 164 Stanley Cup playoff games.
Gillies, who also played with the Buffalo Sabres during a 14-year tenure, died of cancer, the NHL.com said.
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