Former Islanders trainer Ron Waske, who held the role during the team’s four consecutive Stanley Cup titles, has died, the team announced Sunday.

He was 77.

“The Isles are saddened by the passing of Ron Waske,” the Islanders wrote in a post on X, accompanied by a photo of Waske holding up the Stanley Cup. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Ron’s family, friends and loved ones.”

Ron Waske, the trainer for the Islanders’ four Stanley Cup winning teams, has died at age 77. Getty Images

Waske, a native of Camden, N.Y., spent 10 seasons working with the Islanders from 1974-84. He was also Team Canada’s athletic trainer at the 1982 Canada Cup.

A product of St. Lawrence University, Waske returned there after working for the Islanders, even coaching the women’s team for two seasons from 1997

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