NY Islanders add 'Stronger Than Hate' decal to their helmets for Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh

BarDown Staff

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The New York Islanders and the Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t exactly been the friendliest of opponents over the years, but Tuesday night they’re showing that some things are bigger than hockey.

Ahead of Tuesday night’s puck drop, the Islanders revealed a ‘Stronger Than Hate’ decal they’ll be wearing on the back of their helmets in honour of the victims of the mass shooting that took place at a synagogue in Pittsburgh this past weekend.

The New York #Islanders have added a Stronger Than Hate decal to their helmets for tonight’s game against the Penguins. •• (📷: @ny_islanders)

A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on Oct 30, 2018 at 4:03pm PDT

Earlier in the day, the Penguins also revealed a ‘Stronger Than Hate’ patch they’ll be wearing on their jerseys on Tuesday night.

The @penguins will wear 'Stronger Than Hate' patches to honour the 11 victims of Saturday's synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. 🙏 • (📸: @penguins)

A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on Oct 30, 2018 at 9:50am PDT

Before Tuesday's puck drop, the Penguins honoured the 11 victims with 11 seconds of silence.

11 seconds of silence for 11 lives lost.
⁰Joyce Fienberg
Richard Gottfried
Rose Mallinger
Jerry Rabinowitz
Cecil Rosenthal
David Rosenthal
Bernice Simon
Sylvan Simon
Daniel Stein
Melvin Wax
Irving Younger pic.twitter.com/H3BkI9CvBC
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 30, 2018

The Steelers and the Pirates have also offered their own tributes to the victims, and you can also support the victims by donating online at treeoflife.givesmart.com

(H/T Instagram/ny_islanders)