Former Islanders defenseman Gerry Hart, a member of the inaugural 1972 team, died Saturday at the age of 75, the team announced.

No cause of death was disclosed.

Hart, who played for the Islanders from 1972-79, returned to Long Island after his playing career to launch an ice rink in Hauppauge.

He was chosen by the Nordiques in the expansion draft before the Islanders’ first Stanley Cup title in 1979-80.

An undersized and gritty defenseman, the native of Flin Flon, Manitoba, played 15 NHL seasons, starting his career with the Red Wings in 1968-69 and finishing up with the Blues in 1982-83.

Hart is the fourth Islander from the team’s glory days to die since January 2022, following Clark Gillies, Jean Potvin and Mike Bossy.

The Hart family requested donations to the Clark Gillies Foundation, along with the Unsung Siblings Foundation and Pat LaFontaine’s Champions in Courage Foundation.

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