Mike Bossy

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Mike Bossy was a prolific Hall of Fame right winger renowned as one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history, starring for the New York Islanders during their early-1980s dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League player
human
ice hockey player
right winger
careerEnd 1987
careerStart 1977
causeOfDeath lung cancer
causeOfRetirement back injury
consecutive50GoalSeasons 9
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1957-01-22
dateOfDeath 2022-04-15
draftedBy New York Islanders
draftLeague NHL
draftPositionOverall 15
draftYear 1977
familyName Bossy
fullName Michael Dean Bossy
givenName Michael
hallOfFameInduction Hockey Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1991
heightInCentimetres 183
heightInInches 72
jerseyNumber 22
jerseyRetiredBy New York Islanders
juniorLeague Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
juniorTeam Laval National
knownFor goal scoring ability
role in New York Islanders dynasty
language English
French
league National Hockey League
NHL50GoalSeasons 9
NHL60GoalSeasons 5
NHLDebutSeason 1977-1978
participatedIn 1981 Canada Cup
placeOfBirth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
placeOfDeath Montreal, Quebec, Canada
playoffAssists 75
playoffGamesPlayed 129
playoffGoals 85
playoffPoints 160
positionPlayed right wing
regularSeasonAssists 553
regularSeasonGamesPlayed 752
regularSeasonGoals 573
regularSeasonPoints 1126
representedNationalTeam Canada
selectedToNHLFirstAllStarTeam 1977-1978
1978-1979
1980-1981
1981-1982
1983-1984
selectedToNHLSecondAllStarTeam 1984-1985
shoots right
StanleyCupChampion 1980
1981
1982
1983
team New York Islanders
weightInPounds 185
wonCalderMemorialTrophy 1977-1978
wonConnSmytheTrophy 1981-1982
wonLadyByngMemorialTrophy 1982-1983
1983-1984
1985-1986

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