Former Islanders equipment, Jim Pickard, has passed away.
He was a member of all four Stanley Cup teams, and won the Cup again with Tampa in 2004.
Mr Pickard was an original New York Islander in 1972-73 who first worked with the Oakland Seals where Bill Torrey came from. He was hired here as an assistant to trainer, Nick Caren. '
There were many interesting stories of that inaugural season
Pickard was with the 1980 team when it was honored in 2006, and later was part of the core of the four weekend.