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Mike Bossy, Islanders great, four-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at 65

Bossy had revealed his cancer diagnosis in October
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FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy holds a puck signifying his scoring 50 goals in his first 50 games, in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockeyB次元官网网址檚 most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Friday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Bennett, File)

Mike Bossy, one of hockeyB次元官网网址檚 most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65.

The Islanders and TVA Sports, the French-language network in Canada where he worked as a hockey analyst, confirmed Bossy died Thursday night. A team spokesman said Bossy was in his native Montreal.

Bossy had revealed his diagnosis in October in a letter to TVA Sports.

B次元官网网址淚t is with a lot of sadness that I need to step away from your screens, for a necessary pause,B次元官网网址 Bossy wrote in French. B次元官网网址淚 intend to fight with all the determination and fire youB次元官网网址檝e seen me show on the ice.B次元官网网址

ItB次元官网网址檚 the third loss from that Islanders era this year after fellow Hockey Hall of Famer Clark Gilles died in January and Jean Potvin died in March.

B次元官网网址淭he New York Islanders organization mourns the loss of Mike Bossy, an icon not only on Long Island but the entire hockey world,B次元官网网址 Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said. B次元官网网址滺is drive to be the best every time he stepped on the ice was second to none. Along with his teammates, he helped win four straight Stanley Cup championships, shaping the history of this franchise forever.B次元官网网址

Bossy helped the Islanders win the Stanley Cup from 1980-83, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1982. He scored the Cup-winning goal in 1982 and B次元官网网址83.

Bossy was a first-round pick in 1977 and played his entire 10-year NHL career with New York. He won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, got the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly conduct three times and led the league in goals twice.

Bossy scored 50 or more goals in each of his first nine seasons B次元官网网址 the leagueB次元官网网址檚 longest streak. He and Wayne Gretzky are the only players in hockey history with nine 50-goal seasons.

Bossy is one of only five players to score 50 goals in 50 games. He remains the all-time leader in goals a game in the regular season at 0.762, and only two players have recorded more hat tricks than BossyB次元官网网址檚 39.

He ranks third in points a game and seventh on the all-time scoring list. Those are all in the regular season when Bossy put up some of the best numbers in the history of the game. In the playoffs, Bossy was even more clutch. He is the only player with four game-winners in the same playoff series and scored three playoff overtime goals.

Led by Bossy, Gillies, Bryan Trottier and defenceman Denis Potvin, the Islanders succeeded Scotty BowmanB次元官网网址檚 1970s Montreal Canadiens as the NHLB次元官网网址檚 next dynasty before GretzkyB次元官网网址檚 Edmonton Oilers took over the sport.

Bossy was an eight-time All-Star and finished with 573 goals and 553 assists for 1,126 points in 752 regular-season games. He was the fastest player to reach the 100-goal mark and currently ranks 22nd on the career goals list. In the playoffs, Bossy had 160 points in 129 games.

B次元官网网址淭hough containing him was the obsession of opposing coaches and checking him the focus of opposing players, BossyB次元官网网址檚 brilliance was unstoppable and his production relentless throughout his entire career,B次元官网网址 NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.

B次元官网网址淏次元官网网址淥ur deepest condolences go out to his wife, Lucie, their daughters, Josiane and Tanya, his former Islanders teammates and his countless fans on Long Island, the New York metropolitan area and throughout the hockey world. He thrilled fans like few others.B次元官网网址

Back and knee injuries ultimately ended his career in 1987. He was limited to 38 goals in 63 games and unable to return for an 11th season.

Bossy was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991 and in 2017 was named one of the NHLB次元官网网址檚 100 greatest players.

B次元官网网址淚 once asked Mike Bossy why he scored so many goals. Answer: B次元官网网址業 rarely missed the net.B次元官网网址 A true natural,B次元官网网址 Hayley Wickenheiser, a four-time Olympic gold medallist for Canada, said in a Twitter post on Friday.

Before reaching the NHL, Bossy played five seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Laval National. He had 602 points in 298 QMJHL games. Bossy also represented Canada at the Canada Cup in 1981 and 1984, long before NHL players began going to the Winter Olympics.

Off the ice, Bossy was a leader in the movement to reduce fighting in hockey. In 1979, he told the media that he was never going to fight on the ice.

He wrote about his anti-fighting stance in a 2017 article for The Players Tribune titled B次元官网网址淟etter to My Younger Self.B次元官网网址

B次元官网网址淵ou need to be prepared for the names youB次元官网网址檙e going to get called. You need to be prepared for how people are going to look at you for making a statement like that in 1979. For a guy who is already unfairly labelled as B次元官网网址榯imid,B次元官网网址 this is going to be a big deal. Some people in the hockey world will simply not accept that someone who doesnB次元官网网址檛 fight can ever be a winner,B次元官网网址 Bossy wrote.

In the same article, Bossy also told his 14-year-old self that in the future, hockey players would take better care of their health.

B次元官网网址淕uys donB次元官网网址檛 smoke cigarettes and drink black coffee at intermission anymore. They drink smoothies and B次元官网网址榮tretch,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址 he wrote.

With files from The Canadian Press

Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press





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