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He was 79. Via Fornabaio's Conn. Post blog: "Besides bringing the Sound Tigers to Bridgeport, he brought the IceCats to Worcester, the Islanders to the Island, and the Nets to the NBA." Update: Headline now links to Newsday's piece. Fornabaio's full piece is here. Nice column from Mark Herrmann here (thanks for the prod in comments, Whale). (h/t Islanders Mania)