New York Islanders Daily: Players React To Charles Wang’s Passings

Current and former New York Islanders players share their thoughts and experiences with Charles Wang on the day of the former owners passing.

Yesterday was a tough day for the New York Islanders as their former owner, Charles Wang passed away at 74 years old. Wang was a big part of keeping the Islanders on Long Island and the fans and players appreciated him for that.

The passing of Wang is a tough loss for the NHL, and his former players wanted to send him off the right way with some kind words. Between keeping the Islanders in New York and expanding the NHL’s reach to China, Charles Wang had a huge impact on the NHL.

Here are some tweets from former Islanders who wanted to share their thoughts on Mr. Wang:

Charles Wang cared more about the community and fans then he did the cost of running @NYIslanders. His ideas (Sumo wrestlers as Goalies) were sometimes interesting. His passion was not. I’ve never seen another @NHL owner give his players hugs instead of handshakes. RIP Charles
— Mark Parrish (@MarkDParrish) October 21, 2018

Sad to hear the news this morning about Charles Wang. A kind person who had an extremely unique way of looking at the world. I feel honored to have been able to spend time with him. My condolences to his family.
— Kyle Okposo (@bookerT2116) October 21, 2018

Extremely sad to hear the passing of Charles Wang. I was very fortunate to be around a man as caring and determined as him. He was such a devoted owner and human being, always wanting the best no matter what. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
— John Tavares (@91Tavares) October 22, 2018

This is only the beginning of it. The Rangers held a moment of silence before their game last night in one of the classier moves in recent memory. The Rangers were hosting the Calgary Flames and former Islander Travis Hamonic was in tears when he learned the news of the passing of Wang. That’s the kind of impact he had, he genuinely cared about his players.

Charles Wang was instrumental for keeping the Islanders in New York and he should be appreciated for doing so. Lou Lamoriello should look to add a patch on the Islanders jersey honoring Charles Wang for the remainder of the season.

Isles Tweet of the Day

The Islanders are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Co-Owner, Charles B. Wang.

Statement from Islanders ownership: https://t.co/FoHL2ED948
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) October 21, 2018

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