Mike Dean Bossy or, according to some sources, Michael Jean Bossy was a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.
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Boss was the nickname of Mike Bossy, who scored 53 goals in his rookie season of 1977-78. His record stood for 15 years.
A four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Islanders (1980-83), Bossy recorded 1,126 points (573 goals, 553 assists) in 752 career games.
Never thought of him with a nickname. “The Boss” was something I never used at least. He wasn’t a player with a traditional nickname. With Messier everyone around the league at the time would refer to him as “Mess” and you knew right away. Bossy didn’t have that kind of name.
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New York Islanders great and Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy died at the age of 65, the team announced on Friday.
In October, Bossy announced he was stepping away from his job as a hockey analyst with Canadian French-language hockey broadcaster TVA Sports after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
A four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Islanders, Bossy was selected No. 15 in the 1977 NHL Draft and went on to win the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the Year, after finishing with 53 goals and 91 points.
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Bossy won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1978 as NHL rookie of the year when he set the then-record for most goals by a rookie with 53.
He won the Conn Smythe Trophy in the 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs as the most valuable player and the Lady Byng Trophy for combining high quality play with sportsmanship three times. He lead the NHL in goals twice and was second three further times.
Bossy was voted to the league’s first all-star team as right way five times, with three further selections to the second all-star team. He is one of two players to score consecutive Stanley Cup-winning goals (1982 and 1983) and the only player to record four game-winning goals in one playoff series (1983 Conference Final).
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“My dad loved hockey, sure, but first and foremost he loved life. And until the end of his journey, he hung on. He wanted to live more than anything. This life, which he held at the end of his arms, decided otherwise, for reasons that escape us.”
The Islanders selected Bossy with the No. 15 overall pick in the 1977 NHL Draft. The Montreal native spent his entire 10-year NHL career with the franchise. He won four-consecutive Stanley Cup titles from 1980 through 1983.
The eight-time All-Star also was a three-time winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, an award given for sportsmanship combined with playing ability. He claimed the Calder Memorial Trophy as the 1977-78 Rookie of the Year.
