Mike Bossy

Date of Birth: Jan 22, 1957
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Montréal, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: RW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Mike Bossy Facts

Player Type: Heavy ShooterSniper
Drafted: 1977 round 1 #15 overall by New York Islanders

Bossy, 65, died on April 15, 2022, of lung cancer.
Brother-in-law: Pierre Creamer
Brother: Rod Bossy

Mike Bossy is one of the most prolific scorers in NHL history, ranking 3rd all-time with 1.497 points per game (minimum 100 GP). The Islanders Hall of Famer scored 573 goals and 553 assists over his 10-year career, winning the Calder Trophy, Maurice Richard (x2), Lady Byng (x3), and 4 straight Stanley Cups from 1980-83. The 7x All-star recorded 9 straight 50-goal seasons, reaching the 60-goal mark in 5 of those years.

Mike Bossy Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1972-1973	Montréal Canadiens AAA	QAAA	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972-1973	Laval National	QMJHL	4	1	2	3	0	-	Playoffs	3	0	3	3	0	-
1973-1974	Laval National	QMJHL	68	70	48	118	45	-	Playoffs	11	6	16	22	2	-
1974-1975	Laval National	QMJHL	67	84	65	149	42	-	Playoffs	16	18	20	38	2	-
1975-1976	Laval National	QMJHL	64	79	57	136	28	-
1976-1977	Laval National "C"	QMJHL	61	75	51	126	12	-	Playoffs	7	5	5	10	12	-
1977-1978	New York Islanders	NHL	73	53	38	91	6	31	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	2	-
1978-1979	New York Islanders	NHL	80	69	57	126	25	63	Playoffs	10	6	2	8	2	-
1979-1980	New York Islanders	NHL	75	51	41	92	12	28	Playoffs	16	10	13	23	8	-
1980-1981	New York Islanders	NHL	79	68	51	119	32	37	Playoffs	18	17	18	35	4	-
1981-1982	New York Islanders	NHL	80	64	83	147	22	69	Playoffs	19	17	10	27	0	-
1981-1982	Canada	CC	7	8	3	11	2	-
1982-1983	New York Islanders	NHL	79	60	58	118	20	27	Playoffs	19	17	9	26	10	-
1983-1984	New York Islanders	NHL	67	51	67	118	20	66	Playoffs	21	8	10	18	4	-
1984-1985	New York Islanders	NHL	76	58	59	117	38	37	Playoffs	10	5	6	11	4	-
1984-1985	Canada	CC	8	5	4	9	2	3
1985-1986	New York Islanders	NHL	80	61	62	123	14	30	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	4	-
1986-1987	New York Islanders	NHL	63	38	37	75	33	-7	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	0	-

Mike Bossy Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1968-1969	Montréal CJMS	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976-1977	QMJHL All-Stars	CHL Challenge	6	6	3	9	2	-
1978-1979	NHL All-Stars	Challenge Cup '79	3	2	2	4	0	-

Mike Bossy Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CC	2	15	13	7	20	1.33	4	3*	0
Challenge Cup '79	1	3	2	2	4	1.33	0	-	0
CHL Challenge	1	6	6	3	9	1.50	2	-	0
NHL	10	752	573	553	1126	1.50	222	381	10	129	85	75	160	1.24	38	-
QAAA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
QMJHL	5	264	309	223	532	2.02	127	-	4	37	29	44	73	1.97	16	-

Mike Bossy Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1974-1975	QMJHL First All-Star Team QMJHL Most Goals (84) QMJHL Playoffs Most Goals (18) QMJHL Playoffs Most Points (38)
1975-1976	QMJHL First All-Star Team (West Division)
1976-1977	QMJHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (Frank J. Selke Trophy) QMJHL Second All-Star Team
1977-1978	NHL Most Goals by Rookie (53) NHL Most Points by Rookie (91) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team
1978-1979	NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (69) NHL Second All-Star Team
1979-1980	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1980-1981	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Game Winning Goals (10) NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (68) NHL Playoffs Most Assists (18) NHL Playoffs Most Goals (17) NHL Playoffs Most Points (35) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1981-1982	Canada Cup All-Star Team Canada Cup Runner-Up NHL All-Star Game MVP NHL First All-Star Team NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Playoffs Most Goals (17) NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)
1982-1983	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist NHL Playoffs Most Goals (17) NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal
1983-1984	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist
1984-1985	Canada Cup Champion NHL Second All-Star Team
1985-1986	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist
1991-1992	Hockey Hall of Fame

Mike Bossy Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1977, 5 #44 by Indianapolis Racers in the WHA Amateur Draft
Number 22 retired by New York Islanders
Cult/Star player for New York Islanders

Trivia
- Michael Dean Bossy is better known as Mike Bossy, but he was referred to as Michel Bossy during his junior hockey days