Phil Goyette, former NHL forward and Islanders’ first coach, dies at 92 | Sports

MONTREAL – Phil Goyette, the former NHL forward who helped the Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup titles in his first four seasons and was the New York Islanders’ first coach, has died. He was 92.

The Canadiens said in a statement Sunday that Goyette died Saturday, saying Goyette’s “family would like to thank the public for their wishes of sympathy.” The team didn’t provide a cause of death.

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