“We’ve had young players who grew up together,” Mr. Torrey remarked in May 1983, when the Islanders captured their fourth straight Stanley Cup championship. When Long Island was awarded an expansion franchise in 1972, the new team’s owner, Roy Boe, hired Mr. Torrey to find players. There were no more championships for Long Island after that, and Mr. Torrey was ousted from his posts by a new management group in 1992. In October 2010, the Panthers raised a banner to honor Mr. Torrey. “My grandfather didn’t like to wear ties, and when he did he wore bow ties," Mr. Torrey told The Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 1995.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2018 20:26 UTC